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<br />Quality of Life <br />RECREA TlON <br /> <br />,. .. - <br /> <br />,- I <br /> <br />TRANSPORTATION <br /> <br /> <br />;I <br /> <br />AIR SERVICE <br /> <br />.,. <br />I..," <br />I... <br /> <br />Local air service is provided by 2 municipal <br />airports located in Brush and Fort Morgan, The <br />Brush airport has 5100 feet of runway and Fort <br />Morgan has 5260. They both meet general <br />aviation needs. <br /> <br />'it. <br />'.~~ <br />.-e-. . - ",..- <br /> <br />From the sandy beaches of Jackson lake State <br />Recreation Area to the lush golf course greens, <br />Morgan County offers a wide variety of <br />recreational opportuni!les. In addition to <br />boating, '....ater skiing and fishing at Jackson <br />Lake, there are more lhan 6.000 acres of stale <br />wildlife areas in the county to serve both the <br />hunter and outdoor enthUSiast <br /> <br />Major air transportation is currently provided by <br />Stapleton International Airport in Denver <br />Stapleton is ranked as one of the busiest <br />commercial airports in the nation. The new <br />Denver International Airport lD.I.A.) to open <br />December 1993. <br />RAIL SERVICE: <br /> <br />Golf is played on public and private courses. <br />Numerous tenniS courts are located in the <br />county, Indoor facilities Include two bowling <br />alleys, toning salons and a fitness center With <br />a racquetball course and an Indoor pool. There <br />are 2 city owned outdoor pools, <br /> <br />Provided by three (3) railroads: Burlington <br />Northern, Union PaCifiC with 21 freightlrips daily <br />and Amlrack daily passenger service. <br />TRANSPORTATION <br /> <br />Community recreation programs offer year <br />around activities for children and adults. <br />Culturally, concerts and art shows are <br />scheduled regularly by an active area arts <br />council. <br /> <br />Greyhound, Dashabout Airport Shuttle, NECTA <br />(County Express), Roses Limousine, Daily <br />service inter.county and to the new D.I A. <br /> <br />Snow skiing on Colorado's famed peaks is <br />within twO to three hours on the interstate <br />system. <br /> <br />TRUCK SERVICE: Served by 11 trucking <br />companies which offer interstate, coast to <br />coast service as well as prompt intrastate <br />delivery. <br /> <br />CLIMATE <br /> <br />HIGHWA Y ROUTES: Interstate 76, 70 & <br />25. U.S. 6, 34, State 39, 52, 71. Minimum <br />clearance 13 1/2 feet. <br /> <br />Temperatures in Morgan County are Mild, <br />uncomfortable extremes in either winter or <br />summer are rare. Moderate summers, criSp <br />falls, warm springs and mild winters are the <br />rule. <br /> <br />COMMUNICATIONS <br /> <br />Annual days of sunshine <br />Average precipitation <br />Average annual snowfall <br /> <br />330 <br />13" <br />29. <br /> <br />U.S, West Communications, Inc. and Wiggins <br />Telephone Association are able to meet the full <br />range of user voice and data communications <br />needs; with state-of.the.art communications <br />ability, <br /> <br /> Average Temperatures <br /> ......," co...." <br />.. ~, '1$ <br /> ", '" , ~ <br />.. '~. <br /> ~. <br /> ... " <br />00. <br /> )~ . '.' <br />e ,,. <br />" <br />,- ,~ ~c, "" ,- <br /> '" ." ~ ... .~ .., '. <br /> <br />NEWS MEDIA <br /> <br />5 local newspapers- 1 daily. 4 weekly <br />Dally delivery 01 2 major Denver papers <br />The Rocky Mountam News and Denver Post <br /> <br />Cablevision with 36 channel capability <br />SpeCial events pay per view service <br />