Photo: Village Pointe condominiums.
A notice from the Town of Pagosa Springs arrived in my email last night at 5:57pm, which was probably good timing.
Under Colorado law, local governments must provide at least 24 hours notice of any special meeting. The email that arrived at 5:57pm was providing notice of a special meeting of the Town Council, to be held tonight at Town Hall at 6pm. So, 24 hours and 3 minutes advance notice.
The special meeting agenda indicated that the Town might be getting into the real estate business in an impressive, if rather secretive, manner.
About five months ago, the Town Council — Mayor Shari Pierce and members Gary Williams, Brooks Lindner, Mat deGraaf, Maddie Bergon, and Leonard Martinez — began holding closed door executive sessions to discuss something listed as “Project 102”.
Under Colorado law, all meetings of local government must be open to the public, except in a few special circumstances, in which cases the board or council can convene in executive session and close the door to the public. One of those special circumstances is to allow discussions with the government’s attorney. Another is to allow the board or council to discuss potential real estate purchases in private.
Colorado law requires a 2/3 majority vote to enter an executive session — and also requires the board or council to announce the subject matter that will be discussed to be identified, “in as much detail as possible without compromising the purpose for which the executive session is authorized.”
During numerous executive sessions, these past few months, the reason for the executive sessions have been identified only as “Project 102”. When I asked Mayor Pierce what “Project 102” meant, she said the public was not yet allowed to know.
I had noticed, however, that Jeff Sams, the Town’s Housing Coordinator, was allowed to remain in the room for the executive sessions. So presumably, “Project 102” has something to do with real estate?
Here’s the agenda for tonight’s special meeting at 6pm.
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. DISCLOSURES AND/OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST
IV. EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Executive Session per C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(a): Discussion concerning the purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer, or sale of any real, personal, or other property interest related to Project 102
V. NEW BUSINESS
1. Ordinance 1030 (Series 2026), First Reading, An Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Real Property known as Masters Place Condominiums in Pagosa
Springs, Colorado
2. Ordinance 1031 (Series 2026), First Reading, An Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Real Property known as Village Point Condominiums in Pagosa
Springs, Colorado
3. Ordinance 1032 (Series 2026), First Reading, An Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Real Property known as Elk Run Townhomes in Pagosa Springs,
Colorado
VI. ADJOURNMENT
Normally, when an Ordinance is going to be considered by the Town Council, for a “first reading”, the Council publishes the Ordinance prior to the meeting. In this case, we appear to have three Ordinances under consideration, but none of the Ordinances were published in the Town’s online agenda page.
On a separate website, WyndhamPagosa,net, we can find this map, where we see the Masters Place, Village Pointe and Elk Run neighborhoods:
We will note that “Village Lake” doesn’t look anything like the lake shown on this map. It’s actually much smaller.
When 21-square miles of ranch properties in the Pagosa Lakes area of Archuleta County — about four miles west of the sleepy little town of Pagosa Springs — were purchased by some Arizona-based developers back in the early 1970s, part of the property was developed as “Fairfield Pagosa”. This was a varied collection of timeshare condominiums and townhomes and cabins designed to be part of a recreational wonderland for timeshare buyers from — mainly — Texas, Arizona, California and Colorado. The timeshares were adjacent to a 27-hole “championship” golf course and some small lakes stocked with fish… and near an expansive national forest.
Fairfield Pagosa filed for bankruptcy in the late 1980s, and was later acquired by Wyndham Resorts. When I arrived in Pagosa Springs in 1993, some of my friends were timeshare salesmen, and some of them were making a decent living. But lately, the trend at Wyndham Resorts seems to be “downsizing”. Possibly, the timeshare business is not what it used to be?
Last year, the Archuleta County government moved three County departments into an uptown office building that previous served as a Wyndham sales office.
Maybe the Resort would like to offload some unprofitable properties to the Town of Pagosa Springs — one of the bigger businesses in town?
From the Wyndham website:
Notice of Permanent Closure of Village Pointe at Club Wyndham Pagosa Resort
December 15, 2025
Dear Village Pointe Property Owners Association Owner:
We are writing today with an important update about the resort. As you may be aware, Village Pointe Property Owners Association (“Association”) Members recently voted during a Membership Meeting in favor of having the Association file bankruptcy and close the Village Pointe Units at Club Wyndham Pagosa Resort on December 31, 2025, or shortly thereafter, to prepare the resort for sale.
Impact on Future Reservations and Maintenance Fees
As a result of the vote of the Association owners, no reservations will be accepted in the Village Pointe Units at Club Wyndham Pagosa Resort in 2026, and no maintenance fees will be charged for that year. Any prepaid fees for 2026 or later will be refunded in early 2026.
Information for RCI Deposit Holders
If you have deposited your week with RCI and have a confirmed reservation with RCI, that reservation will be honored. If you do not have a confirmed reservation with RCI but have deposited your week(s), you should contact RCI directly for additional information at (800) 338-7777.
Continued Vacation Ownership Options
If you would like to continue vacation ownership, Club Wyndham is offering Club Wyndham Pagosa Resort owners the option to trade their Pagosa Village Pointe deed(s) for an equivalent amount of points in Club Wyndham Access for no additional cost. You should have already received communication from Club Wyndham with information about the swap offer. If you didn’t and would like additional information, you may contact the dedicated Club Wyndham Access Swap Team at CWAInquiries@wyn.com, or call them at (877) 883-3640. As call volume is high, you may also submit your request for more information using the online form at the following URL: https://forms.microsoft.com/r/MFeedYmBcH
We realize this announcement may let you down, just as it does us. Your continued support over these years means a lot to us, and we sincerely hope you enjoy many more years filled with good health and unforgettable adventures.
Sincerely,
Club Wyndham Pagosa Resort Management Team
The 6pm Town Council meeting will be “open to the public” except that discussions about approving three Ordinances will take place behind closed doors.
The actual votes on the three Ordinances must take place in open public session.
At this point, I have no information about the potential prices for the numerous buildings under consideration, nor where the Town of Pagosa Springs would find the money to purchase any of these properties.
But I’m curious to find out?