Joining Chaffee County government, the City of Salida has announced that with over a foot of snow on the ground and more coming that city offices are closed today.
Tree on G street Salida carrying the weight of the snow. AVV staff file photo
According to the city posting,
“In consideration of the safety of staff and the traveling public, and based on the continued wintry weather, reduced visibility, and snowy forecast for the remainder of the day, all non-essential City of Salida facilities and offices, including the Hot Springs Pool, will be closed to the public today, Wednesday, February 15.
The City anticipates returning to normal business operations tomorrow, Thursday, February 16. Updates will be shared with the public as soon as possible if that changes.”
City Public Works crews were out early this morning on the main streets downtown, with business owners on F Street working hard to clear the sidewalks to accommodate locals and visitors our walking their dogs and window shopping or looking for a hot meal.
AVV reached out to the Town of Buena Vista (BV) and Town of Poncha Springs and learned that those town offices are still open. Snow depths are informally reported as four to five inches in BV while in Poncha, snowfall is closer to what Salida is experiencing.
Featured image: Salida Public Works Motor Grader clearing east side of F Street. Merrell Bergin photo
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