When I spoke with members of the ‘Stop the Rocks’ citizen group last week, some of them were not aware that the pending gravel pit decision by the Planning Commission, on February 23, is merely advisory…
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: Public Notices on Valentine’s Day
It’s been challenging for our 600 hotel and motel rooms to compete with the 3,000 ‘vacation rental’ bedrooms in Archuleta County…
EDITORIAL: The Gravel Pit, and the Pendulum, Part Three
In his short story from 1843, Edgar Allan Poe’s hero was strapped to a table in a rat-infested dungeon… beneath a massive, razor-sharp blade that swung back and forth like a pendulum…
EDITORIAL: The Gravel Pit, and the Pendulum, Part Two
“Uses by Zoning District in the County Regulations does not allow asphalt or concrete batch plants in Agricultural Ranching (AR) zoning district….”
EDITORIAL: The Gravel Pit, and the Pendulum, Part One
As we stood beside the pond, I asked Ms. Weber if she knew how many tons of gravel her family had excavated from that pit. She said she didn’t know…
EDITORIAL: Another Unusual Courthouse Proposal
Pagosa Springs businessman and developer Bob Hart explained his Courthouse proposal to the Board of County Commissioners on February 1, 2022…
EDITORIAL: Springs Resort Management Evicting 16 Families on Eaton Drive, Part Four
How many of those 16 families, who are not employed by the Springs Resort, will be forced to leave behind their current jobs and move to a more family-friendly community?
EDITORIAL: Springs Resort Management Evicting 16 Families on Eaton Drive, Part Three
“The Thingamajig Theater Company, in residence at the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts, has sunk its foundations deeper into the community…”
EDITORIAL: Springs Resort Management Evicting 16 Families on Eaton Drive, Part Two
The City of Industry, near Los Angeles, has shopping malls, and fast food franchises, and a golf course, and hotels… and many of the things you might imagine a real city having…
EDITORIAL: Springs Resort Management Evicting 16 Families on Eaton Drive, Part One
It appeared that perhaps one or more apartment units have already been vacated by the current tenants, because I found a large (and rather sad) collection of furniture and household goods sitting in a pile…
EDITORIAL: Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above, Part Seven
This romantic vision of the American West — wide open spaces, big sky, freedom to roam — must certainly have been embraced by the ranchers and businessmen who arrived in Pagosa Springs during the last quarter of the 19th century…
EDITORIAL: Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above, Part Six
“We also really want to applaud the decision to get a separate environmental assessment. That’s something that I think is absolutely critical to what we all want to achieve here, and I’m very happy to see that’s happening…”
EDITORIAL: Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above, Part Five
Among the interested members of the public were the associates of the local Audubon Society, who had been — for many years — enjoying the abundant wildlife making use of the warm-water wetlands…
EDITORIAL: Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above, Part Four
Sitting in the room directly behind Mr. Dronet and his team, were several members of the Pagosa Wetland Partners, an organization that formed about three years ago…
EDITORIAL: Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above, Part Three
The water issues facing our community in connection with the Springs Resort’s proposed expansion are even more dramatic, because they relate directly to one of the only warm-water wetlands left in the State of Colorado….
EDITORIAL: Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above, Part Two
The Town government decided 15 years ago that “interesting” architecture would make Pagosa Springs more attractive and more economically sustainable…
Four Candidates Step Up for Pagosa Springs Town Council Election
One of the Council seats — Mayor — will be vacated by Don Volger, who is term limited after filling that position for the past eight years…
EDITORIAL: Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above, Part One
The Town of Pagosa Springs has received an application for “Sketch Major Design Review” for the construction of a new 84,000 square foot building containing roughly 80 hotel rooms, a spa, a restaurant and a series of new hot springs pools…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs… Santa Fe… Pagosa Springs
During our weekend, the kids and I made two trips to the Railyard Park, an “award-winning” children’s playground at the west end of Santa Fe’s extensive commercial-cultural Railyard development.