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Posted on: June 1, 2023

Rifle Mountain Park Closed Due to Flooding

Rifle Mountain Park is 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...

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Posted on: June 1, 2023

Rifle Mountain Park Closed Due to Flooding

Rifle Mountain Park is 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...

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Road Construction / Traffic Impacts
Posted on: April 6, 2023

Street Repair a Priority for the City of Rifle

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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...

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Road Construction / Traffic Impacts
Posted on: January 4, 2023

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

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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...

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Road Construction / Traffic Impacts

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Posted on: June 1, 2023

Rifle Mountain Park Closed Due to Flooding

Rifle Mountain Park is 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...

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City News & Announcements
Posted on: April 14, 2023

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

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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...

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City News & Announcements
Posted on: April 6, 2023

Street Repair a Priority for the City of Rifle

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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...

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City News & Announcements
Posted on: January 4, 2023

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

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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...

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City News & Announcements
Posted on: April 5, 2023

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

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I.    Introduction

On January 17th, 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...

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CDPHE - Compliance Order On Consent (PDF)... City News & Announcements
Posted on: March 21, 2023

Rifle Receives Grant from Xcel Energy and the Colorado Tree Coalition

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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...

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City News & Announcements
Posted on: November 28, 2022

City of Rifle Downtown Improvement Project Garners Two Awards

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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...

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City News & Announcements

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Posted on: April 6, 2023

Street Repair a Priority for the City of Rifle

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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...

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Rifle City Council News

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