Amphitheater Opens at Grand Junction, Colorado, Reuse Site

The following press release was published by the U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Legacy Management on July 13, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

Las Colonias Park amphitheater formally opened July 6, 2017, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by more than 100 citizens, elected officials, and government agency representatives. The ceremony celebrated the park's origins and its evolution into a community asset. Dr. April Gil, manager of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management Grand Junction, Colorado, office provided a historical review of the site, located on 130 acres of restored land adjacent to the Colorado River. The area was home to Latino migrant farm workers before the Climax mill was built in 1950 to process uranium. Surface contamination at the site was cleaned up in 1996 and the property was transferred to the City of Grand Junction. The city has plans to continue to promote beneficial reuse, recreation, and business development at Las Colonias Park.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Legacy Management