Author: Bill Hudson

Has government really gotten so bad, that three out of four adults believe government generally does the wrong thing?

You can also submit your mail ballot, or mark a ballot, today at the Pagosa Lakes Property Owners Association (PLPOA) Clubhouse, 230 Port Ave…

Sometimes the Planning Commission simply looks the other way when regulations are “interpreted” by the Town staff to allow such transgressions to take place…

“So… maybe we should entertain some more discussion.”   (Uncomfortable laughter…)

“This correspondence documents multiple procedural and constitutional defects in that hearing, including the abuse of public participation through the weaponization of citizens’ comments…”

A couple of days ago, a friend has asked me if I thought the Planning Commission would approve the Pagosa West Sketch Plan…

“Mister!” he said with a sawdusty sneeze. “I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees… I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues…”

“It takes hundreds of years for our native pines to grow to full maturity and only days to destroy the natural beauty we know and love here in Pagosa…”

“I come from a rural community as well, where people don’t necessarily rely on government to do things for us.  Which is a good thing.  But it’s also a bad thing…”

“So we’ve collected that data, and we have, I think, 34 homes that have been affected…”

“Now we’re just working with everybody and trying to get feedback from residents and find out what exactly they need from us, and where we can help…”

“I absolutely support what Build Pagosa and our CTE program are.  I think it has the potential to be an economic life line, honestly, in Pagosa…”

“Archuleta School District has the vision of providing this space and augmenting its CTE capacity. You have demonstrated good faith by investing in CTE classes…”

“So what money do we have for this?  We have raised over $4 million now for this, which has been an extraordinary effort from many different people…”

“College is not for everyone, but a career with a liveable wage should be…”

No other settlements in Archuleta County took the trouble to incorporate. We still have only one municipality in the county…

The Town’s financial advisors have estimated that this new tax will generate about $3.5 million a year, and will be paid partly by tourists…