“So we have our buyers for 2026 more or less lined out. We’ll start applying for their mortgages in January…”
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: Archuleta School District Funding 101
Local property taxes are also the source for repaying the school district’s General Obligation Bond debt for capital projects…
EDITORIAL: Walking in Quick-Drying Cement, Part Four
“What I do hope makes our entire community excited is a new school for our students to attend — safer, healthier, has better learning environments, that helps us retain teachers…”
EDITORIAL: Walking in Quick-Drying Cement, Part Three
At the conclusion of last night’s meeting, ASD Superintendent Rick Holt noted that the School Board will be charged with making the final decision…
EDITORIAL: Walking in Quick-Drying Cement, Part Two
The discussion concerned future decisions by the two Boards — and ultimately, by Archuleta County voters — about the best way to provide safe, functional school buildings…
EDITORIAL: Walking in Quick-Drying Cement, Part One
This morning, I’m thinking of some different analogies for “walking in wet cement…”
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part Five
Gilpin County voters approved a Lodgers Tax increase to 6%, to be used for child care, housing, and public infrastructure…
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part Four
“Then I guess my second question is, if funding were available, and you received it, would this be a yearly ask…?”
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part Three
Apparently, there is a “pie” that Mr. Hensle and the Association would like a “piece” of…
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part Two
Last year, the County collected about $450,000 in Lodgers Tax revenues, and handed it over the the Tourism Board and VisitPagosaSprings.com…
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part One
Expectations can be a wonderful thing, so long as you don’t take them too seriously…
EDITORIAL: Scrubbing Dirty Dishes in Government Kitchens, Part Two
“I would really like to have some sort of meaning from working towards a goal or cause that betters humanity as a whole…”
ELECTION RESULTS: Archuleta County, Nov. 4
Voters living within the Town of Pagosa Springs voted overwhelmingly — 76% in favor — to create a new 1% sales tax…
EDITORIAL: Scrubbing Dirty Dishes in Government Kitchens, Part One
Has government really gotten so bad, that three out of four adults believe government generally does the wrong thing?
EDITORIAL: The 2025 Election, Tuesday, November 4
You can also submit your mail ballot, or mark a ballot, today at the Pagosa Lakes Property Owners Association (PLPOA) Clubhouse, 230 Port Ave…
EDITORIAL: Controversial ‘Pagosa West’ Subdivision Subject to Public Hearing, Part Six
Sometimes the Planning Commission simply looks the other way when regulations are “interpreted” by the Town staff to allow such transgressions to take place…
EDITORIAL: Controversial ‘Pagosa West’ Subdivision Subject to Public Hearing, Part Five
“So… maybe we should entertain some more discussion.” (Uncomfortable laughter…)
EDITORIAL: Controversial ‘Pagosa West’ Subdivision Subject to Public Hearing, Part Four
“This correspondence documents multiple procedural and constitutional defects in that hearing, including the abuse of public participation through the weaponization of citizens’ comments…”
EDITORIAL: Controversial ‘Pagosa West’ Subdivision Subject to Public Hearing, Part Three
A couple of days ago, a friend has asked me if I thought the Planning Commission would approve the Pagosa West Sketch Plan…