Pueblo wants to be good neighbors with Pueblo West, but not at any cost
A proposed $1,500 fee for new water taps in Pueblo West isn't seeking to cash in on the district's development but to recoup lost tax revenues.
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A proposed $1,500 fee for new water taps in Pueblo West isn't seeking to cash in on the district's development but to recoup lost tax revenues.
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Through a proposed intergovernmental agreement between the City of Pueblo and the Pueblo West Metro Water District, new developers in Pueblo West would have to pay the City of Pueblo $1,500 per water tap added.
Joshua Tree receives nearly three million visitors a year who fan across its dual regions—the more arid and remote Colorado Desert, to the east, and the higher-elevation and more heavily developed Mojave Desert, to the west.
Pueblo West Metro officials are gauging the district's growth potential, how far water rights will go and how much utility rate increases will cost.