Colorado mayor accuses local schools of using too much water to keep their lawns green amid drought restrictions

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As Colorado faces severe drought conditions, a mayor has lashed out at his local school district and accused officials of using too much water to keep the lawns green.
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman suggested the local school district has been watering its grass “in defiance of Aurora's current Stage I drought water restrictions,” after he noticed multiple schools had “very green” lawns.
Coffman’s statement, which he shared Tuesday via Facebook, included a photo of a green lawn outside Rangeview High School, which is part of Aurora Public Schools.

As Colorado faces severe drought conditions, a mayor has lashed out at his local school district and accused officials of using too much water to keep the lawns green.
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman suggested the local school district has been watering its grass “in defiance of Aurora's current Stage I drought water restrictions,” after he noticed multiple schools had “very green” lawns.
Coffman’s statement, which he shared Tuesday via Facebook, included a photo of a green lawn outside Rangeview High School, which is part of Aurora Public Schools.

Sources: The Independent