Author: Bill Hudson

“What’s the deal with this property you’re trying to buy down by the Circle K? Why do you need to buy a piece of junk like that?”

“What was not mentioned in the application is that [Mr. Lucero] is fifth generation, and more importantly, on his mother’s side, is the namesake: Archuleta…”

The tourism industry is now tasked not just with “selling” our communities, but also preserving some vestiges of why locals choose to live here…

“And I know that we are the ones who make the decision, but I feel like it would be prudent of us to get a financial advisor, to show us what the cost would be…”

“So if we start to look at those segments, and start to maximize those types of visitors, we can quiet that noise with all the visitors creating all the negative impact….”

But you can’t properly maintain 500 miles of road with a small population scattered over 1,000 square miles.  The tax base is simply too small…

“The efforts to recall Commissioner Veronica Medina took the work of many volunteers from employees of the county, to longtime residents, to local business owners…”

“I have an affinity for data analysis. I love looking at data and trends. I use it in my day-to-day operations at The Springs Resort…”

I’ve been following, and writing about, the Town Tourism Committee — later to become the Pagosa Springs Area Tourism Board — since about 2006…

In the spring of 1894, the Pullman railroad car manufacturing company had pushed its workforce into despair, following the Panic of 1883…

For me, this question turns on one particular section of one particular Colorado statute…

The room fairly exploded with rude comments from members of the audience, directed at Ms. Suh and Ms. Springer…

Reclaim Archuleta had invited Commissioner Medina to be present at the presentation to answer questions.  Commissioner Medina had, in turn, invited County Attorney Todd Weaver to attend the presentation…

Developers sometimes use phrases like “middle income” and “missing middle” to disguise the fact that they are actually serving higher income households…

The sales pitch seems to be, “If the County becomes our anchor tenant, then we promise to build some workforce housing on the parcel next door…”

We sometimes envision private, for-profit businesses keeping the American economy going.  In fact, here in Pagosa Springs, most of the best paid employees are working for local governments…

“Colorado House Bill 24-1300 proposed to create a mandatory wildfire certification program. From my cheap seats, I see this as similar to the septic transfer process…”