No Federal Funding For Front Range Disaster Projects

LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) – The city of Longmont is looking for $130 million in an effort to reduce the flood plain of the St. Vrain River after the federal government rejected Colorado’s application for $270 million to protect communities from natural disasters, including parts of Colorado hit hard by wildfires and flooding in recent years.
Colorado did not receive any of the $1 billion for projects approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Part of the money would