Author: Bill Hudson

I wasn’t here in 1969, when Aspen Springs was platted, but the story I’ve heard is that the original developers put in absolutely horrible roads…

“How much are we spending on that ethics violation?… I think we’re at $35,000 already, and it’s grown.  Who’s recommendation was that?”

But I am sympathetic to the people driving on substandard roads in Pagosa Lakes.  Is there a better way to fund the necessary road maintenance?

“I’ve lived in that house for 43 years now. And in those 43 years, the roads have never been touched, where I’m at…”

The crisis is painfully apparent here in Pagosa Springs, with workforce families struggling to find affordable shelter…

Last year, that wastewater CIF had been $1,179 per EU (Equivalent Unit). The fee is now $15,697, and will increase further, probably this month…

Would everyone benefit if the two separate sanitation districts were consolidated into a single district? Another question under consideration…

I am thinking about some instances where local governments, businesses, and non-profits are showing signs of cooperative effort, perhaps around issues that were previously divisive…

What type of foot traffic can we expect at First Street, if a bridge is constructed there?

When I visited the site of the proposed pedestrian bridge last week, I found an area on the river bank where the earth had been disturbed…

The future of downtown Pagosa Springs is surprisingly bright and flourishing, to judge from the April 18 meeting of the Pagosa Springs Town Council…

Maybe a temporary fix is all we can expect…

About half an hour into the meeting, the Council began discussing the ‘second reading’ of Ordinance 1004…

“Do you have a list of which building you want to retain up there, or do we have an option on that?”

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…”