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Residents press county on camping, squatting and sanitation in Colorado City; commissioners promise interagency meeting
Summary
Colorado City and other rural neighborhoods reported persistent squatting, hazardous camps and sanitation problems; county commissioners and local districts agreed to convene planning, law enforcement and health officials to develop a coordinated response.
Residents of Colorado City and adjacent metro districts told Pueblo County commissioners the community faces ongoing illegal camping, multiple‑occupancy campers, dumping and human waste that are harming private property and public health.
Greg Collins, a director with Colorado City Metro, said the district has a long list of unresolved violations, some several years old, and described limited cooperation from law enforcement. “We have received some help from the county health department. We're getting very little cooperation from the sheriff,” he told the commissioners. Jim (district manager for Colorado City) described a multi‑agency committee that previously met every…
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