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Dear Utility Customer.
This letter is to inform you that the State of Colorado requires all commercial buildings and connections to install and annually test backflow preventers. All non-irrigation backflow preventers need to be tested by a Certified Technician on or before May 1st, and all irrigation backflow preventers need to be tested by May 1st as well.
Please note that all backflow preventers need to be tested within 90 days of their active date, then annually thereafter.
Some customers have indicated that they no longer use their irrigation system, so in order to maintain compliance with State Regulations, these backflow preventers and connections must be physically disconnected.
In order to avoid a water shut off for non-compliance, please complete this testing and email the results to one of our Water/Wastewater Staff listed below.
The Town appreciates your cooperation and assistance, in keeping your public water system in compliance with these state requirements and compliance deadlines.
More information on this program, including a list of certified technicians that can provide this service, is available at www.townofsilt.org .
Please contact us with any questions, via email or by calling one of the numbers below:
Thank you,
Victor Tellez - Water/Wastewater- 989-0061- vtellez@townofsilt.org
Sara Flores- Water/Wastewater- 665-8804- sflores@townofsilt.org
Casey Carbone-Marron- Water/Wastewater-.456-2738- cmarron@townofsilt.org
Daryl Back- Water/Wastewater - 230-0805 - dback@townofsilt.org
Trey Fonner- Public Works Director- 989-0024 - trey@townofsilt.org
Potholes on the Silt I-70 Overpass
The condition of this bridge is poor. We have once again alerted CDOT and have asked that they provide a temporary fix to the driving surface.
CDOT tries to repair potholes as they appear. The same crews that repair potholes are also the primary snowplow operators. Obviously, they’ve been busy plowing snow recently. With a little less snowfall over the past couple of days, crews just recently repaired the big pothole at the bottom of the eastbound entrance ramp.
The Silt and New Castle interchanges are on the list to be milled and overlaid in the spring, once the asphalt plants get up and running.
Family Dollar Store
The developer of the shell for this business, North Point Construction and Development, has begun excavation of the site. Once the shell has been completed, a Family Dollar contractor will complete the “tenant finishes”. They anticipate being open for business this summer.
The Town of Silt acquired this land some time ago for the express purpose of pursuing a sales tax generating business on the site. The Town sold the property to North Point for $120,000 and closed the deal in late December.
Silt Water Treatment Plant
Silt Town Staff continue to meet frequently with engineers from Dewberry and Zancanella, finance experts, attorneys and water treatment plant staff to brainstorm and talk out various scenarios. This is an ongoing effort. Staff anticipates meeting again with the Board of Trustees for a one-hour work session on February 27 to discuss some clarifications to water plant finances and progress on the CMAR process.
Land Use
Community Development Department Manager Nicole Centeno and contract planner Mark Chain report that things in Community Development are as busy as ever:
- New self-storage on Main Street west of Highway Feed
- A new concept is brewing for this important 15 Acre property west of Holiday Inn. Stay tuned…
- Camario, Stoney Ridge, Autumn Ridge, Bella Vista and a lot split at 5th and Orchard are all residential projects in various stages of review.
- Lot 3, Village at Painted Pastures is moving forward with a self-storage project.
- Not to mention all of the remodels, fences and other small projects around Town.
X Games Donates Skate Rail to the Town of Silt
Town resident Jeremy Frees, who has a long standing relationship with the Aspen X Games, was able to secure this donation recently! The rail is part of the X Games anti-bullying campaign named "Shred Hate," and was delivered to the Town shop after the 2023 Aspen X Games ended. The rail will be installed in the Town of Silt Skate Park this spring or summer as weather permits. Thank you Jeremy and X Games!
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