“Collins and a client developer from Aspen created the Special District Association in 1975. By 1981, they got the legislature to completely re-write Title 32 and the modern metro district for developers was born….”
Author: Bill Hudson
Bill Hudson began sharing his opinions in the Pagosa Daily Post in 2004 and can't seem to break the habit. He claims that, in Pagosa Springs, opinions are like pickup trucks: everybody has one.
EDITORIAL: Brutta Figura
“Oh, I see, They can’t take a joke? You don’t mean the Catholics, you mean the fake news media? No, the Catholics loved it…”
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Six
“There are almost 2,000 metro districts in Colorado exhibiting the same abuses — with different numbers — but always the same abuses…”
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Five
And who, exactly, would pay for those “extraordinary public benefits”? The developers? Or mill-levy-burdened future property owners?…
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Four
The purple subdivision, and the dark blue subdivision, were financed with metro district schemes, and pay an additional mill levy…
Updated PAWSD Election Information
Given the possibility that ballots mailed now might not arrive in Lakewood by May 6, some voters have inquired about returning the ballots locally…
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Three
“Does the community benefit… from providing a conduit for the developer’s financing? Does the future homeowner see a lower unit cost because of the lower interest rate?…”
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Two
I’m not saying that Mr. Cole was purposely trying to confuse the Council and Planning Commission members with details, while basically ignoring the central question…
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part One
The discussion is also related to a common American business practice: using other people’s money to make oneself richer…
EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Six
“Many housing advocates have begun eyeing mobile homes as a solution to the country’s housing shortage — after some key protections are enacted, that is…”
EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Five
A House is Not Always a Home. The reverse may also be true: A Home is Not Always a House…
EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Four
In particular, the Town and County governments made a concerted effort to discourage new mobile home parks…
EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Three
The housing crisis is not hitting everyone in the same way….
EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Two
The “rural resort” classification being sought takes some explaining. I hope you can bear with me…
EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part One
We knew about this problem 20 years ago, when the Town and County hired a different consulting firm — Economic and Planning Systems — to produce a Housing Needs Study…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Eleven
Also previously noted, the Archuleta School District will hold a meeting of the Master Plan Advisory Committee (MPAC) next Monday, April 21…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Ten
From what I hear around town, the citizenry of Pagosa Springs have become unusually interested in the pending changes to our community…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Nine
“But really, what the community is looking for is numbers. How big is the building? Who’s going in there? How much is the potential cost of it?…”