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<br /> <br />Denver Rocky Mountain News: July 12, 2006 -Page 22a <br />Circulation: 320;000 daily 661,000 Sunday <br /> <br />Pete Waas, <br />left, talks to Jim <br />Bruner whUe <br />cleaning mud out <br />ofl1runer's , <br />garngenearWest <br />Creek on <br />Tuesday, Heavy <br />rains during the <br />weekend caused <br />flooding that <br />damaged homes <br />and buildings and <br />washed out roads <br />along the creek <br />Douglas County <br />offici~ hope to <br />receivefederal <br />assistance to <br />repair the <br />damage, <br /> <br />KD1HS.II~tty I <br />1l()(),'YMO,j,mllN,,[','iS <br /> <br />DQugco seeks disaster status <br /> <br />M 'uld Creek.. bulldings were destroyed. <br />@vewo .. ,mean The county's damage assessment Several sections of a lO-mlle <br />fed,. eral : ai d. to fIX team plans to meet this week to de- stretch of Colorado 67 between the <br />'J termine whether the county will Westcreek sUbdlvlslon and Deckers <br />f1a's!, h-.f110 od.dama.g e qua.lJty for Federal Emergency Man- have been washed away by powert\11 <br />agement Agency assistance, said floodwaters. <br />'. I" Ja.mleMoore.anemergencymanag- The damage estimates for Doug- <br />, erw1th the county. !as County would not Include repair- <br />By Bianca pryeto Countyofl'iclals do not know how Ing the highway. <br />ROCKY MOUNTAIN ,JEWS many homes have been evacuated, Two volunteers from the MIle <br />"I although numerous bridges con. HJgh Chapter of the Amertcan Red <br />Douglas County emergency man. nectlng driveways to the hlghway Cross spent the day In Douglas <br />age,mentomelalsplantoseekapres~ h ut. . County on Tuesday. handing out <br /> <br />~~er(~a:~~~~~=:~~~~~~ 6,.~~,~~~~.'9In.'i, ~e~~~tkl,~,te%dB~~~Br~flfrrRf,.fg,',,'~,,)b <br />In ~~h1Hii , dama e fro r t ',h!ls~ 'lllidd'lilis , handlH'l~" ~ "", 'j!'~,ITfiV:q <br />htll1aSh1100!.s,~ - -. -~ - - -., II l.V'.'[ :a:..l'i';)\r,., I, c&J. ""rc8~ <br />tSdl~:~~~~4~~: h{)~~~I~~~~WJ~a::Jl~~to~~: ~asterri~~~~se [M:~~J;. <br /> <br /> <br />. <br />"They were handlng out mops, <br />squeegees and shop brooms - stuff <br />to get the mud out of your base. <br />ment," Ulrlck said. ResIdents were <br />also given shovels, buckets and <br />cleaning SUpplies, he said. <br />The Red Cross urges displaced <br />residents to can the agency for assis- <br />tance at 303-722-7474. <br /> <br />prteWb@RockyMounlainNews.com <br />303-892-5219 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Massaro '" ." <br />Colufll.PiSt Gary MlIS.'l3rO j50\1 <br />. nhHI.r.ij;:Cfll.ic~I'(ik" <br />