September 17, 2008--Basaltine won't give up on flood mitigation (Aspen Times)
A group of Basalt civic leaders want to re-ignite efforts to remove nearly 90 families living in two trailer parks from flood danger and undertake flood control projects on the Roaring Fork River. The town government has wrestled throughout this decade with the flood threat facing Basalt, particularly the Roaring Fork Mobile Home Park and the Pan and Fork Mobile Home Park. Both are located on the banks of the Roaring Fork River in the heart of Basalt.
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