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Rifle Mountain Park Closed Due to Flooding

Rifle Mountain Park is closed due to flooding. County Road 217 is shut down at the end of State Highway 325 just past the Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery. No one will be allowed past that point.  Snowmelt, combined with heavy localized downpou...

City of Rifle Receives FMLD Grants for Intersection Improvements & Trail Buildout

The City of Rifle was awarded $450,000.00 from the Garfield County Federal Mineral Lease District traditional grant program to be used for intersection improvements at Whiteriver Avenue and Centennial Parkway (Old Highway 6). The Garfield County Federal M...

Street Repair a Priority for the City of Rifle

An unexpectedly severe winter with a high level of temperature cycling and precipitation has been rough on roads throughout Western Colorado this year. The numerous freeze/thaw cycles (where temperatures fluctuate between above freezing and below freezing...

Rifle Project awarded a $500,000 grant to Improve Intersection

The City of Rifle Gateway Project has been awarded a $500,000.00 grant from the Energy/Mineral Impact Assistance Fund (EIAF) to improve the intersection of Whiteriver Avenue and Centennial Parkway. EIAF funds come from the state severance tax on energy an...

CDPHE Water Quality Control Division Compliance Order MC-230320-1

I.    Introduction

On January 17^th, 2020, the City of Rifle was issued a Notice of Violation/Cease and Desist Order (NOV/CDO) from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).  The NOV/CDO was served in respo...

Rifle Receives Grant from Xcel Energy and the Colorado Tree Coalition

The City of Rifle is embarking on an exciting project to enhance the beauty and sustainability of its parks. With the generous support of the Xcel Energy Foundation and the Colorado Tree Coalition, the City is planting sixteen new trees across several par...

City of Rifle Downtown Improvement Project Garners Two Awards

The City of Rifle, MSG Ready Mix, and Martinez Western Contractors are now the proud recipients of two awards from two different organizations. The honors stem from the City of Rifle Railroad Avenue and Third Street Improvement Project, which was complete...