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Residents press village on broken hydrants, acequia protections and zoning enforcement
Summary
Multiple public speakers urged the board to inspect fire hydrants after a long outage, create an acequia protection committee, and enforce zoning consistently so residents are not left to police violations themselves.
During public comment on July 21 residents raised safety and resource‑management concerns and urged specific administrative steps.
Jim Ellis described a broken fire hydrant near his home that he later learned may have been inoperable for as long as a year; he said the hydrant was eventually repaired after his report and urged the village to institute regular hydrant charge/check cycles (monthly or bimonthly during high fire risk) and tagging to reduce wildfire and liability risk.
David Montoya urged the board to establish an acequia committee to protect acequia rights, preserve walking access along acequias and ensure setbacks do not unduly remove public access to traditional irrigation features. Vincent Sanchez asked trustees to enforce zoning consistently so the village does not shift enforcement burdens onto neighbors; he urged the village to stop placing enforcement responsibilities on citizens and to apply ordinances evenly.
Mayor Reall and staff committed to follow up on these items and requested staff compile responses and next steps for public distribution.
