Author: Bill Hudson

“Given the current economy we are all trying to survive in, how can you consciously ask us to foot the bill for an unnecessary wish list of yours?…”

“We need involvement. So I love seeing all the people here tonight…”

It’s difficult to move forward productively, in a legal dispute, when you don’t understand the law…

Is the Dry Gulch Reservoir still a ‘boondoggle’? Or has Climate Change changed everything?…

“Speculation” has a particularly important meaning in Colorado water law. We’re going to explore that meaning…

Starting in about 1980, a small set of vibrant industries were kicking the economy into second gear… and then, into third gear…

In other words, in order to authentically ask “growth to pay for growth” you actually have to have a plan…

It seemed to me, judging by the commissioner comments that morning, that the BOCC accepted his comments as statements of fact…

Here we have one of the issues facing a small town fire department. The challenge of finding and training volunteers…

But it seems like, no sooner are the fiscal conservatives sworn into office, then they begin to propose higher taxes and fees…

“Right now, [Fire District funding] is predominantly property-tax based…”

“Previously, we had to rely on the Town and County for impact fees.  The County would have to approve it and collect it for us…”

I set myself some rules.  No gift could cost more than $5.  I would avoid gifts suitable for a traditional Christmas stocking.  ‘Stupid’ and ‘silly’ was preferable, but ‘useful’ was permissible…

One issue that stirs the imagination of advisors to President-elect Donald Trump concerns changes to the nation’s clocks…

I take those facts as an indication of the public’s interest in the Running Iron Ranch issue…

The WSCWG volunteers concluded, after a year of research, that the Dry Gulch Reservoir was not a good idea, and was not necessary…

Several people had signed up to address the commissioners on the subject of vacant land purchases — or, alternately, on the subject of collaborating with the Archuleta School District…

“So my next phase was to provide some educational outreach about some pros and cons of different water supply options… of no reservoir, or a reservoir, or alternatives to a reservoir. …”