Farmington residents press city council for action after historic flooding

The destruction of property and livelihood caused by the historic flooding last month continued as a hot topic at Tuesday’s Farmington City Council meeting. During the first hour of public comment, at least half the citizens used their allotted three-minute window to inform the council of how they had been affected by the two floods that ravaged San Juan County. Many detailed their extensive losses, with just about every speaker questioning what the city would do to help the community move forward. “You can tell me, Mrs. Barnum, this is just 100-year flood, but it’s not,” Anessa Barnum said to the council. “I’ve lived in San Juan County my entire life. While friends are hauling front-end loaders to help, and we’re packing to get ready to leave at any moment, and your husband tells you the levee broke not once but twice in two weeks.

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