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Melissa Venegas
Coverage of Melissa Venegas in the Nexus archive.
- Residents of small troubled Colorado town ask state to reject abandonment
Residents of Hartman, a small Colorado town, traveled to urge the state to reject a petition for abandonment due to failing water infrastructure and lack of functioning government. A new law allows expedited abandonment proceedings for towns like Hartman, but residents argue against it, seeking state assistance to preserve local control.