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<br />Heavy Rains
<br />'cause
<br />'Flooding
<br />
<br />It began shortly aftef S p,m, and by
<br />the time the stonn ended an hour '
<br />'later, enough rain had fallen to cover
<br />. Iriierstate 70 with four feet of water
<br />and make the Bii Sandy ron,
<br />Reportsof up toeight inches of rain
<br />.. fell west of Umon. the grolUld was
<br />already saturated because of another
<br />, rain that fell July 25, so when the sky
<br />opened upand let loose again Sund.y,
<br />the runoff ended up covering Inter-
<br />state 70 with four feet of water at
<br />Mi!epost3S8, Thehighwaywasclosed
<br />. until thewaterlevelrecededandColo~
<br />. rado Department of Transp:>rtatiOn
<br />crews could clear away much of the
<br />.. mud and debris that wash onto the
<br />pavement.
<br />Although many thought tornadoes
<br />caused some damaged in the area,
<br />,LeRoy Yowell, Lincoln CoWlty sher.
<br />iff, 'said microbursts were to ~e. '
<br />The boilerroomoftheLimonCoaec4
<br />, tional Facility was partially tom off
<br />and south of the prison several REA
<br />poles were snapped At Rip Griffin's
<br />Truck Stop a broken plate glass win.
<br />dowwasbrokenand thetrockcanopy
<br />was damaged due to high winds, '
<br />Rainfall reports in Limon varied
<br />, from 1.5 inches to 3 inches of rain:
<br />In Hugo, only .95 of an inch was.
<br />reported.
<br />RIinoff endedupin the BJgSandy
<br />and by 3:30 p,m, July 28, the Big
<br />Sandy. started flowing in Hugo.
<br />Another round of stanDS hit East.
<br />ern Colorado the evenings Of July 28
<br />and29, Interstate 7Owasclosedagain
<br />due to high water at milepost 358.
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<br />Notices
<br />
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<br />. There'willlil2I be An)' Bingo
<br />played this Sunday at the VFW Post
<br />6611 In Hugo.
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<br />The Lincoln County
<br />CowthO\ise and CourthouSe Annex
<br />will close at noon on Friday, Aug. 8
<br />for the Fair, The Combined Courts
<br />will be open.
<br />
<br />"With A Mission And Without A Muzzle."
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<br />VOL 86, NO. 21
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<br />THURSDAY, JULY 31,1997
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<br />Hugo Colorado 80821
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<br />Runolffrom h~iJ~ raJm CIllls~d Ih~' Big Sandy W "'"fur th~jlnt tbnt In ytlm.This was tht SCtnt in Unwn July 27.
<br />
<br />School Board Decides On .Bond Issue
<br />
<br />At'a July 29 meeting. the Genoa. The followingchaitinclurles the ~ 'proIect and an: esttmilted timeline
<br />Hugo School Board finally decided estimated cost of each are.a of the of completion. .
<br />, what' repairs and reno~ations
<br />would be included in the Novem~
<br />ber bond issue. '." ,',." , ' .
<br />The school bOar~:will be.asking
<br />,voters'to increa's'rtheir taxes 'to
<br />pay for. ~he 'school into
<br />compliance with the Ameriean(
<br />with Disabilities Act, heating and
<br />airconditioningthe schoo~, ~mod.
<br />eling the library, and remodeling
<br />the elementary an4 middle school oj
<br />wing. ' "
<br />}The Capital Investment remod.
<br />eling .will possibly'come {rom a
<br />leaseipurchase agreement and the
<br />capital reserv,erepairs will be made
<br />from money the school districthas
<br />budgeted for,
<br />. It was pointed out at the meet.'
<br />iog the repairs to the 'school will.
<br />have to be made whether the, vot.
<br />ers approve the bond issue in No-
<br />vember or not.
<br />
<br /> Low High Timeline
<br />Bond Issue ,
<br />ADA Compliance $65,000 $65,000 August 1998
<br />HVAC and Conttol. ......000 ,S402,OOO AtlgUIll999
<br />Uhrat)' Remodeling S78,000 ~ $84.000 AtlgUItl998
<br />PJemenWy A Middle School ' . '. .SI,I83,OOO . Sl,133,OOO AugusIl999
<br />Addition/RemodeJIDJ .; :" ,
<br />'. ' ' " TOTAL .$1,731,000 $1,802,000
<br />Capital Iayesfunent Remodelin&
<br />High ScllooI,Ilenovalion ""'.000 $475,000 Atl&UlIl999
<br />WaterHuting6.Quallty $6'.000 $6'.000 AUf\IIII998
<br />CymLIghting Sl8,OOO SlJ,ClOO AuguItl998
<br />" TOTAL $481,000 $$$7,000
<br />CapltalReservt Rep.ilis
<br />Tuck'Pollll(nS &. Watqprooflng Roof '$67,000 $70,000
<br />FascjafSoffiI/CuuenfoIRoof, $89,000 $114,000
<br />, 'Sidewalk Replacement A Call!dns $i9,(XXl S32,OOO
<br /> TOTAL $185,000 $226,000
<br /> TOTAL PROJECt $2,397,000 $2,585,000
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