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Residents accuse Fruita of favoring developers; city staff explain private developer role on Skiff Avenue Canal work
Summary
During public comment a Fruita resident accused the city of enabling piping of the Skiff Avenue Canal and pursuing eminent domain at Bedeaux's Reminisce Farm. City staff later said the piping work was tied to a private subdivision filing and wetlands/jurisdiction issues rest with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
A Fruita resident used the council—s public-comment period to sharply criticize the city—s handling of a local irrigation canal and an eminent-domain action, and city staff later described the work as associated with a private subdivision filing and subject to federal wetlands review.
Paul Schultz, who identified himself from Red Rock Subdivision, accused the city of enabling "the destruction of historic irrigation infrastructure, family farms, wetlands, and the rural character of this valley" to benefit private developers. "On April 11, the city of Fruita is forcing the Bedeaux's Reminisce Farm into Mesa County Court for you to unnecessarily,…
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