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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: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part Three

EDITORIAL: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part Three

Posted on January 20, 2025January 21, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“Nobody else except Finance locks their door, and Finance has to lock their door, right? So those are signs of trust and confidence…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Opposition to the PLPOA Gymnasium Proposal

EDITORIAL: Opposition to the PLPOA Gymnasium Proposal

Posted on January 20, 2025January 20, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“The Board is well-meaning, and I am not calling for anyone to resign or be ousted. I just have a disagreement with the rec campus proposal…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters

FEMA Scams in Your Email

Posted on January 20, 2025January 20, 2025 by Bill Hudson

Sadly, it appears that FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell did not learn how to write standard English grammar when sending emails…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part Two

EDITORIAL: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part Two

Posted on January 17, 2025January 20, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“So it’s not about the ‘title’ for me. It’s about the confidence and trust that I have, or don’t have, in my fellow commissioners….”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part One

EDITORIAL: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part One

Posted on January 16, 2025January 17, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“So the [BOCC] Chair position as been a voted position, I think historically? But I know that it is, at times, very political…”

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EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Four

EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Four

Posted on January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 by Bill Hudson

Obviously, this issue has even caught the attention of people living outside the Pagosa Lakes subdivisions…

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EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Three

EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Three

Posted on January 14, 2025January 15, 2025 by Bill Hudson

The PLPOA leadership has had a focus, for many years now, on community health, and that focus has resulted in miles of new walking/biking paths…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Two

EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Two

Posted on January 13, 2025January 14, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“Given the current economy we are all trying to survive in, how can you consciously ask us to foot the bill for an unnecessary wish list of yours?…”

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EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part One

EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part One

Posted on January 10, 2025January 13, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“We need involvement. So I love seeing all the people here tonight…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part Three

EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part Three

Posted on January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 by Bill Hudson

It’s difficult to move forward productively, in a legal dispute, when you don’t understand the law…

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EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part Two

EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part Two

Posted on January 8, 2025September 24, 2025 by Bill Hudson

Is the Dry Gulch Reservoir still a ‘boondoggle’? Or has Climate Change changed everything?…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part One

EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part One

Posted on January 7, 2025January 8, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“Speculation” has a particularly important meaning in Colorado water law. We’re going to explore that meaning…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Seven

EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Seven

Posted on January 6, 2025January 6, 2025 by Bill Hudson

Starting in about 1980, a small set of vibrant industries were kicking the economy into second gear… and then, into third gear…

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EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Six

EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Six

Posted on January 3, 2025January 6, 2025 by Bill Hudson

In other words, in order to authentically ask “growth to pay for growth” you actually have to have a plan…

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EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Five

EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Five

Posted on January 2, 2025January 3, 2025 by Bill Hudson

It seemed to me, judging by the commissioner comments that morning, that the BOCC accepted his comments as statements of fact…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Four

EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Four

Posted on December 31, 2024January 2, 2025 by Bill Hudson

Here we have one of the issues facing a small town fire department. The challenge of finding and training volunteers…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Three

EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Three

Posted on December 30, 2024December 31, 2024 by Bill Hudson

But it seems like, no sooner are the fiscal conservatives sworn into office, then they begin to propose higher taxes and fees…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Two

EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Two

Posted on December 27, 2024January 2, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“Right now, [Fire District funding] is predominantly property-tax based…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part One

EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part One

Posted on December 26, 2024December 27, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“Previously, we had to rely on the Town and County for impact fees.  The County would have to approve it and collect it for us…”

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