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Residents tell review committee developers obliterated acequia; committee members and staff promise follow‑up
Summary
A resident urged the Archaeological Review Committee to investigate destruction of a historic acequia and cultural site in a development by Pulte Homes and others, saying prior preservation measures were not implemented; staff and committee members advised pulling meeting minutes and pursuing records and promised continued engagement.
A resident, Rick Ward, told the City of Santa Fe Archaeological Review Committee during public comment on May 22 that a historic acequia and an associated cultural site west of St. Francis Drive were altered and in places obliterated after successive property sales and grading by developers, including Pulte Homes. Ward said he and neighborhood volunteers had previously raised mitigation concerns and that promised remediation had not occurred. Ward described earlier determinations by the ARC and surveyors that called for buffer setbacks and…
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