30 years ago – January 3, 1986
Gilpin County, as of January 1, has no liability insurance on its vehicles, including Sheriff’s cars and snowplows. The sheriff’s department will still be working, and if it snows, the plows will go out too. The County Commissioners hope the situation will be remedied by Tuesday. Until then, the County is taking its chances, as Commissioner Don Diltz said. Diltz was out of town the month of December, so just found out about the problem when he returned. Knowing earlier would not have made a difference, he said. Back in October, the Commissioners knew Colonial Penn would not be renewing the County’s liability insurance in 1986. However, the agent from Reichart-Silversmith told them she would find something else. But she didn’t. Gilpin is not the only Colorado County to be suddenly uninsured. Commissioner Leslie Williams said the same thing happened to 15 others. All have been frantically trying to get insurance, but have failed. Colorado Counties Inc., the organization of the state’s counties, has been trying to put together an insurance pool for all the counties, excluding Denver. It will not be ready until March, but the man working on it thinks he can find some insurance for the counties by next Tuesday. If it comes through, it will be dated back to January 1, that is, if there are no huge claims before Tuesday. If something happens before Tuesday and the County is liable, it could mean a hike in the mill levy on property tax, Diltz said.
An interesting set of statistics from the “Colorado Republicans Chairman’s Memo:” Lord’s Prayer: 56 words; 23rd psalm: 118 words; Gettysburg Address: 226 words; Ten Commandments: 297 words; United States Department of Agriculture order on the price of cabbage: 15,629 words.
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