A Facebook post from Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman sparked confusion this week after he claimed Range View High School was ignoring the city’s Stage One water restrictions and would face a potential shutoff because the grounds around the facility were very green.
The post came after Coffman noticed the grass at Rangeview appeared unusually green. In it, he said city leaders met with Aurora Water on Monday to better understand the problem, and that the school district had been paying fines for failing to comply with drought restrictions.
However, APS clarified that the district was able to maintain the landscaping at its properties after paying drought surcharges — not fines — under a variance program for large irrigators.
“We take the ongoing drought very seriously and know that we, like all Aurora organizations and residents, must wisely use our limited water resources,” spokesperson Corey Christiansen told Denver7. “As Mayor Coffman mentioned in his post, we learned of a possible concern on Monday. To date, we have not received any fines issued by Aurora Water nor have we paid any fines.”…