When the SJBPH district was formed in 1947, the population of Archuleta County consisted of about 3,000 rural residents…
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: The Once and Future Public Health Department, Part Three
“We can have some very serious debates and disagreements about public health issues, but we can’t as the La Plata Board of County Commissioners let this go on much longer…”
EDITORIAL: The Once and Future Public Health Department, Part Two
“While in all honesty, the disagreements between the two counties were certainly exacerbated by the pandemic, these problems date back… many years…”
EDITORIAL: The Once and Future Public Health Department, Part One
The Archuleta BOCC and the La Plata BOCC each voted on November 15 to approve an orderly dissolution of the San Juan Basin Public Health district…
EDITORIAL: Concerns About the Town’s Workforce Housing Plans, Part Six
We were probably justified in laughing out loud, except it was not actually funny…
EDITORIAL: Concerns About the Town’s Workforce Housing Plans, Part Five
On Mr. Clark’s recommendation, the Town Council directed Mr. Scharton to bring back a new pro forma, showing a cash flow model based on 5% and 7% vacancy rates…
EDITORIAL: Concerns About the Town’s Workforce Housing Plans, Part Four
“Due to change in scope and focus on sites, the Town has paid $458k in pre-development fees and costs…”
EDITORIAL: Concerns About the Town’s Workforce Housing Plans, Part Three
Let’s consider, in some detail, Ms. Phillips’ comment about “what rental rates [the Council members] want to hit…”
EDITORIAL: Concerns About the Town’s Workforce Housing Plans, Part Two
The public, who will ultimately be subsidizing this housing project with their taxes, had learned very little about the financial details of the project…
EDITORIAL: Concerns About the Town’s Workforce Housing Plans, Part One
Some of us, who have been following the workforce housing negotiations, have concerns…
Joint Meeting Tomorrow Will Discuss Dry Gulch Lease Extension
The two Boards will be discussing and sharing documents related to a proposed extension of the Weber family mining and ranching lease…
EDITORIAL: How to Win a Tax Increase in Pagosa Springs, Part Two
During the Ballot Issue 1A campaign, local activist Glenn Walsh ran some half-page ads in the weekly Pagosa Springs SUN…
EDITORIAL: How to Win a Tax Increase in Pagosa Springs, Part One
We note, in particular, Ballot Issue 5A, the Archuleta School District mill levy override, supported by 61% of the voting taxpayers…
ELECTION RESULTS: Veronica Medina, Mike Le Roux Win County Jobs; Sales Tax Increase Fails
These results are still unofficial. Statewide, we are still waiting for results from some counties, as of 3:30am Wednesday…
EDITORIAL: The Past and Future ‘East Village’, Part Two
The photo shows the Archuleta Family house in Pagosa’s East Village, the once-residential neighborhood along Pagosa Street (aka Highway 160) east of the Middle School…
EDITORIAL: The Past and Future ‘East Village’, Part One
“The East Village area should maintain the traditional development patterns established by original residential uses in this neighborhood while accommodating adaptive reuse…”
EDITORIAL: Financial Blessings Bestowed Upon the Archuleta Senior Center, Part Three
I borrowed the photo, showing an elderly couple celebrating the creation of a salad in their kitchen, from the Archuleta Seniors Inc. website…
EDITORIAL: Vote Like Your Future Depends on It… and Mine
The amount of influence we have — that you and I have — to determine how our governing boards spend our tax money, is rather limited…
EDITORIAL: Financial Blessings Bestowed Upon the Archuleta Senior Center, Part Two
The request, to the Council, had essentially two parts…