RESTORE THE GORE: $9.6 MILLION

Gore Creek was included on the list of the state's impaired waterways in 2012 and, now, after years of planning and research, the Vail Town Council this evening is scheduled to approve a plan to start cleaning up Gore Creek. The plan is estimated to cost $9.6 million over the next 5 years and $2 million in 2016 for stream improvements. The first year of the plan has $750,000 budgeted for design and improvement work on the town's storm drain system.

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BY THE NUMBERS:

$9.6 million: Estimated cost of Restore the Gore programs over the next five years.
 
$2 million: Estimated cost of creek improvement projects in 2016.
 
$750,000: Estimated cost for design and construction of stormwater drainage improvements in 2016.
 
$175,000: Estimated cost for 2016 to design projects in riparian areas along the creek.