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<br />"ees and volunteers conducted,. the -. J .. -'
<br />search. blU1l1reds put_,the1r.~c\.<S' Estes Park Mayor Harry Tl;f."..I-
<br />~ moo ,the task of _remo\'1ng tofttt.Pf ~gent'hadJugh-praise Frtday,fj:)r ; j
<br />'. JmlJd. f~m more.thanlOQ dap~I;l!d. .30:-year--old-garbage,man Stev.ItRl. '.
<br />: stores. :rhe:.,me~nt$~'!!re:.fl;:r~r,' '.Gillette.~""'ho .was tbefirsutWl~~'
<br />1ite'lnost,ptllf, P~~~11~~t 't~ut'a1ert the's1eepmg ,townsf~lk ~t~~' p ~
<br />..~?~d.l~ck~.,,~ t1i>.,..-".',':"I"', . .,Thursdaymorningsflood~~~ ~ . .~
<br />;"". Tbe~:lare,.the _oreak!i..~...,~.Jd : lr~'U.lt badn't.been:for ht,,III.."~ "
<br />:' "Ady"Rict, ,5K.oWll;!rOJ. Ule ESl,es this flood could have lltak.lln: .
<br />~-.Park, T1al~and;_o1<l F:'as11'lil~~ _an. o\'@Uve~than the BI{Thcm~p- ";'-l
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<br />deanlllip'andcarrY:fllJ.\'-:',..-f ~,~ ''.-.Gillette:a'grad~trof,Mi(~~_< "=
<br />~. . J-!ttrs;, Rlce:s estab~hinent pril)-ls .;eU'=1-ligb_Schoopn~ Colonwb:... --,
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<br />Charlos Mason scoops ml,l<!.outof the Gracralt S~OR ~ ,~~es "Eark:..C;::rews b.a_ttle<:! e98.i!!!l.!1l!..e clock 8:!!.!l!I~ Ir .:,!!l.the lloo~ PW80.turoiDQjlard.:.-'...,. rOUT fnt~~ },~~. ~e sal~ es- i- -~I!J1 the pressh. ':.. h~' ,- . --'~ .':;:i
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<br />DAMS From 1-A' ,".." ~ ....'1' "~.'~,_"~", ~". ,f[~, "', '''', .-~~.art:'.nuI,e, I.' Ij !and in r"",!ll Weld '. and Of~~r" ~a seo,,' ,'tr~~_,m,<,d~de. a- """, 'SSIO~,'Of""'t,' ,_h, ers~~,~,",~~: ,..~-. ...,.."t",..r _ ~. n, $ny: I,.can't'Sliy,~tllliisJ~1t.;, .~,
<br />. ':l':' ',~ '2 -~~ .' .:...~~ '; !iUJ1ty ap-c.~.sttof.;;_more\han Sl million, that \\'ha~r~~ur ,es~~'iillll! Dei.n~~,'to ~ccafi.~l'~;v.e: can hi! gratef1ittiUJ;,;b1,(il~:/ :Uefna:ndeserv'esrecognifion.r-I ...-
<br />plamed,that t~~1il1Ut (or~e\ SUite agencl~_~lJ! ~ - m!f\'s qf!icetot,i5ta\e<plannlng lnd..Budget..,,2'24~t.eIin!;._el'~J;n}artf""~% ',;,~-.~-': .!~~st~ "slfmQ,mg," Mi's~unenez" ,_ Gillette; who U\'e~ in'~hs., ~
<br />cut their progfiilJlS too, ;C!~ ,to the 9o,n-e;...w;" to,' '-"",afll,,~ ar~,l ',_eFJor,m, oJ:< dAm\mspe.-.-:torr 'T, '~fici ..~i&ht darrt.ape, ',etoa:, '~km'lol,~::~,il!:"",._;t,.ou,c~.n always f~,. ~rne,.., l'ark.:lS..an;,.employee ctr.:"'!.,-'Ii ,.
