WEEK OF JUNE 22, 2023
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Clear Creek teachers, school board agree to compensation package BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Rafting is expected to pick up in Clear Creek, according to employees at professional rafting companies in Idaho Springs. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER KOEBERL
Clear Creek County is ready for rafting and the revenue it brings BY CHRISTOPHER KOEBERL SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
A slower start to this year’s rafting season is expected to soon shift into high gear, according to employees at professional rafting companies in Idaho Springs. A steady snow melt this year has kept the creek at a low-to-medium flow since the season started in mid-
May, despite the unusually heavy and consistent rain this spring, according to Ben Atwell with Liquid Descent. However, Atwell believes warmer temperatures predicted for next week could facilitate an increase in the melting and as a result, an increase in the corresponding rate of flow, or cubic feet per second as the water moves down through Clear
Creek. The steady rate of increased flow running through Idaho Springs this past month is calculated by the U.S. Geological Survey. On May 15, the USGS gauge on Clear Creek at Lawson read approximately 150 CFS. By June 11, the creek was running at 550 CFS. Atwell said many of his cusSEE RAFTING, P2
Teachers and staff in Clear Creek schools will get raises in the 2023-24 school year, and the starting salary for new teachers will move to $44,250. The Clear Creek school board approved the contract at its June 15 board meeting, and 100% of the members of the Clear Creek County Education Association voted in favor of the contract. The increases are not as high as the CCCEA had hoped. “As attracting and retaining highly qualified staff remains a top concern, I am proud of CCCEA’s unified efforts to ensure more competitive salaries, despite several low counteroffers from the district,” counselor Brian Tracey, CCCEA president, said in an email statement. “CCCEA neSEE RAISES, P3
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