Is the real estate roller coaster ride over? And the water treatment roller coaster just beginning?
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.
Archuleta BOCC to Consider Health Department Committees at Special Meeting, Monday Feb. 6
“The Board of County Commissioners requested citizens to apply to be on a committee to develop the structure, regulations and programs for the new health department…”
EDITORIAL: The Weight of Water, Part Six
Some nutrient pollution comes from wastewater treatment plants, where it can be easily measured, and potentially regulated…
Board Candidates Sought for Local Government Districts
Self-nominations must be submitted by February 24, for all special districts…
EDITORIAL: The Weight of Water, Part Five
Unless we had a technological revolution? For example, what if the entire community went back to using outhouses?
EDITORIAL: The Weight of Water, Part Four
While I was growing up, my family never owned a 500 Series wall phone, preferring the standard desktop model. In black…..
EDITORIAL: The Weight of Water, Part Three
A significant portion of last night’s meeting dealt with upgrades to the PAWSD wastewater treatment facility…
EDITORIAL: The Weight of Water, Part Two
My friend Glenn Walsh and I had published this monthly magazine for about 11 months, back in 2010, with my daughter Ursala handling the graphic design…
EDITORIAL: The Weight of Water, Part One
Yes, there will be a public hearing on rate increases. And a public hearing on a rather large loan for the Vista Wastewater Treatment Plant…
EDITORIAL: The Ugly Things We Put on Our Roofs, Part Four
As a Daily Post reader suggested yesterday in an email, we don’t know if the $100,000 figure is an accurate estimate. We only know it’s the number the County has publicly claimed…
EDITORIAL: The Ugly Things We Put on Our Roofs, Part Three
Because I think of myself as a person with a sense of humor, I snapped a couple of additional rooftop photos while touring the town with my camera…
EDITORIAL: The Ugly Things We Put on Our Roofs, Part Two
Maybe some of our Daily Post readers have found these rooftop devices and antennas to be infuriating?
EDITORIAL: The Ugly Things We Put on Our Roofs, Part One
Last Tuesday, the BOCC passed a resolution that will presumably permit certain unsightly mechanical objects on the roof of the County Courthouse to be seen by the public, in perpetuity…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Fumbling the Health Department Ball?
“How many applications have we received?”
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Nine
That’s just the nature of taxes. You pay… knowing that someone else might get more of the direct benefit. Or less of the direct benefit…
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Eight
And while we’re on the topic of 10%, we might mention that Wheat Ridge voters have imposed a 10% tax on STR rentals…
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Seven
Community Development Director Pam Flowers explained that, due to the current housing crisis, a fair number of full-time residents are living year-round in RVs…
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Six
A rather different tax arrangement was established in Estes Park, Colorado, a popular summer resort and the location of the headquarters for Rocky Mountain National Park…
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Five
“The City has adopted Short-Term Rental (STR) Regulations to… preserve the character and ambiance of neighborhoods within the City; prevent adverse impacts attributable to short-term rentals…”