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Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Manitou awarded $577K grant for water tank rehabilitation
(MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo.) — The City of Manitou Springs has been awarded a $577,726 grant to rehabilitate the city's original 2 million-gallon Mesa Water Storage Tank, which has served the community since 1965. According to the City of Manitou Springs, the grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is funded through the Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance Fund and will be matched with $622,274 from the city's Drinking Water Revolving Loan proceeds. The funds will help extend the life of the water tank. According to the City, the 2 million-gallon steel tank has never undergone a full coating replacement since it was put into service. Recent inspections revealed advanced corrosion, prompting the need for structural repairs and updated safety features. Once drained, the tank will undergo a comprehensive evaluation before rehabilitation begins. Rehabilitation work is scheduled to begin in August 2025. The City said exterior coatings will be replaced by mid-October, with interior rehabilitation, including piping repairs and the application of new protective coatings, resuming in spring 2026. The project is expected to be completed by June 2026. To support continued service during the rehabilitation, the City said it is preparing to bring a new 1.1 million-gallon Mesa Water Tank online in May 2025. The construction of the new tank has been made possible through grant funding from both DOLA and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, allowing the project to move forward at no cost to Manitou Springs residents. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Short on rent? You might qualify for Colorado's rental assistance program
DENVER (KDVR) — Over 1,000 people were evicted in Denver in January as Colorado prepares to take applications for its rental assistance program on Monday. Data from the Denver County Court said evictions dropped in 2024. In January 2025, there were 1,539 evictions, which is close to battling Colorado's 1,549 eviction cases in January 2024. New law ensures Colorado renters will not be evicted without cause The state is opening pre-applications to the Colorado Emergency Rental Assistance Program designed to help people who have fallen behind on rent and are at risk of eviction or displacement, according to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. The program will help stabilize a household, but not everyone qualifies. To qualify for the program, the department said Colorado households must not have received rental assistance in the past 24 months. Applicants must also have an income at or below 60% of the area median income, be at risk of displacement or eviction and have experienced substantial life events that caused them to fall behind on rent. While this will help with rent, the department said it's not intended to support ongoing rent, and the awarded amount can't exceed seven months of rent, or over $10,000. The program is taking pre-applications on its website starting Monday at 11 a.m. through Wednesday at 5 p.m. The department said people with a court date for eviction or a demand for non-payment of rent may apply during the pre-application period. If you submit a pre-application, you will be entered into a random selection. The selected applicants will receive an email within seven days to complete the full application. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The department said that if the pre-application period is closed, people can contact the CARE Center by calling or texting 303-838-1200 to get more information about immediate support that may be available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
