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Residents raise water-system and zone-regulation concerns after Eaton Fire; consultant and staff note funding limits
Summary
A resident architect urged the city to prioritize water infrastructure and resist overly prescriptive vegetation rules; consultants and staff said the city faces funding limits and recommended whiteboarding priorities tied to data and modeling.
At Sierra Madre's listening session, several speakers pressed city officials about water-system resilience, regulatory changes under discussion statewide ("Zone 0") and the need for data-driven prioritization for investments.
Glenn Hickman, an architect and long-time resident, told officials he had observed water-pipe failures on Grandview and said the city's water infrastructure…
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