City to observe Arbor Day celebration

City water main replacement projects to start April 23

Work will move through eight construction zones during course of the summer.

Starting April 23, the Fort Morgan Water Department will begin the 2024 water main replacement projects throughout the City.

This work will take place over the summer months and will start on Cheyenne Street between Acoma Avenue and Arapahoe Street.

During these projects, there will be various street closures within the construction zones as the projects progress. All customers affected by water service isolations will be notified separately.

Seven additional project areas are scheduled, including Dexter Place, the 200-300 blocks of Walnut Street and Prospect Street, Ram Avenue, Gateway Avenue between South Main Street & South Sherman Street, and Karen Street between East Sixth Avenue and East Eighth Avenue. The schedule will wrap up with the continued replacement of the water main in Main Street (Hwy 52) between Seventh Avenue and Riverview Avenue.

Construction zones will be marked, and motorists are asked to avoid those areas when encountered. Detour signage will be in place and drivers should obey all instructions. This underground infrastructure work is being done ahead of the 2024 Strictly for Streets road resurfacing projects. The City of Fort Morgan Water Department thanks you for your patience with our effort to improve the aging water infrastructure.

If you have any questions or comments, please call (970) 542-3911 or email us at erik.sagel@cityoffortmorgan.com .

Trees are to be planted on April 26 at Memory Gardens Cemetery.

The City of Fort Morgan Parks Department is teaming up with Cargill to hold an Arbor Day celebration on Friday, April 26, at Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Staff and volunteers will be meeting at 10 a.m. and getting their hands dirty in the digging and planting of the additional trees as part of the partnership between the City of Fort Morgan and the Rotary Club on the 100 Trees Project.

Fort Morgan Parks Superintendent, Jorge Rico said trees provide numerous environmental, economic, and health benefits to the citizens of Fort Morgan.

According to the National Arbor Day Foundation, there are several reasons to plant trees:

• Trees conserve energy in the summer and save you money.

• Trees help clear the air.

• Trees bring songbirds close by.

• Trees around your home can increase its value by up to 15 percent or more.

• Trees help clean our rivers and streams.

• Trees conserve energy in the winter.

• Trees fight global warming.

• Trees make your home and neighborhood beautiful.

More information about Arbor Day can be found at www.arborday.org.