With the increased property valuations, Archuleta County taxpayers will probably foot about 63% of the school funding next year. That’s a 26% increase…
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: Town Manager Andrea Phillips Submits Her Resignation
“I anticipate my last day with the Town of Pagosa Springs to be August 4, 2023. Following that, I anticipate spending more time caring for family in Tucson, AZ and moving back to Mancos, CO…”
EDITORIAL: Dealing with the Property Valuation Increases, Part Three
Unfortunately, the County does not provide us with any facts, or any reasons why we might vote “Yes”… or “No”…
EDITORIAL: Dealing with the Property Valuation Increases, Part Two
We don’t yet know how many appeals might be filed by the July 15 deadline…
EDITORIAL: Dealing with the Property Valuation Increases, Part One
“I think it’s a job that we were voted in to do, and it’s our responsibility to do it…”
EDITORIAL: A Trip to Washington DC, Part Three
As mentioned before, Chilkat robes are traditionally, among the Indians of the Northwest Coast, ceremonial regalia…
EDITORIAL: Gifts of Public Land… or Not… Part Three
My hat is off to the PMPP staff of volunteers, for keeping this project alive for nearly 10 years. They’ve put in an astonishing amount of unpaid effort into their winter programs…
EDITORIAL: A Trip to Washington DC, Part Two
Lily and Ursala had learned a particular style of weaving from their mother, Clarissa Rizal, who was herself a fairly renowned weaver and weaving teacher…
EDITORIAL: Gifts of Public Land… or Not… Part Two
Ms. Peters noted that Seeds currently loses money on each enrolled student, so the school will be attempting to raise funds to create an endowment…
EDITORIAL: A Trip to Washington DC, Part One
Lily and Ursala — my two daughters — had been invited to Washington DC to participate with four other contemporary American Indian artists in a show entitled, “Sharing Honors and Burdens”…
EDITORIAL: Gifts of Public Land… or Not… Part One
“We’ve worked with the Commissioners; we’ve had conversations with them about this; and I hate to do an ‘about-face’ on this now…”
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Proposes BOCC Redistricting Map
“In no event shall there be more than five percent deviation between the most populous and the least populous district in each county…”
EDITORIAL: Property Value Trend Lines
Computer intelligence has developed to a point where we no longer think to question it…
EDITORIAL: Citizen Petition Cites Poor Road Maintenance on Cat Creek Road, Part Two
All of the testimony painted a picture of a poorly-maintained county road…
EDITORIAL: Opportunities to Work Together, on Problems… Part Four
PAWSD is moving ahead with engineering and planning for a (potentially $15 million?) upgrade to the Vista Treatment Plant…
EDITORIAL: Citizen Petition Cites Poor Road Maintenance on Cat Creek Road, Part One
“It would seem that bringing equipment back and forth for light spot-grading is not an effective use of time or resources…”
EDITORIAL: Opportunities to Work Together, on Problems… Part Three
In the spring of 2011, it appeared that the Town had the financing in hand to build a new treatment facility…. because Jim Isgar had pulled some political strings…
EDITORIAL: Opportunities to Work Together, on Problems… Part Two
Pagosa wastewater customers will pay for those upgrades, unless the federal government or state government decides to help out…