AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Colorado declares tiny town of Hartman abandoned after every elected official quits and water turns hazardous
A 30-person town in southeast Colorado has been officially declared abandoned by the state after all of its elected officials resigned, leaving residents with no government and a water system the state now calls a public health hazard. Deputy Secretary of State Andrew Kline issued the abandonment order for the Town of Hartman this week […] The post Colorado declares tiny town of Hartman abandoned after every elected official quits and water turns hazardous appeared first on American Almanac .
A 30-person town in southeast Colorado has been officially declared abandoned by the state after all of its elected officials resigned, leaving residents with no government and a water system the state now calls a public health hazard. Deputy Secretary of State Andrew Kline issued the abandonment order for the Town of Hartman this week under a Colorado statute that had never looked more necessary. Every trustee, the mayor, and the town clerk were gone. No one remained with the legal authority to sign a contract, spend a dollar of public money, call an election, or keep chlorine flowing into the water supply. Fox News Digital reported that the order followed a public hearing held July 13 at which state officials laid out the full scope of…Open