Mike Wiggins
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Several homes damaged, 17 people rescued from flooding - News (opens the original)
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At least 17 people were rescued from flooding and debris flows in the Cutler Creek area between Ridgway and Ouray on Wednesday night, authorities said this morning. At least three homes in Ponderosa Village, two homes along County Road 23 and one home on Dexter Creek were damaged by flooding and debris flows triggered by heavy rain that fell along the Gold Mountain burn scar, Ouray County Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd said during an emergency meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. The Oura
Fire scorches bottom lines - News (opens the original)
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It didn’t take but a spark and a stiff breeze to turn Justin Mitchell’s summer upside down. During the first few hours of the Gold Mountain Fire, Mitchell — who runs a horseback guiding outfit in the Cutler Creek area off County Road 14A — spent the afternoon of June 27 evacuating their 21 horses as the hills went up in flames. For his family’s company, Action Adventures, this rough stretch seems to just be getting started. The immediate threat from the fire has evaporated, as evacuated resident
County eyes recovery funds - News (opens the original)
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Federal program could offer nearly $3 million — if cash-poor leaders can find matching dollars Ouray County could receive nearly $3 million in federal funding to protect homes, roads and other infrastructure from flooding and debris flows in the wake of the Gold Mountain Fire. In order to unlock those federal dollars, though, it needs to secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in matching funds. County leaders have received a verbal commitment for a $2.88 million grant from the U.S. Department o
Ouray council OKs wildfire building rules - News (opens the original)
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The Ouray City Council has approved a state-mandated set of building rules aimed at protecting new and remodeled homes against wildfire. Councilors voted 4-1 on July 6 to approve the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code. Councilor Dave Doherty cast the dissenting vote but didn’t explain his opposition. Adopted by state lawmakers in 2023, the code creates baseline wildfire mitigation standards for newly constructed buildings or remodels of a certain scale in the wildland-urban interface. The wildlan
Water providers ask customers to pull back - News (opens the original)
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Water managers in Ouray County are asking residents to curtail water use and avoid putting more demand on their distribution systems in light of the Gold Mountain Fire and ongoing tinder-dry conditions. The town of Ridgway implemented mandatory water restrictions last week, prohibiting any irrigating between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., as well as any irrigating on Monday. Properties on the south side of Colorado Highway 62 and Hunter Parkway should irrigate only on Tuesday and Saturday. Properties on the
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