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Durango’s hotel-to-housing project financing is a first in Colorado

Approved, The Colorado Sun, Western Slope / / ,

Giant plastic sheets seal off the hazard zones where asbestos abatement is in full swing. The swimming pool where travelers once lounged is buried under fresh fill. Kitchen appliances, new smoke detectors and media boxes for internet access are being added to each of the 72 rooms in the former roadside inn. Plumbers are fitting new sink drains. A new community room, laundry facility and fitness center are being readied off the main entry. Saws buzz, hammers pound, and a giant Volvo L60H loader kicks up dust as it makes runs to fill the foundation where a new general store will rise.

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Denver shares “Newcomer Playbook,” offering advice on handling immigration crisis

denvergazette.com, Approved, Denver Metro / / ,

Even as Denver cuts its budget and diverts funds in order to pay for its response to the immigration crisis that some say is self-inflicted, Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration released a “playbook” that contains the “best practices and procedures for cities to welcome newcomers arriving from the U.S. southern border.”

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One introduced wolf is dead in Colorado as another is likely expecting pups in Grand County

The Colorado Sun, Approved, Western Slope / / , ,

Just a few hours after U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologists confirmed that one of the 10 gray wolves transplanted to Colorado in December was found dead in Larimer County, the state’s top wildlife official told ranchers he will not kill a wolf blamed for the death of four cows in Grand County because it is likely the mate to a wolf that appears to be denning.

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Indoor water surfing facility eyed for Colorado Springs’ north side

Colorado Springs Gazette, Approved, Local / / ,

Surf Shack, a planned, two-story 12,000-square-foot recreation center, would bring indoor water surfing to Polaris Pointe, the retail and commercial development southeast of Interstate 25 and North Gate Boulevard, according to a proposal submitted to city government officials.

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