30 years ago – August 17, 1984
Mary Klemp, a Black Hawk resident, was present at the Tuesday City Council meeting because she has not had water several times during August. She said that if the problem is not corrected, there are going to be problems with freezing during the winter. Paul Felton, street and water commissioner, stated that the problem has been a “real high turbidity level” in the raw water. He added that when there is a high turbidity level, he needs to turn down the plant and the city runs out of water. Approximately “a ton of DE (diatomaceous earth) in a month” has been used to try and correct the problem, Felton said. Unseld asked if the water plant is prepared for winter conditions. Felton responded, “If I can re-valve the plant and bury the pump line I should be pretty much ready.” Martin said the state engineer is expected at the end of this week to inspect the water plant proposals which would, if approved, grant Black Hawk emergency funding. The estimated cost for re-valving the plant, according to Felton, is $1,000-$1,200. To bury the pipeline up to the reservoir would cost approximately $800. The city is asking residents to voluntarily conserve water.
Police Chief Pat Warkentin had his hands full Tuesday as limousine after limousine arrived in Central City to attend a fashion show. The show was sponsored by the Colorado Opera House Association Guild. The designer featured for this year’s show was Anne Klein. Warkentin tried desperately to keep traffic moving on Eureka Street as chauffeurs came to a complete stop in the street to open car doors for their passengers. Traffic attempting to proceed either way on Eureka came to a stop, frustrating both locals and tourists.
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