We note that, according to the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO), residents “don’t know about management efforts…”
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: A Political Dispute Over Tourism Dollars, Part Two
“And I feel like it’s very unfortunate, because here we have two organizations really working against each other…”
EDITORIAL: A Political Dispute Over Tourism Dollars, Part One
The BOCC presentation yesterday by Association members Kelly Spence and John Harper put some hard numbers to their request…
EDITORIAL: Celebrating ‘Constitution Week’ in Archuleta County, Part Four
Some might find it obvious, when reading this Amendment, that only the powers specifically written into the Constitution accrue to the federal government…
EDITORIAL: Celebrating ‘Constitution Week’ in Archuleta County, Part Three
Nevertheless, it’s still Constitution Week in Archuleta County — and across the entire country — for three more days…
EDITORIAL: Celebrating ‘Constitution Week’ in Archuleta County, Part Two
Our County Commissioners have officially urged us to study the Constitution during Constitution Week, and to reflect on our rights and responsibilities…
EDITORIAL: Celebrating ‘Constitution Week’ in Archuleta County, Part One
We would expect this from the framers of the Constitution, because they lived in a different time and with different beliefs…
EDITORIAL: Higher Taxes Coming to Cloman Industrial Park? Part Three
Every two years, we elect one or two of our County commissioners, and each newly-formed Commission talks about roads, but struggles to solve the core problem…
EDITORIAL: Higher Taxes Coming to Cloman Industrial Park? Part Two
I was told, for example, that government grants were used to install fiber optic cable throughout the Industrial Park a while back…
EDITORIAL: Higher Taxes Coming to Cloman Industrial Park? Part One
“Part of the reason for the special district is the lack of pavement in that big circle…” she stated…
EDITORIAL: Town Planning Commission Considering Developments on Sept. 8, Part Four
It looked, for a moment — about halfway through the four-hour discussion — like a majority of the Planning Commission was set to table the approval…
EDITORIAL: Town Planning Commission Considering Developments on Sept. 8, Part Three
This push by the Town Development Department to enforce a zoning density of 22 units per acre proved to be one of the main controversies on Tuesday…
EDITORIAL: Promises, Promises, Promises
We’re a few weeks away from October 2, when Colorado county clerks can begin mailing ballots to registered Colorado voters…
EDITORIAL: Town Planning Commission Considering Developments on Sept. 8, Part Two
We embrace both of these conflicting ideas, and so find ourselves often in conflict about land uses…
EDITORIAL: Thinking About the School Bond Measure, Part Four
I find myself in an awkward position, this election season. I wear a number of hats, here in my little hometown of Pagosa Springs…
EDITORIAL: Town Planning Commission Considering Developments on Sept. 8, Part One
Two proposed development projects appear on the Town of Pagosa Springs Planning Commission agenda for tonight, Tuesday, September 8…
EDITORIAL: Thinking About the School Bond Measure, Part Three
So, according to my pocket calculator, I would personally pay an additional property tax — if the proposed bonded debt is approved by voters — of $512 per year…
EDITORIAL: Thinking About the School Bond Measure, Part Two
“…AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $6,700,000 ANNUALLY TO REPAY THIS DEBT…”
EDITORIAL: Thinking About the School Bond Measure, Part One
“On September 1, the Archuleta School District Board of Education voted 5-0 to place an approximately $79.9 million bond measure on the November 2026 ballot…”