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The community in Lake City in southwestern Colorado has been busy filling up sandbags for several days.

Hinsdale County is looking for volunteers to help fill sandbags as Lake City, the only town in the county, prepares to mitigate flood risks because of snowfall and previous avalanches. “What …

Hinsdale County residents aren’t waiting for the deluge. They’ll leave if they must, but for now they’re making their stand -- with sandbags.

Conflicting information from Boulder County, state and federal officials has put James Fay and his family in a difficult place as they have tried to attain public funding to repair their home damaged by the 2013 flood. Confusion over whether elevating the home by several feet to further protect it against flooding is eligible for federal grant funding has tied up $15,500 donated toward Fay's project in 2016, and has stopped him from repairing cracks to the home's foundation incurred in the flood.