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00234, Boulder cops want onlce free from threat of floods By Renate Robey ~PoslSIaI1Writer BOULDER - ^ major flood could wash away police headquar. ters and seriously jeopardize res- cue efforts. police officials fear. As a result, they want to move. "In the event of a flood. we would be one of the primary agen- cies responding to the flood - and we would be right in the middle of it... police spokesman David Grimm said. Three years ago. Boulder offi. cials received Dew maps from the federal government that placed the 12-)-ear..old Criminal Justice Cen- ter at 6th and Canyon in a high flood-hazard area. "We knew as soon as we saw the maps that we were in jeopardy," Grimm said. It would be difficult to rescue anyone when "all your rolling equipment is in an underground parking lot that is probably going to be flooded:' Grimm said. Sheriff's officials also have con- sidered moving out of the center or relocating to the building's second Ooor. The sheriffs department recent- ly placed $875,000 worth of flood walls around the building. "But even if the nood walls hold, the building would be isolated in the event of a serious nood," AssiStant SheriH Dave Voorhis acknowl- Piper says maps were outdated. edged, The police department Is consid- ering several buildings, including the former home of Mountain Bell at 1805 33rd 5l. The county Is negotiating with the city to use the vacated policelspace for county courtroom space. City manager Jim Piper said the municipal building, library and a number of other buildings also are located in high nood-hazard areas. "They were built before there was any fioodplain mapping done," he said. D~ev- p~ 3 - 2-0 - f? -r