When construction begins on Confluence Drive, the City of Delta's alternate truck route, the three access points into McDonald's off Gunnison River Drive will be reduced to just one. To offset the impact of the city's plans, McDonald's owner Debbie Long Shea asked Delta City Council to cost share the modifications that will be required to open up an access off the south side of the restaurant, through the City Market parking lot.

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The Colorado Division of Labor and Employment estimates the unemployment rate in Delta County at 9.7 percent, down over one percent from the 10.9 percent recorded in January 2011. That parallels the state unemployment rate, which dropped from 8.8 percent in January 2011 to 7.8 percent in January 2012.

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