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maintains a shallow 66-foot alluvial well.

e town administration plans to continue working with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to complete the SRF (State Revolving Fund) funding needed for the full project.

Both of these grants are in addition to the two $25,000 grants the town received through the Colorado Department of Local A airs, one to carry out a rate study for the Kiowa

Water and Wastewater Authority and one to update the Town of Kiowa Comprehensive (Master) Plan.

“We are a very small community out here. You can get lost out here if you don’t stand up and ask for help,” commented Boyd. “Sometimes things get overwhelming and you don’t know where to start. We need to put a lot more work into raising our hands for help.”

To learn more about the Town of Kiowa projects, visit townofkiowa. colorado.gov/projects

For more information on the Colorado TAP program, visit codot. gov/programs/planning/grants/tapscal-years-2024-26

Is yard work on your to-do list?

After all the rain, warmer weather is here, and you can drop off any tree limbs, shrubs or brush that you need to dispose of for free every Saturday through October at Douglas County’s Slash-Mulch site. For more information, visit douglas.co.us and search for Slash Mulch.

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