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LOCAL DATA Delta, with a population of approximately 4,500 inelde the city llmite and a satellite population of more then 8,000 Le the county seat of Delta County. Named for the wedge of alluvial land where the Uncompahgre and Cunnieon Rivera meet, it was nettled in 1BB1 in the aftermath of the departing Ute Indiana. At an altitude of 4,951 feet Lt has a mild dry climate with temperatures seldom ranging above 100 degrees or below zero, with the annual precipitation of about eight inches. Approximately 18,000 care a day have been counted on the various hlghwaye that intersect at Delta. . A variety of accommodatlone are available within the town and retail end professional services abound. water la provided by the Tri-County water end sewer service ie provided by the town. Delta Montrose Electric Aeeociation provides electricity with a town back up unit and telephone service Se provided by U. 5. We et. Police protection and street maintenance are provided by the town and a volunteer fire dietrlcte provide protection to the town and outlying area. Numerous recreational areas are available to the public including the Cleland Pool end the Confluence Park and a number of smaller parka and playing fields. Colorado state park and Sweitzer Lake nre located just South of Delta. Hotchkiss, with a population of approximately 740 Se located on Highway 92 and 177, approximately 30 miles Eaet of Delta. Highway 177 continues North/East to the Town of Paonia and the scenic mountain paeeee of Kebler and McClure. Highway 92 continues South to the Town of Crawford and the access to the North rim of the Black Canyon and the Black Meea. The North Fork of the Cunnieon River flows through the Western part of town. Hotchkiss provides water and sewer service and police protection to the town and a volunteer fire department ie located in the town. The town ie managed by a mayor, city council government with no zoning restrictions within the town. Hotchkiss, a rural crossroads in a farm and ranch community provides eervlcee and retail busLneee to the local community and tourlete and hunters. Crawford, with an elevation of 6,860 feet and an official population of 261 le a rural ranching town for the settlements of Maher, Crystal Creek and Smith Fork, in this primarily ranching area of cattle and sheep. The main street le Highway 92 which connects Crawford with Hotchkiss to the North and continues on to the Crawford Reeervolr and the north rim of the Black Canyon and Black Meea to the South, Paonia, In the North Fork of the Cunnieon River, and locally called the North Fork, at an altitude of over 5,000 feet above sea level, ie one of the largest fruit producers in Colorado. Paved roads connect Paonia with U.S. Highway 50 and provides access to some of the moat spectacular mountain scenery via aleck Meea to Gunnleon~ Kebler Paea, an alternate route to Cunnieon and Created Butte Skiing Areaj and McClure Pees to Glenwood Springs, I-70 and Aspen. There are three producing coal mines In the North Fork area, and although the mines experienced reduction in work force in the 1980'e, new retrofitting with long wall mining has again provided jobs for more miners. At the present time over 5 treinloede of 100 care carrying 100 tone of coal each are leaving Delta County dally. There are a number oC commercial and retell bueineee within the area including the USFS Ranger office,and the Deltn County Telecommunicatlone office..