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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 Trip Through Bureaucratic Hell, Part One

EDITORIAL: A Trip Through Bureaucratic Hell, Part One

Posted on May 8, 2025May 9, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“So, I think some of you may have heard me say this in the last month, but I’m tired of being the test dummy for DOLA…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Seven

EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Seven

Posted on May 7, 2025May 7, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“Collins and a client developer from Aspen created the Special District Association in 1975.  By 1981, they got the legislature to completely re-write Title 32 and the modern metro district for developers was born….”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Brutta Figura

EDITORIAL: Brutta Figura

Posted on May 7, 2025May 7, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“Oh, I see, They can’t take a joke? You don’t mean the Catholics, you mean the fake news media? No, the Catholics loved it…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Six

EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Six

Posted on May 6, 2025May 7, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“There are almost 2,000 metro districts in Colorado exhibiting the same abuses — with different numbers — but always the same abuses…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Five

EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Five

Posted on May 5, 2025May 6, 2025 by Bill Hudson

And who, exactly, would pay for those “extraordinary public benefits”?  The developers? Or mill-levy-burdened future property owners?…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Four

EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Four

Posted on May 2, 2025May 5, 2025 by Bill Hudson

The purple subdivision, and the dark blue subdivision, were financed with metro district schemes, and pay an additional mill levy…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
Updated PAWSD Election Information

Updated PAWSD Election Information

Posted on May 1, 2025May 1, 2025 by Bill Hudson

Given the possibility that ballots mailed now might not arrive in Lakewood by May 6, some voters have inquired about returning the ballots locally…

Posted in Community
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Three

EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Three

Posted on May 1, 2025May 2, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“Does the community benefit… from providing a conduit for the developer’s financing? Does the future homeowner see a lower unit cost because of the lower interest rate?…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Two

EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Two

Posted on April 30, 2025May 1, 2025 by Bill Hudson

I’m not saying that Mr. Cole was purposely trying to confuse the Council and Planning Commission members with details, while basically ignoring the central question…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part One

EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part One

Posted on April 29, 2025April 30, 2025 by Bill Hudson

The discussion is also related to a common American business practice: using other people’s money to make oneself richer…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Six

EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Six

Posted on April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“Many housing advocates have begun eyeing mobile homes as a solution to the country’s housing shortage — after some key protections are enacted, that is…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Five

EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Five

Posted on April 25, 2025April 28, 2025 by Bill Hudson

A House is Not Always a Home. The reverse may also be true: A Home is Not Always a House…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Four

EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Four

Posted on April 24, 2025April 28, 2025 by Bill Hudson

In particular, the Town and County governments made a concerted effort to discourage new mobile home parks…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Three

EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Three

Posted on April 23, 2025April 28, 2025 by Bill Hudson

The housing crisis is not hitting everyone in the same way….

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Two

EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part Two

Posted on April 22, 2025May 15, 2025 by Bill Hudson

The classification being sought takes some explaining. I hope you can bear with me…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part One

EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part One

Posted on April 21, 2025April 22, 2025 by Bill Hudson

We knew about this problem 20 years ago, when the Town and County hired a different consulting firm — Economic and Planning Systems — to produce a Housing Needs Study…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Eleven

EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Eleven

Posted on April 18, 2025April 18, 2025 by Bill Hudson

Also previously noted, the Archuleta School District will hold a meeting of the Master Plan Advisory Committee (MPAC) next Monday, April 21…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Ten

EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Ten

Posted on April 17, 2025April 18, 2025 by Bill Hudson

From what I hear around town, the citizenry of Pagosa Springs have become unusually interested in the pending changes to our community…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
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