For the Craig Press
The City of Craig will receive a $300,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to advance the cleanup and revitalization of property at priority sites downtown.
The city is one of 151 communities nationwide selected to receive 154 grant awards, which totaled $66.5 million in EPA Brownfields funding through the agency’s Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup Grant programs.
The grant will be awarded once all legal and administrative requirements are fulfilled.
The funding will support underserved and economically disadvantaged communities across the country, allowing them to assess and clean up contaminated and abandoned industrial and commercial properties.
“The City of Craig has identified several key sites where redevelopment will provide great benefits to the community,” said Mark A. Smith, EPA Region 8 director of the Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division. “The EPA grant will help identify any existing contamination, facilitate clean
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Declining interest in the law enforcement profession nationwide can be felt at the Craig Police Department, which Interim Police Chief Michael Cochran acknowledged this week.
Speaking to Craig City Council members at their meeting Tuesday, Cochran said his department is dealing with the same challenges in recruiting and retaining police personnel as other law enforcement offices throughout the country due in large part to police reform.
“We are seeing a huge exodus from this field,” Cochran said.
In Colorado, more than 200 law enforcement officers reportedly left their jobs after Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 217 into law June 19. The bill was passed in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing and addressed use of deadly force, data reporting and other elements of policing. It also says police officers can be sued individually and be held personally liable for up to $25,000 in damages.
In addition to tourism, the plan calls for embracing renewable energy such as solar farms, adding amenities like a recreation center, improving public transit across the region, and finding alternative uses for coal. Officials also see potential to extract other precious minerals for electronics and manufacturing.
Craig also will expand high-speed internet this year. Already, broadband connections have opened up the possibility of remote work for longtime residents and spurred hope that tech companies would consider locating there.
The city can tout its affordability: Housing is cheaper than on Colorado’s Front Range and in nearby Steamboat Springs. Craig’s proximity to the outdoors could also draw newcomers.
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