The final version of the San Juan Basin Public Health COVID dashboard was posted on December 8…
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.
Town Citizens Encouraged to Run for Town Council Seats
Three at-large council seats with 4-year terms will be on the ballot, and nomination petition packets are available for circulation beginning January 2, 2024…
EDITORIAL: A Few Things Happened in 2023, Part Two
“This relationship that we’ve formed is very, very important on how the Upper Basin moves as a collective,” said Lorelei Cloud…
EDITORIAL: A Few Things Happened in 2023, Part One
I spent some time online, yesterday, watching a Zoom webinar from two years ago, recorded during the peak of the COVID crisis…
EDITORIAL: Yes, Virginia, There is a Town Planning Commission
“Planning Commission meeting 12/26/23 is cancelled. The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Tuesday January 16, 2024…”
EDITORIAL: The Smell of Hot Springs Water, Part Two
“The thing that has bothered me about that [geothermal] asset, is that we’ve just been going along, and not thinking about it very strategically…”
EDITORIAL: The Smell of Hot Springs Water, Part One
“So, I think we have a valuable commodity here, and we’re not serving our utility well if we don’t increase the rates like we did for everyone else….”
EDITORIAL: Higher PAWSD Fees Coming Down the Pike?
The proposed fee increases on the wastewater side are much more severe…
EDITORIAL: First Unofficial Meeting of the Archuleta County Board of Health, Part Two
In another part of the budget, it appeared that ACPHD would be spending $684,000 more than they had coming in, in revenue…
EDITORIAL: First Unofficial Meeting of the Archuleta County Board of Health, Part One
“Local public health agencies are required by the state of Colorado to complete a Community Health Assessment every five years…”
EDITORIAL: ‘Playground for the People’ Awarded $688,000 Grant
“We tried to remain really aware of that concept, that everyone had a voice, and trying to get input from the quietest person in the room….”
EDITORIAL: The Ninja Warrior Housing Challenge, Part Three
The Town government already knew, in 2007, that housing was becoming a serious problem…
EDITORIAL: The Ninja Warrior Housing Challenge, Part Two
“To ensure designs are unique, correctly priced, and can be replicated in locations throughout the region, PSCDC will award an initial $5,000 design stipend…”
EDITORIAL: The Ninja Warrior Housing Challenge, Part One
“Affordability is paramount to the success of this community project, and PSCDC will provide multiple economic incentives to help reduce costs…”
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Assessor Explains the Property Tax Reductions
“So this work now is just a band-aid on a big open wound.” She laughed…
EDITORIAL: Habitat and LPEA Cooperate to Electrify Everything, Part Two
“You can’t simply push power back into the grid. Power has qualities to it, right? We need 60 Hertz out of it; we need a certain voltage out of it…”
Pagosa Restaurant Owners Hear About the Food Safety ‘Hand-off’
“You will get your letter and your invoice at the same time, so you will see exactly what you’re being charged for…”
EDITORIAL : All We are Saying… is Give Peace a Chance, Part Three
In some cases, a rule or law may have been created to define acceptable behavior, and although no actual person was harmed, the rule was violated…
EDITORIAL: Habitat and LPEA Cooperate to Electrify Everything, Part One
“As long as we can move forward without negatively affecting one of those three key points, that’s what we consider beneficial electrification…”