“From Dream Home to Disaster: How One Woman’s Creekside Paradise Sparked Fury Among Locals”
To Taralyn, it was “pure bliss” until people started to label her as the “wicked witch” — and it seems that her insistence on keeping her land is backfiring, with more people showing up to the park than before.
Taralyn Romero bought a beautiful home in a rural area but her community hasn’t taken kindly to the boundaries she’s set for her own privacy
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The 43-year-old bought the property when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, back when she was still living in Denver. Her partner and her daughter rented and moved into the area in 2021, when she decided she wanted more space.
When locals started disrespecting the area, she went on TikTok to blow off some steam. Now, the popularity of the creek has started to skyrocket, and Taralyn is convinced it was the result of her own doing.
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On November 11, the ERPD stated that “data shows visits to Kittredge Park jumped 23 percent from 2022 to 2023, from 9,100 to 15,500 visits, with most visitors spending just over an hour there.”
In a TikTok posted earlier this week, Taralyn said she was “99.99% sure that this increase is a direct result” of her land dispute.
“Could it be that people just love the park?” she asked. “Possibly. But I don’t think so.”
Taralyn’s move to Kittredge Park was a means to escape from the constant bustle of the city
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Initially, the Coloradan native had seen the space as a temporary getaway from her Denver home. She made the decision to stay as her lease expired.
