Thank You from Mesa County Parks & Landscape Manager
I would like to take this opportunity to send out this SPECIAL THANK YOU acknowledging the following Contractors/Businesses/Organizations and County employees that all worked together on the repairs of the Audubon Trail after flooding occurred this last spring.
As many of you are aware, high water entered the Endangered Fish cut into the South Bank of the Colorado river located at the Audubon Nature Center site. As it continued to rise, it flowed over Dike Road and in the Audubon's South ponds where it continued across the Audubon Trail and drained in the Redlands tail race canal. When flowing across the trail and dropping in the canal it scoured out a section of land 100' in length, 200' wide and approximately 5' in depth.
The final repair costs when adding all donations came to $46,863.28.
As mentioned above, The following businesses/ contractors/organizations and employees all copied on this e-mail deserve a special THANK YOU from Mesa County for the timely repairs required and Great donations to complete the damage caused to the Audubon Trail.
Mesa County Parks staff have made a request of $15,000.00 for repairs to the Colorado Riverfront Foundation, Inc. and will hear back from them Mid September.
Colorado West Contracting, Preston Mease donated $10,000.00 in labor and equipment charges.
Grand Valley Audubon Society, Bob Wilson, Karen Levad donated approximately $8,000.00 worth of sand stone for the project.
Whitewater Building Materials Corp, Mark Gardner donated $1,500.00, 60 CY, Class 6 Road base for the project.
Asphalt Specialists & Supply, Earl Elam donated $1,000.00 in labor & equipment charges for asphalt repairs.
United Companies, Kyle Alpha donated all the asphalt to repair the trail worth $1,700.00.
Mesa County Public Works, Bill Taylor staff Engineer took the time out of his busy days to give me a construction detail/profile on how to repair the trail and prepare it for future flood- ing with hope it will not happen again.
After all donations and support, Mesa County tax payers will pay $9,663.28.
