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but they have been willing to work with Access Housing so far, she said.

“Each tiny home-friendly munici-

River Basin, no doubt about that,” Schumacher said.

Still the drought-strapped Colorado River system will see little storage recovery this year, according to Reclamation, which is forecasting that Lake Powell will see storage at just 32% of capacity by the end of the year. It had dropped to just 23% of capacity last year, prompting ongoing emergency releases from Utah’s Flaming Gorge Reservoir to help keep the system from crashing. Within Colorado, statewide reservoir storage this month stands at 80% of average, up slightly from this time last year when it registered 75% of average. Reservoirs within Colorado are pality doesn’t have the answers today and they are all struggling with it,” she said. “Because there needs to be a shared understanding of what is involved with tiny homes, each municipality is still drafting zone and requirements.”

Dalzell said she is continuing her

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Flood task force o cials said the deep snows, particularly in the southwestern and northwestern corners of the state, could cause ooding this spring and summer, especially if there is a series of hot, dry, windy days or major rain storms.

“We are blessed in large part because our snowpack tends to run o in a well-behaved manner,” research, touring other tiny home villages, including some designated for veterans. She hopes to bring some new ideas to the table in future meetings with Commerce City and Adams County. education.

“We want a small neighborly feel. It’s essential to us,” Dalzell said.

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