Photo: The Master Plan Advisory Committee meeting at the Pagosa Springs Middle School library, January 27, 2025. Read Part One From what I hear around town, the citizenry of Pagosa Springs have become unusually interested in the pending changes to our community, and to the cost of living in this isolated mountain town. Which is READ MORE
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: 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?…”
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Eight
We all understand that — in theory, anyway — a significant segment of the Pagosa Springs population is struggling economically…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Seven
As presented by Town Community Development Director James Dickhoff on April 1, the work totals $7.7 million…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Six
“We asked [financial consultant Joey McLiney] what would happen if we got some COPs. So this graph shows what our [future] revenues might be…”
Country Music Concert to Benefit Pagosa Peak Open School, April 19
35 talented Pagosa Springs musicians will be performing classic Country Music hits for the community’s dancing and listening pleasure…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Five
The cost for these upgrades, as revealed to the Town Council earlier this month, was shockingly high…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Four
Architect’s rendering of the Pagosa Springs Medical Center Outpatient Wing that opened its doors in 2017…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Three
“I still don’t quite understand it, but in about a year, you’re going to be voting on TABOR and de-Brucing…”
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Two
“We know that the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing… in this county, last year, spent $22 million on healthcare. That’s a lot…”
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part One
Let’s begin with the Monday evening presentation by the PSMC officers, Rhonda Webb and Chelle Keplinger…
EDITORIAL: Conflicts of Interest at Town Hall? Part Three
Without intelligent, thoughtful government assistance, I can’t see how we will ever put a dent in our local housing crisis…
EDITORIAL: Conflicts of Interest at Town Hall? Part Two
But there was yet another “conflict of interest” evident at the March 25 meeting, which I felt compelled to bring up to the Planning Commission that evening…
EDITORIAL: Conflicts of Interest at Town Hall? Part One
The Pagosa Springs Planning Commission tabled an application for “Sketch Plan” approval last week…
EDITORIAL: A Big Fuss About Fire Hydrants, Part Four
The neighborhoods that burned in LA were not in the midst of a forest. They were normal American suburbs…
EDITORIAL: A Big Fuss About Fire Hydrants, Part Three
“I mean, we’re opening hydrants all the time, to clear out of a water line, stuff like that. We haven’t had any problems with any hydrants up to this point…”
EDITORIAL: A Big Fuss About Fire Hydrants, Part Two
“Justin, can I ask you… Is it your understanding that this is PAWSD’s responsibility?”
EDITORIAL: A Big Fuss About Fire Hydrants, Part One
Sheriff Le Roux reminded his fellow elected officials that the suppression of wildland fires, outside the Fire District, does not typically rely on fire hydrants…