Estes OKs grant match for flood-mitigation project study

ESTES PARK – To get federal help with flood mitigation in Estes Park, the third time was the charm.

With approval in April of a federal grant for a study after two failed attempts to win money for the projects themselves — and the town Board of Trustees’ approval Tuesday night to chip in its 25% match — Estes Park can move forward with planning a project to prepare for flash flooding similar to what occurred during the deluge of September 2013 that left 10 people dead and millions of dollars in damage along the Front Range.

“What this does,” said Public…