The City of Tombstone is squaring off against the U.S. Forest Service over water rights in a fight to rescue “The Town Too Tough to Die.” Citing the Wilderness Act, the Forest Service is refusing to allow the city to repair its waterlines to mountain springs it has owned for nearly seventy years – and which date back to the 1880s. This refusal is threatening residents, private property and public safety with the risk of a total loss of fire protection and safe drinking water.More
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
U.S. Forest Service Trying to Kill the Town Too Tough to Die
The showdown between the federal government and the historic town of
Tombstone is headed to court. Using the 10th Amendment as a defense for
the residents of Tombstone, the Goldwater Institute will be pushing
back against the United States Forest Service (USFS), which is
preventing the repair of crucial water lines to the town. More from Goldwater:
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The federal government is TOO big and is continuing to intrude on state and local governments' rights...
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