The Legacy Senior Communities Champions Residents Despite Winter Storm Damages
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DALLAS, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ While many in the metroplex suffer in the wake of the latest winter storms, The Legacy Senior Communities have proven resilient. The Legacy team s experience and unwavering dedication led to the successful relocation of 90 residents and team members from Plano to Dallas.
At 2 a.m. Monday, The Legacy Willow Bend suffered a power outage and burst pipes due to the city s record low temperatures. Within 24 hours, the Legacy staff had transitioned 60 residents from their Willow Bend campus in Plano to The Legacy Midtown Park in Dallas, including 31 healthcare patients and two canine companions.
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Staff of the Blue Agave Grill in Fort Collins receive a certificate welcoming them into Larimer County s new Level Up program. The initiative aims to help struggling local businesses by allowing them to operate at a lower level on the state s COVID-19 dial than the county s current status.
It was the moment Melissa Strong had been anticipating for weeks.
An inspector from the Larimer County Department of Public Health and Environment arrived at her restaurant Bird & Jim in Estes Park, tape measure in hand, and assessed the business for Level Up, a new county program aimed at loosening coronavirus restrictions.
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This wetland along the Green River in eastern Utah is managed to help juvenile endangered fish avoid predation.
Today on Colorado Edition: Larimer County is working to help restaurants and businesses that meet COVID-19 safety guidelines open safely. We learn more about the county’s application for a special “Level Up” status with the state. We hear about efforts to save fish species on the brink of extinction in the Colorado River. And we delve into an investigation of serious bicycle crashes, and how communities can take action to help reduce them.
Today’s guests include Laura Levy, pandemic recovery manager with the Larimer Recovery Collaborative, and Luke Runyon, KUNC’s Colorado River Basin reporter. Today’s episode also features KUNC’s investigative reporter Michael de Yoanna.