Colorado town abandons leadership amid water issues

The town of Hartman, Colorado, has been officially declared abandoned due to its lack of functioning government officials and critical water infrastructure issues. After the remaining trustees resigned and the mayor stepped down, the town faced health hazards from contaminated, unstabilized water that had been under a boil advisory for months. The abandonment facilitates legal oversight and transfers ownership of the town's infrastructure to local authorities to address the ongoing water safety crisis.

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