Department of Local Affairs Announces more than $3 Million Awarded to Communities Impacted by Gaming

Susan Kirkpatrick, executive director of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, announced that $3,201,002 in Local Government Limited Gaming Impact Funds has been awarded to projects located in nine counties throughout the state. The counties that received funding are Boulder, Clear Creek, El Paso, Fremont, Gilpin, Jefferson, La Plata, Montezuma and Teller.

Kirkpatrick said, “The Colorado Department of Local Affairs is committed to assisting local communities that have seen dramatic impacts caused by gaming. The impact of gaming on local law enforcement, healthcare systems and roads is clear. I am pleased we are able to participate in this state and local partnership to ensure services vital to these communities receive funding.”

The Local Government Limited Gaming Impact Program, administered by the Division of Local Government, was created in statute in 1997 to provide financial assistance to local governments in addressing documented gaming impacts stemming from limited stakes gaming in the communities of Cripple Creek, Black Hawk and Central City. Limited stakes gaming has been in existence in these communities since voter approval in 1990. The Program is financed with a portion of state taxes on limited gaming activities in these municipalities.

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