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Vote Delayed For Emergency Funding Following Sinkhole

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) - The Englewood City Council will have another week to figure out how to fix the city's sinkhole problem. Councilors delayed a vote on Monday night that would have approved emergency funding for repairs to its stormwater system.

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Last week, heavy rain opened up a sinkhole at the corner of Santa Fe Drive and Oxford Avenue.

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Sheridan Sinkhole
An image of the SUV after it was removed from the sinkhole (credit: Sheridan Police)

It's the latest sinkhole to plague the area in the last few years. Some sinkholes have opened up under the roadway to swallow vehicles, including a Sheridan police SUV.

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