<br />governor bas madea pomteach)'ear-O~.hOr~~m~ St!!t'f)I\~IOn~rWaler Re!iOurces tO~~tlt:on ;palf-,the'tdams.'annlil!llY',:Q:Bnen'-.;,.\.hl!1g~~~,gr:;t.eful f(:lr:':-:_ ~;.(h T);ash SemC1!:'~e f~ }Nh!.lIckl_ ~ ~
<br />1us budget requests wtthtn the law_ 'i.', ~t.ti:;.t.;egiSIatnre~ \1' \'181d loose. ?pectlOns'notmallv wollldmclude;" !.";:\Itl)..ougli E~es Park,aM'''Iioeky, ~ 1lil:s a contract to empty rol~" J'
<br />The state offlctals unmed1ately responstbl,~r v~n that riWuest .....as..l.fll1lmed mqre than 1.1tIe, 6OO',dam':!!'copSiderl.:a.t6',be-;n;&1erat.e:Oi:;tUgh~' ),to~~~t:il{\'~,x':ifI01\a1-p-Nl('l~e once SIde barrels m R,OCkYM,oUIltBm :~;'
<br />for dam lnspection had tned to get more:'~ r, 'liy anothe~te Offlctal before It'nachedrtsks:<" . -. ~'~ --,:, . :aga.m-o~n-l!.tounst.si"ihere willbe,' NatJo~ Park,;. ,~~.....;.~~ ~~.;J
<br />spectors In 1976. andagam in 11m, foUoWlng't ~Uil..:S office; What Lamm's budget e_xperts ~B 4.... oi"'h'." 1,,<:>;~':- 't h n(j parktiJron E1khom-A''enue for ~ :'1 had gott.enalinost,to ROllJ:. . ~ ---
<br />dlsastrous flOO<ting of the Big Thompson..Ca ed even\IC8Uj' was awrove<:\ by th~ Leg. ,I!t'muc _ ."1 ..e ,msP,ec; .~or>s,c~m, _ ~.ve,~ ,t '.. ,;alleiSt awkk, and th'E{l:t>hlk ~.W...; ing' Creek-(nearwhere U:s.j- 34-.. .
<br />yon in whicb 139 peOple' died. _,_.:. _'.. ~~",--... '-):'~\i !1~. .. _severl\'e~rsha$~en, \'e.rl .to-r~-Ul', ~.,... ',. .:rr. ,. . r, ~ 1
<br />'~8ut that request. never wastransmitted' riensal~aYLamfil"'Ms.tSked Monte ,~.-, '1f '.'{ '[3 ,.j'tan!a.-o Icialssaid. -.......~},...~'t. .-heard the.noise..., .went, .. -1
<br />the Legislature by the gO\'~1ll95;s-'biiM~~QfOc ., . :o~,\d1J~tC?r{tlf~e.,:..Sta"fi!-nep!r(,!,~nt :fJ(, met;t ~eqUlf e~.~~~ f~eri-l" ~'!1 ~_ elY :..w"" T~'J.own's seweru1iefsUffvedn-Yards_Jurther;,~ILI ithre~t;lt..~...'
<br />The lawmakers acted on,:;t):1.eU"\1>wfll.1J\ 1.9J7-.by..::~~ r;il~esource_s,\tq.~r~naUy.,lr,~1ew~-,th~~ shesa.~d. !h_'t"l~~~_~,$0._,:.'~J,.~:e~fi'slve damage,_an.d~1ne raw _into\'@verse.~~.Gilletterecau..<<l::;...
<br />requlrtng thatthe re-spon5.l_ble~te:~g~ncy ~n'l't r.a-tP;~~e. .dam' break'.{l~.ar i:Este.s", Park :10 _ The depa(tmen~ saw_.the_ diVett.mg ,of llJ.SI*<:- .~se_wage_ t)eca,me rTUJlieQ .....1li!:.f1ood., : .;f":.'.'I. went to the, Lawn.....ike. ~. .
<br />vert two eXISting employee po~ltJO.YII3"to. eta: m,'_ ~111'~" -"dels.rffi!.!!.e~~.t ShOuld,. be d, on~ tfl,~)lUnmUle,;':' ,tors: as a ~hort.term ,problf:Ip; and f!lt lheY,i#,waters. Offlcrals urged reSIdents ~o '" trall.head to phone- the-N, 'ali(lpal~ , _.','
<br />specOOrs. In response, the. agency'set'up two an)'"futlli'l!such mCldent.'~_~,. W ".~~..:;,'" ~"w, ould be, able to get back to" therr regu.1ar:,m- obtam, ",tanus shot.s, but no healtll,.-, .Park Semce dlspatc:h cen~er~' t ..i;l
<br />part.ume inspectors. -~~..."',.~"..., n a memorandum' to: PaScoe. Lamm sa'id'hl!" spection'.program at some'polnt .....ithout 'need. problems .....ere reported ~.of late._ Gillette ~d. -p~' -f!: ~4~~ : ,..
<br />}t wasn't, UIlb11911,l, after ,a 1980 dam.break .w8l)ted ~e review to be comple~by July 22 mgaddi?onal~~'Bnen..=ld. '~y~~g~~.s':~' ~'~-" .~' . 'L... ......~ t..~"- , ,
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