Back in 2022, the Pagosa Springs Planning Department was searching for new ideas for solving the housing problem they had helped to create…
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.
Archuleta County Primary Election Results
Primary election voters in Archuleta County selected Republican Randy Betts to appear on the November election ballots…
EDITORIAL: Can Archuleta County Save Itself? Part Three
In her 2020 Glamour magazine interview, environmental activist Erin Brockovich spoke about “stick-to-itiveness” as a framework for making change happen…
EDITORIAL: Can Archuleta County Save Itself? Part Two
About 20 local leaders attended the initial January 22 Work Group meeting. Fewer than ten were in attendance on the evening of June 25, the most recent meeting of the committee…
EDITORIAL: Can Archuleta County Save Itself? Part One
When we view the canyons carved over countless eons by the Colorado River, it’s hard to imagine the amount of water required to bring about such a massive excavation project…
EDITORIAL: Colorado 150 vs. America 250
On August 1, 2026, an unknown number of people will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of Colorado’s statehood…
EDITORIAL: Can Everybody Just Get Along? Part Two
But Archuleta County is no longer a rural ranching community. It merely “looks like” a rural ranching community…
EDITORIAL: Can Everybody Just Get Along? Part One
I’m thinking about this problem — which I don’t actually view as a problem — because I attended a couple of government meetings on Tuesday…
EDITORIAL: Some Very Expensive Mistakes, Part Five
As I mentioned, practically everything about this proposed development is still unknown…
EDITORIAL: Some Very Expensive Mistakes, Part Four
Tonight, at 5:30pm, the Town Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposal to develop yet another subdivision…
EDITORIAL: Some Very Expensive Mistakes, Part Three
Last week, at the June 16 Town Council meeting, Town Manager David Harris asked the Council to approve additional expenditures to keep the pipeline functioning…
EDITORIAL: Some Very Expensive Mistakes, Part Two
“For the estimated amount of water needed based on the conceptual plan, we expect approximately 58,420 gallons per day…”
EDITORIAL: Some Very Expensive Mistakes, Part One
“The whole point is, it’s got to be synergistic with the residential, and with the commercial. It’s something that Pagosa has never seen…”
EDITORIAL: Archuleta School Board Wonders How You Would Vote, Part Four
We’ve seen evidence that the Archuleta County community supports our public schools, in particular through the creation of the Mill Levy Override in 2018…
Pagosa Springs Cancels July 4th Fireworks Display
The Town entered Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on June 6, but had been waiting to make a decision about the fireworks until the last possible minute…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta School Board Wonders How You Would Vote, Part Three
The government debt for the proposed PreK-8 school facility on Vista Boulevard has been estimated at about $220 million… if it were financed by general obligation bonds…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta School Board Wonders How You Would Vote, Part Two
At the regular meeting of the School Board on June 3, PPOS school director Emily Murphy explained her school’s need for upgrades…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta School Board Wonders How You Would Vote, Part One
ASD could go to the voters this coming November, asking them to fund the entire $220 million bond issue, funded by a local property tax increase…
EDITORIAL: The Mystery of Project 102, Revealed? Part Two
In bankruptcy cases, a stalking-horse bid refers to a deal with a potential buyer that is hidden from the public, creditors, and the courts…