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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
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Staffing shortages could mean slow snow removal for Clear Creek Clear Creek County needs workers with Commercial Drivers Licenses to help the county run smoothly BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
New homeowners and Habitat staff break ground in Idaho Springs on Sept. 8.
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“I didn’t think I’d ever be a homeowner:” Habitat for Humanity breaks ground in Idaho Springs BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Members of the Idaho Springs community joined Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity in a groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 8 for eight new townhomes. Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity will start with four of the townhomes and build the rest later on. The homeowners of the first four dwellings got the chance to throw shovels into the ground to signify SEE GROUNDBREAKING, P4
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Members of the community gathered to celebrate the start of construction on new homes.
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Clear Creek County’s public works department is experiencing a staffing shortage that could affect snow removal this winter. During the peak snow removal season, the county averages 14 plow operators; right now it has eight employed. Public Works Division Director Karl Schell said this will likely create a slower response time when snow flies. “We may have a longer response time to get to some of the secondary roads,” Schell said. “We have been working on rerouting some of the snow routes that we do have, and we are really going to have to reel that in a bit, and work on all the primary roads and the bus routes first.” With that in mind, Schell encouraged residents to check out the county’s webpage on Winter
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