BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — On the high of Spring Drive off South Boulder Highway, an impressive view of Boulder and the Flatirons stays obscured by development autos.
The view is what drew Roger and Naomi Salaman to construct a house right here within the Fifties — a house they remained at till two years in the past, when the Marshall Fireplace destroyed all the things.
“My brother mentioned, ‘OK, you could have 10 minutes to get out, get within the automotive,’ and so they went, mentioned Nancy Brace, their daughter. “They usually took the automotive and the garments on their again similar to so many different individuals did. Not less than they acquired out with their lives.”
Brace mentioned her dad and mom bought a pre-fabricated house from Minnesota and shipped it right here in Could. However the house, now sitting on a completed basis, stays unfinished inside.
That’s as a result of in line with Brace, Xcel Vitality nonetheless has not linked energy to the house, and so they want that energy to complete development.
“They needed to rework how they’re doing it, as a result of they have been going to convey it in the place the home initially was, and so they didn’t notice that oh, it moved, so that they couldn’t do this,” she mentioned. “They’re ready for electrical energy to do all of the inspections, the sewer, to complete the within of the home, and so they can’t do it.”
Brace mentioned her dad and mom, now 84 and 91, have been staying in assisted residing however are anxious to return house.
“They have been so hoping Dec. 1, then possibly Christmas, now it’s like January, February, March. When will it ever be?” she mentioned.
On Thursday evening, the FOX31 Downside Solvers acquired concerned and reached out to Xcel to query the delay.
An Xcel spokesperson despatched the next to FOX31, confirming work will start to revive the ability subsequent week: “We apologize to our prospects and thank them for his or her persistence. Our crews are scheduled to put in further distribution infrastructure by the tip of subsequent week to attach our buyer’s house in its new location. We encourage our prospects to contact our customer support group for brand spanking new house construct electrical service updates and extra at 800-895-4999.”
