“About $80–$100 million is needed to fix the aging pipes, build a new wastewater treatment facility, maintain the existing forced main for redundancy, and make other facility repairs and upgrades…”
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: With Liberty and Justice for All, Part Four
Recently, the Town of Pagosa Springs has been dealing with a subdivision proposal from a company called ArenaLabs LLC…
EDITORIAL: With Liberty and Justice for All, Part Three
“And say, finally, whether peace is best preserved by giving energy to the government — or information to the people…”
EDITORIAL: With Liberty and Justice for All, Part Two
The colonists didn’t embrace ‘unlimited individual freedom’, but rather personal liberty within a framework of law, an accepted moral order, and ‘the common good’ of the community…
EDITORIAL: With Liberty and Justice for All, Part One
Here in Pagosa Springs, our elected leaders begin their official deliberations with a recitation of the ‘Pledge of Allegiance’…
EDITORIAL: The Uncertain Future of Our County Roads… Part Four
“But it’s pretty clear in the case law on governmental immunity, that counties have the discretion to chose what level of maintenance is appropriate…”
SEWER SYSTEM EMERGENCY: Warning Sent to Downtown Residents
“We urgently need community-wide support to minimize stress on the wastewater system until repairs can be made..”
EDITORIAL: The Uncertain Future of Our County Roads… Part Three
The option? Live with substandard neighborhood roads and poorly-maintained arterial roads, into the foreseeable future…?
PHOTO ESSAY: Flag Day in Pagosa Springs, 2025
One of the organizers was counting the marchers as they passed, and the total I heard later suggested that the crowd had numbered over 500 participants…
EDITORIAL: The Uncertain Future of Our County Roads… Part Two
50 years later, the maintenance problems have only become worse, in spite of millions of tax dollars spent…
Apparent Arson at the Old Archuleta County Courthouse
Crews entered the structure and successfully contained and extinguished the fire, which was limited to two office areas on the first and second floors…
EDITORIAL: The Uncertain Future of Our County Roads… Part One
“We started to inform the neighborhoods of the County’s policies, and advised them to establish their HOA associations or, in some cases, metro districts…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Decides Not to Adopt a Metro District Policy, Part Two
“My main concern with metro districts, in general, is that we already have a subdivision that is not filled out. Why would we be subsidizing another development?…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Decides Not to Adopt a Metro District Policy, Part One
“I applaud the Council for taking the time to learn about the risks associated with metro districts…”
EDITORIAL: Water Districts Hear Reservoir Proposal at Special Meeting, Part Six
President Jones presented what I felt was a reasonably accurate history of the Dry Gulch Reservoir project…
EDITORIAL: Water Districts Hear Reservoir Proposal at Special Meeting, Part Five
Is SJWCD really interested in “a cooperative planning effort”? We don’t have much evidence yet that such is the case…
EDITORIAL: Water Districts Hear Reservoir Proposal at Special Meeting, Part Four
How will Mr. Fricke and his company, Zipper Valley Ranch LLC, make a profit from the proposal?
EDITORIAL: Water Districts Hear Reservoir Proposal at Special Meeting, Part Three
Zipper Valley is proposing a reservoir sized at about 3,000 acre feet rather than 11,000 acre feet. This size might have multiple benefits for the project…
COFFEEHOUSE NIGHT: Live Music, Coffee and Community Tonight at Pagosa Peak Open School
Your $10 donation includes complimentary coffee, tea and snacks, and supports Pagosa’s district-authorized tuition-free charter school…