After more than 20 years of court battles over the proposed development, the Village at Wolf Creek appeared to be dead in the water. Or rather, dead in the wilderness…
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 Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part One
The future of downtown Pagosa Springs is surprisingly bright and flourishing, to judge from the April 18 meeting of the Pagosa Springs Town Council…
EDITORIAL: Fixing the Potholes on North Pagosa Boulevard
Maybe a temporary fix is all we can expect…
EDITORIAL: A Tribute to the Beatles, for Education
Since opening its doors in September 2017, Pagosa Peak Open School has grown into an intimate K-8 school, operating in a large former office building…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers $850,000 Property Purchase, Part Four
About half an hour into the meeting, the Council began discussing the ‘second reading’ of Ordinance 1004…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers $850,000 Property Purchase, Part Three
“Do you have a list of which building you want to retain up there, or do we have an option on that?”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers $850,000 Property Purchase, Part Two
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…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers $850,000 Property Purchase, Part One
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…
EDITORIAL: CDOT Rejects Bid for Downtown Highway Reconstruction
“We’re excited about this news, because it’s a big opportunity to answer a bunch of the unanswered questions…”
EDITORIAL: Fear and Loathing, and the Proposed Highway 160 Reconstruction, Part Four
“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..”
EDITORIAL: Fear and Loathing, and the Proposed Highway 160 Reconstruction, Part Three
“I understand livelihoods are going to be affected. I understand businesses are going to be affected. I really do…”
EDITORIAL: Fear and Loathing, and the Proposed Highway 160 Reconstruction, Part Two
“We’re talking hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of dollars for the downtown businesses who will lose a significant amount of revenue…”
EDITORIAL: Fear and Loathing, and the Proposed Highway 160 Reconstruction, Part One
“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…”
EDITORIAL: How to Recycle a County Road, Part Three
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…
Pagosa Rock Band ‘Ragwater’ Hosting Album Release Party This Saturday
The community celebration takes place this Saturday, April 13. Doors will open at 7pm; music kicks off at 8pm…
EDITORIAL: How to Recycle a County Road, Part Two
“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…”
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County as a Sanctuary County… or Not… Part Four
“We can hear from our constituents, too. They have our phone numbers; they have our email addresses. They can send us their opinions…”
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County as a Sanctuary County… or Not… Part Three
“Archuleta County encourages willing and interested county residents to volunteer, donate essential items, or contribute to the Newcomer Fund…”
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County as a Sanctuary County… or Not… Part Two
“The public safety of Archuleta County residents is our utmost concern and priority…”