Author: Bill Hudson

Commissioner Medina expressed an openness in splitting any additional revenues between housing and roads…

“Well, you owe [Jack] an apology if you go that direction. We don’t need speculation, Bill. We need facts!…”

The County cannot charge “7.9%”.  The maximum allowed under state law is 6%. Commissioner Medina had to correct her fellow commissioner…

“I referred to ‘friends’ and ‘pals’ in my resignation letter. But sometimes it’s just whatever person has called the Commissioner…”

Ms. Flowers referred to her years working with former Archuleta County Commissioners Ronnie Maez and Alvin Schaaf…

“[Development Services] was my department, and everything everybody did was at my direction. If you’re upset with one of my staff, you’re actually upset with me…”

“Instead of acting with courage to protect the County, you have chosen to belittle, attack, and demonize your employees for doing the difficult work…”

“This is why we focus on following the rules explicitly. This way, we avoid being arbitrary and ensure we treat every person equally…”

“My team understands that it is a core tenet of their job to explain the rules and standards adopted by the Board that apply to their circumstance…”

Some residents might be happy if we reduced the cost of local government…

One of the tasks local governments typically take on is economic development, but it’s not always clear if they fully understand the local economy…

“According to a Placer report cited by the Pagosa Springs Sun, over 63,300 people visited Archuleta County from July 3-7, 2023…”

“The library has been awarded a DOLA grant of $840,000 for the project. The majority of fundraising has been from private individuals and foundations. No taxes have been levied for the project…”

“So as we talk about it as a group, who wants to be involved, who does not want to be involved, and there’s a large contingency who would prefer not to share their data…”

The Springs Resort recently opened the doors to its new 78-room motel, spa and restaurant, and more than a dozen new geothermal soaking pools…

The County staff had arranged numerous chairs for what was expected to be a good size audience, but as can be seen in the photo, the public turnout was rather meager…

“Our purpose is to pretty much advocate for the effective use of Lodgers Tax for visitor marketing and advertising for Archuleta County and Pagosa Springs…”