Fort Morgan Faces $15M Budget Crisis | Denver News

Fort Morgan faces a financial crisis as a 15% citywide budget cut looms, triggered by the Cargill plant lockout — the town’s biggest electricity and water customer — threatening a $15 million revenue loss. City leaders call it a “generational event,” with police and other departments bracing for layoffs as salaries and benefits eat up nearly 90% of their budgets. Local businesses, including restaurants, report feeling the strain, while Teamsters Local 455, representing 1,700 locked-out workers, fights to restore jobs and stability. Cargill says the lockout was a last resort to protect safety amid threats of work stoppages, and they remain committed to reopening operations. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/34eb4d4bca2774a1