WEEK OF AUGUST 17, 2023
VOLUME 128 | ISSUE 25
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Aerial photo of floodwaters at Creekside Community Church north of Elizabeth.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF PASTOR LUKE HEIRENDT
Rainfall leaves damage in wake
Church loses driveway, golf course sees swath of destruction BY NICKY QUINBY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
This year Elbert County has endured extreme amounts of rainfall and flooding. The National Weath-
er Service in Boulder estimates that “Elbert County has received between 16 and 22 inches of rain so far this year.” The Elizabeth area has received anywhere from 23.02 to 27.30 inches. For comparison, “the 2022 year to date (Aug. 5) precipitation generally averaged between 7 and 10 inches.” The rain has taken a huge toll on the community. The Elbert County commissioners declared a local disaster and requested assistance
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from the state on June 11. According to Prairie Times magazine’s Elbert County Connection, the number of road closures peaked in June at 48, and employees of Elbert County Road & Bridge worked 1,538 hours of overtime in a one-month period. Creekside Community Church, along Elbert County Road 13 on the north side of Elizabeth, has
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