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Residents challenge proposed aquatic park costs and water use ahead of Monte Vista public hearing
Summary
Residents urged the council to oppose sending a proposed aquatic park to the ballot, citing rising cost estimates, lack of firm funding, and concerns about water use; a public hearing was announced for April 21 at Sky High Park.
Multiple residents urged the Monte Vista City Council and staff to reconsider or oppose placing a proposed aquatic park on the ballot, saying costs have risen sharply and water use in an agricultural valley makes the project inappropriate.
“How much will it cost by the time they get to build it?” resident Rena Bowser asked, pointing to new assessment figures and a recent jump in the project estimate. Bowser told the council the aquatics group on its website is…
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