Colorado fires recovery takes longer due to COVID
Fox News
Thousands of Colorado homes have been reduced to a blackened heap by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history.
"That’s part of the reason it hurts," Barba Hickman, 65, said earlier this week while sifting through the rubble and coming to grips with how long it might take for neighbors to once again enjoy spontaneous get-togethers.
Rebuilding is never easy or quick. Homeowners must deal with insurers, land surveyors, architects and more. But in Colorado and other states hit by natural disasters this year, the pandemic has injected extra uncertainty and created more obstacles. Shortages of workers and raw materials will make rebuilding slower and more expensive.
"It’s going to take forever," said Kelley Moye, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Association of Realtors.