The plan, still in a preliminary state, is to hire Wesley Properties LLC (or maybe Wesley Development LLC) to construct a 25,000 square-foot Administration Building…
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: High Altitude Spending, Part Two
This implies that — according to Ms. Green — we can expect to see fewer tourist in 2024 than we saw in 2019, before the COVID crisis…
EDITORIAL: High Altitude Spending, Part One
“My concern is that we have people submitting bids at such a low price, and then are going to come back to the County afterwards to ask for money to have utilities installed…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers the Near Future, Part Four
Speaking of money, our governments and special districts are now in the beginning process of defining their budgets for the 2024 fiscal year…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers the Near Future, Part Three
I’m thinking, this morning, about what essentials people need to survive in a rural town in the middle of a scenic ‘nowhere’…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers the Near Future, Part Two
Of course, a Council member’s vision for 25 years into the future may have little relationship to the community’s immediate needs…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers the Near Future, Part One
“The McCabe Creek [bridge] project is done, and now we’re left with the maintenance of the north side and the south side….”
EDITORIAL: A Letter from Alaska, Part Four
Two weeks of painting contemporary Tlingit-Indian-inspired designs on massive sheets of canvas…
EDITORIAL: A Letter from Alaska, Part Three
Twenty or so new totem poles, all across town… eight to twenty-five feet tall… of impressive artistic quality and workmanship…
EDITORIAL: A Letter from Alaska, Part Two
The amount of public Native art in Juneau, in 2023, is rather astounding…
EDITORIAL: A Letter from Alaska, Part One
My daughter Ursala Hudson had been commissioned to create the backdrops, and had enlisted members of the family to help…
EDITORIAL: County Commissioner Reimbursements Result in Ethics Complaints, Part Two
“Colorado law clearly identifies the circumstances under which a county commissioner may receive reimbursement for miles traveled in his or her personal car…”
EDITORIAL: County Commissioner Reimbursements Result in Ethics Complaints, Part One
“The Sun reported that payments began accruing the week of August 28, 2022…”
EDITORIAL: Planning for Archuleta County’s New Public Health Department, Part Three
Most of the programs that might be approved today are essentially the same programs that have been offered by San Juan Basin Public Health in recent years.
EDITORIAL: Planning for Archuleta County’s New Public Health Department, Part Two
This USDA program provides vouchers for the purchase of nutritional foods — dairy, grains, eggs, and fresh fruits and vegetables…
EDITORIAL: Planning for Archuleta County’s New Public Health Department, Part One
It was understood from the start that it would likely to cost the Archuleta County taxpayers more to operate an independent agency…
EDITORIAL: The School District Mill Levy Override Decision, Part Four
“The polling data suggests that voters trust the district to spend these dollars wisely…”
Open Letter to Archuleta County Regarding a Proposed Helipad on Terry Robinson Rd.
“We all have made significant capital investments in the properties we have purchased to live in this lifestyle…”
EDITORIAL: The School District Mill Levy Override Decision, Part Three
The elected Archuleta School District Board of Education will make the final decision about putting this measure on the November ballot…