Teller County issues State of Emergency
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Teller County Commissioners have now issued a state of emergency after a winter storm created major cleanup concerns for officials.
The county wide declaration comes just one day after the Town of Cripple Creek declared their own. KRDO has learned Teller County Commissioner Williams has been in contact with the Governor's office since Wednesday in anticipation of a possible state of emergency.
KRDO spoke with County Commissioner Dan Williams who says that his district is in the most need. He said that people in Teller County had been out of power for days before he and other county officials decided to declare a state of emergency in conjucntion with Governor Polis.
This is a developing story, and we will have live updates from our crew in Teller County tonight at 4, 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
UPDATE: Friday, 10:30 P.M. -- According to Cripple Creek officials, all power has been restored to residents living in Cripple Creek proper. County Commissioners say that the emergency status will continue into the weekend, as they address areas of concern in rural teller county throughout the day.
County Commissioner Dan Williams says he and other emergency crews will continue early Saturday morning to reach more rural areas of Teller county to ensure residents are safe and taken care of.
