Colorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisis

Hartman residents asked for declaration after infighting exacerbated water crisis and all town leaders resigned A small town in south-eastern Colorado was recently declared abandoned after all of its local public leaders resigned amid a drinking water supply crisis. The office of Colorado’s secretary of state, Jena Gri

A tiny Colorado town plagued by years of political infighting, failing infrastructure, and contaminated drinking water has officially been declared abandoned after its local government effectively ceased to exist.  Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold declared Hartman abandoned this week after the town’s last elec

A town in Colorado was dissolved after a brawl and resignations amid an ongoing water system issues.

Like a tale out of the Old West, a tiny Colorado town, plagued by fraud allegations, violent town meetings, and a hazardous water supply was deemed abandoned after all its elected officials resigned from their posts, state authorities ruled this week.

Residents of Hartman, CO, are angry they were left high and dry with a hazardous water supply and zero leadership.

A small town in southeast Colorado has been declared abandoned by Colorado’s secretary of state after the entire board of trustees resigned, leaving the 30 remaining residents with no elected officials. Hartman, Colorado, is located near the Kansas border and has been unable to hold an election since January, leaving n

Hartman, Colorado, a town of 30 residents, was declared abandoned after all elected officials resigned and its water system became a health hazard.

The tiny Colorado town was declared abandoned following months of political paralysis and a reported water crisis.