Author: Bill Hudson

The Town Council was told, at their previous meetings, that Bob Goodman wished to have his property purchased by our municipal government and put to some type of public use…

The ordinance would allocate $850,000 of taxpayer revenue from the Town’s General Fund to the purchase of about 12 acres of mostly (but not entirely) vacant property…

“We’re excited about this news, because it’s a big opportunity to answer a bunch of the unanswered questions…”

“Anyone who has ordered any kind of construction here in Pagosa, you can get your bid now, and I can guarantee you won’t see the work done until next spring..”

“I understand livelihoods are going to be affected. I understand businesses are going to be affected. I really do…”

“We’re talking hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of dollars for the downtown businesses who will lose a significant amount of revenue…”

“I understand that puts us at the beginning of the summer tourist season, but mostly likely, they are not going to just come in and rip up half the highway, and disturb everything right away…”

To learn more about Dustrol, I watched a 30-minute video shared by the National Center for Pavement Preservation, established by Michigan State University in 2003…

“The cost saving on that is huge. We’re looking at doing 8.2 miles total in the county this year, using the vendor that does this in this area…”

“We can hear from our constituents, too. They have our phone numbers; they have our email addresses. They can send us their opinions…”

“Archuleta County encourages willing and interested county residents to volunteer, donate essential items, or contribute to the Newcomer Fund…”

“The public safety of Archuleta County residents is our utmost concern and priority…”

The resolution discussed yesterday, meanwhile, also suggests a effort to protect Archuleta County citizen, but not against gun violence…

On March 22, the Board of Directors at Pagosa Peak Open School left the school’s upstairs meeting room and convened behind closed doors…

The PSCDC and the BOCC have been working hand-in-hand to create new, lower-priced housing in the Trails and Chris Mountain subdivisions at the west end of town…

“I’m going to shift gears for just a second, to my second topic today, which is… the Department of Housing has the grant that I am applying for…”

The next issue brought up by Ms. Lashbrooke concerned money. A request, for a promise from the BOCC…

“Once we sell these homes, we’re out of the picture. And that’s why we want to work with the Housing Authority to take them on…”