Garfield County grant supports Parachute trails plan
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Garfield County has approved a $50,000 grant from its Conservation Trust Fund toward a new trails plan in the Town of Parachute. The funding will help Parachute realize its goal of a robust trails system in town that connects to trails in Battlement Mesa and the proposed Lower Valley Trail (LoVa), which would run from Parachute to Glenwood Springs, once complete. The funding also supports the town’s efforts to connect its trails to the proposed Parachute Island Park, which will be on land located near the boat ramp on the Colorado River. The park will feature fishing docks, picnic areas,
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Garfield County participating in opioid settlement
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The State of Colorado has negotiated a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed against major pharmaceutical companies on behalf of regions affected by the country’s opioid epidemic. Roughly $400 million in funds are to be distributed to the state, affected counties and local governments. The settlement was negotiated by the Colorado Attorney General’s office, which worked with Colorado Counties Inc. (CCI), the Colorado Municipal League, and city and county attorneys. The legal claims are against opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, and opioid distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson for those companies’ roles in the opioid crisis. Similar action is
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TANF service appointments offered in Parachute
A portrait of poor sad small girl with parents eating indoors at home, poverty concept.
Garfield County is partnering with the Garfield County School District 16 to bring limited Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) services to the Family Resource Center in Parachute. Appointments are being taken on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The new Parachute location offers another option for families to attend appointments without having to travel to Rifle or Glenwood Springs. TANF provides temporary assistance and intensive support to help eligible families secure employment and attain self-sufficiency. Eligible clients include women who are pregnant, and families that have one or more children in the home that have struggled to maintain economic stability due to
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