“Short-Term Rental Operations shall occupy no more than two percent (2%) of the available residential structures within the City of Manitou Springs which is currently capped at fifty-eight (58) potential permits…”
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: Mr. Dronet Offers Up Two New Proposals, Part Six
The County would be allowed to “lease back” the office space it currently uses in the Courthouse — for the Clerk, Treasurer and Assessor offices — for up to three years…
EDITORIAL: County Ready to Address Vacation Rental Problems? Part Three
“Thanks to the fact that we’re now going to have a code enforcement staff, we’re going to make sure we do an inspection upon initial issuance of the permit, as well as on the [annual] renewal…”
EDITORIAL: Mr. Dronet Offers Up Two New Proposals, Part Five
The Archuleta County government has been taking some baby steps recently. They arranged Certificates of Participation (COPs) to build, first, a $15 million jail, and then a new $6 million courthouse next door…
EDITORIAL: Mr. Dronet Offers Up Two New Proposals, Part Four
At the end of the 19th century, most American companies left the housing of their workers in the hands of real-estate speculators, but a few directly intervened to provide housing…
EDITORIAL: County Ready to Address Vacation Rental Problems? Part Two
The vacation rental industry is helping to cause various types of social problems all over the country, and the world, but the impacts seem to be more severe in “tourism-driven” communities like Pagosa Springs…
EDITORIAL: Mr. Dronet Offers Up Two New Proposals, Part Three
Here is how the apartment building looked on April 12, 2021, in the midst of a thorough remodeling process…
EDITORIAL: County Ready to Address Vacation Rental Problems? Part One
“Rick Haley, Casey Ct., related additional incidents with Short-Term Renters on subdivision roads. Not appropriate in their neighborhood…”
EDITORIAL: Mr. Dronet Offers Up Two New Proposals, Part Two
“We are going to run the property at ‘zero profit’ — basically meaning, every dollar we save in fees and taxes are going to go directly into reducing rents for the residents…”
EDITORIAL: Mr. Dronet Offers Up Two New Proposals, Part One
“Prior to undertaking any serious planning efforts, the resort ownership will hold an open meeting and invites Pagosa residents to join them and discuss the past, current and future feelings…”
EDITORIAL: Digging Into the Ditches, and Such, Part Seven
Over the past several decades, new concerns about the Colorado River and its tributaries have developed — concerns that didn’t exist when the Hoover Dam was built…
EDITORIAL: Digging Into the Ditches, and Such, Part Six
Would it be possible to modify the behavior of the San Juan River, artificially, so that a two-month recreational ‘rafting season’ could be extended by a couple more weeks?
EDITORIAL: Digging Into the Ditches, and Such, Part Five
Water-related recreation is playing an ever-larger role in Colorado water planning, it seems….
EDITORIAL: Digging Into the Ditches, and Such, Part Four
If 4,664 acres of agricultural land using ‘ditch irrigation’ (40% efficient) could be upgraded to ‘gated pipe irrigation’ (55% efficient)… hmmm…
EDITORIAL: Just Your Average American
We write about ‘averages’ here in the Daily Post, on a pretty regular basis. The average wage in the local hospitality industry, for example…
EDITORIAL: Digging Into the Ditches, and Such, Part Three
The ditch improvements and repairs suggested by the WEP survey appear to total nearly $5.5 million…
EDITORIAL: Digging Into the Ditches, and Such, Part Two
Here is a slight close-up of Ms. Purcell’s map, showing the area surrounding downtown Pagosa Springs, with some identifying words added. Hatcher Lake. Walmart. Downtown. Wolf Creek Pass…
EDITORIAL: Digging Into the Ditches, and Such, Part One
But it takes basically the same number of employees, working the same number of hours, to treat and deliver 1,000 acre-feet of water as it takes to treat and deliver 2,000 acre-feet of water…