Colorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisis
The Hartman, Colorado, government collapsed and the town was unable to hold elections and deal with a severe water issue. Photograph: Hyoung Chang/Denver Post/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe Hartman, Colorado, government collapsed and the town was unable to hold elections and deal with a severe water issue. The outlet reported the quarreling in Hartman was so intense that it kept at bay any water operators who could step in to assist.View image in fullscreenFormer Hartman mayor Catherine Fernandez at her family home in Hartman, Colorado, on 26 February 2026.
- ▪The Hartman, Colorado, government collapsed and the town was unable to hold elections and deal with a severe water issue.
- ▪Photograph: Hyoung Chang/Denver Post/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe Hartman, Colorado, government collapsed and the town was unable to hold elections and deal with a severe water issue.
- ▪The outlet reported the quarreling in Hartman was so intense that it kept at bay any water operators who could step in to assist.View image in fullscreenFormer Hartman mayor Catherine Fernandez at her family home in Hartman, Colorado, on 26
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The Hartman, Colorado, government collapsed and the town was unable to hold elections and deal with a severe water issue. Photograph: Hyoung Chang/Denver Post/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe Hartman, Colorado, government collapsed and the town was unable to hold elections and deal with a severe water issue. Photograph: Hyoung Chang/Denver Post/Getty ImagesColoradoColorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisisHartman residents asked for declaration after infighting exacerbated water crisis and all town leaders resignedRamon Antonio VargasSat 1 Aug 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 1 Aug 2026 07.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA small town in south-eastern Colorado was recently declared abandoned after all of its local public leaders resigned amid a…
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