Colorado town Hartman dissolved after water crisis and leadership exodus
TL;DR
Hartman, a southeastern Colorado town with fewer than 60 residents, was declared abandoned after all elected leaders resigned amid a prolonged drinking-water crisis and governance failures, allowing surrounding county authorities to assume responsibility for water delivery and infrastructure under state law.
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- Town in southeast Colorado considered abandoned FOX21 News Colorado
- Furious residents in Colorado town where every official jumped ship call for arrests: ‘Should alarm every taxpayer’ New York Post
- State declares tiny southeast Colorado town abandoned after infighting, resignations and a water crisis The Denver Post
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