Superior moving forward with Marshall Fire remembrance site, asking for designs

SUPERIOR, Colo. — The Town of Superior is officially planning a Marshall Fire remembrance site in an open space near the Oerman-Roche Trailhead off of McCaslin Boulevard.

Fueled by high winds, the fire started near that spot on December 30, 2021. It spread quickly, killing two people and destroying hundreds of homes.

“This was an important event,” Andrew Vaughan, chair of Superior’s Cultural Arts & Public Spaces (CAPS) Committee, told Denver7 Tuesday. “It doesn’t define the town, but is a significant part of our history, and we’d like to have a place to remember and contemplate.”

Read Denver7’s extensive coverage of the Marshall Fire and ongoing recovery here

Superior is taking contractor proposals for that place, now through Aug. 12…

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