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Resident urges Englewood planners to consider Indigenous 'ridge-to-reef' water management

Englewood Planning & Zoning Commission · February 4, 2026
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Summary

A public commenter recommended that Englewood explore indigenous water-management concepts, including Hawaiian ahupua'a approaches and floating-garden filtration, as the city redevelops areas over buried waterways; staff directed him to water-and-sewer and other opportunities for follow-up.

During public comment at the Feb. 3 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, resident Joseph Bedford Lee Lujan Trujillo introduced himself and urged the commission to incorporate indigenous and systems-based approaches to the city's waterways.

"I wanted to bring this ridge to reef hybrid model…from…

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