Thursday’s
rain took a toll on roads and areas throughout the Basin. Among the areas affected, the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge has announced it is closed until further notice. “A large sinkhole has formed in the main entrance road,” shares the Refuge announcement. There is not an estimated date at this time of when the Refuge will re-open. For more information, call
435-545-2522
. Damage to properties and infrastructure around the Basin due to the rain is still being assessed. Roosevelt State Street took a major hit but Roosevelt City Manager Ryan Snow says that a huge volunteer effort bagged between 4,000 and 5,000 sandbags which amounts to about 350 to 400 tons of sand. Snow called it “a tremendous effort by the community.”
