Sadly, it appears that FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell did not learn how to write standard English grammar when sending emails…
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: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part Two
“So it’s not about the ‘title’ for me. It’s about the confidence and trust that I have, or don’t have, in my fellow commissioners….”
EDITORIAL: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part One
“So the [BOCC] Chair position as been a voted position, I think historically? But I know that it is, at times, very political…”
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Four
Obviously, this issue has even caught the attention of people living outside the Pagosa Lakes subdivisions…
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Three
The PLPOA leadership has had a focus, for many years now, on community health, and that focus has resulted in miles of new walking/biking paths…
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Two
“Given the current economy we are all trying to survive in, how can you consciously ask us to foot the bill for an unnecessary wish list of yours?…”
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part One
“We need involvement. So I love seeing all the people here tonight…”
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part Three
It’s difficult to move forward productively, in a legal dispute, when you don’t understand the law…
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part Two
Is the Dry Gulch Reservoir still a ‘boondoggle’? Or has Climate Change changed everything?…
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part One
“Speculation” has a particularly important meaning in Colorado water law. We’re going to explore that meaning…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Seven
Starting in about 1980, a small set of vibrant industries were kicking the economy into second gear… and then, into third gear…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Six
In other words, in order to authentically ask “growth to pay for growth” you actually have to have a plan…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Five
It seemed to me, judging by the commissioner comments that morning, that the BOCC accepted his comments as statements of fact…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Four
Here we have one of the issues facing a small town fire department. The challenge of finding and training volunteers…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Three
But it seems like, no sooner are the fiscal conservatives sworn into office, then they begin to propose higher taxes and fees…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Two
“Right now, [Fire District funding] is predominantly property-tax based…”
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part One
“Previously, we had to rely on the Town and County for impact fees. The County would have to approve it and collect it for us…”
EDITORIAL: The Christmas Box, 2024
I set myself some rules. No gift could cost more than $5. I would avoid gifts suitable for a traditional Christmas stocking. ‘Stupid’ and ‘silly’ was preferable, but ‘useful’ was permissible…