To conserve water in Lake Hatcher, water is pumped 7 miles and 700 vertical feet, from a pumping station along the San Juan River south of downtown Pagosa Springs…
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 Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Four
So I was delighted to receive a phone call on Friday from Ken Levine, one of the four siblings who own the Fairway Land Trust property…
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Three
Mr. Lewis had suggested that the 300 acres under consideration might cost between $7 million and $8 million, once negotiations are completed…
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Two
The Town had submitted “over 25 letters of support” when applying for the FLP grant, according to Town Recreation Supervisor Amanda Gadomski…
Two LPEA Candidates Running to Represent Archuleta County
Two Archuleta County candidates appear on the La Plata Electric Association’s (LPEA) 2026 election ballot, running for the District 1 Board seat…
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part One
A riverfront parcel once home to Bob’s LP was purchased for $882,000 to provide better recreational access to the San Juan River…
EDITORIAL: Budget Challenges Facing Our Colorado Schools, Part Three
In the current climate of declining enrollment and rising prices, is it likely that Archuleta County voters choose to increase their property taxes by $150 million for a new school facility?
PAWSD Heading for ‘Drought Stage 1’ Watering Restrictions
“Drought conditions are such that PAWSD is encouraging customers to voluntarily reduce the amount of water they use…”
EDITORIAL: Budget Challenges Facing Our Colorado Schools, Part Two
Our existing school buildings are not overcrowded. Enrollment has been falling, and is predicted to fall further…
EDITORIAL: Budget Challenges Facing Our Colorado Schools, Part One
Enrollment numbers have quite a significance in the Colorado education industry, because our public schools are funded on a “per pupil” basis…
EDITORIAL: The Power Issues in Our Electric Future, Part Five
“We feel very confident that we have the overarching electrical capacity to serve this community…”
EDITORIAL: The Power Issues in Our Electric Future, Part Four
“Data centers… there’s a huge amount of uncertainty about what we’re actually going to see in the way of data centers…”
EDITORIAL: The Power Issues in Our Electric Future, Part Three
“Tri-State cannot hide beneath the covers and pretend that plans to produce alternative energy will simply go away if ignored….”
EDITORIAL: The Power Issues in Our Electric Future, Part Two
A simple answer seems to be: renewable energy is now more cost-effective than fossil-fuel energy, and getting ever more cost-effective as oil wells get more and more expensive to drill…
EDITORIAL: The Power Issues in Our Electric Future, Part One
Reportedly, the LPEA electrical outage yesterday was caused by construction equipment that went through a transmission line south of Pagosa Springs…
EDITORIAL: Controversial PAWSD Housing Waivers, and the 2026 Drought
At tonight’s Board meeting, the staff will discuss plans to enter Drought Stage Level 1…
EDITORIAL: Issues at Archuleta County Community Forum, Part Seven
The CWRC was officially adopted by the state government last summer, and local jurisdictions had to adopt the code by April 1…
PAWSD Announces ‘Voluntary Drought Stage’ for Pagosa Customers
Drought conditions are such that PAWSD is encouraging customers to voluntarily reduce the amount of water they use…
EDITORIAL: Issues at Archuleta County Community Forum, Part Six
According to a 2012 “Economic Impact Study”, our airport is an economic boon to the community, because the millionaires and billionaires who use the airport spend money in our county…