When the people paying the taxes have no idea how their taxes are being used, or how they might be used in the future, it poses a problem…
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 Joys of Owning a Vacation Rental in Pagosa Springs, Part Three
“Quite a few people (257) did not answer this question, the highest refusal rate of any question in the survey….”
EDITORIAL: The Joys of Owning a Vacation Rental in Pagosa Springs, Part Two
“The rental property must be the owner’s principal residence; principal residence is defined as the dwelling unit in which a person resides for more than one half of the year….”
EDITORIAL: Dragons, Unicorns, and Colorado’s Water Crisis, Part Four
2019 had been something of a banner year, in terms of abundant water supplies in Colorado… unlike some of the more ‘drought-prone’ years we’ve experienced since 2001…
EDITORIAL: Dragons, Unicorns, and Colorado’s Water Crisis, Part Three
It seems, the older I get, the more I’m questioning aspects of our society’s generally accepted reality….
EDITORIAL: The Joys of Owning a Vacation Rental in Pagosa Springs, Part One
Archuleta County currently charges $400 per year for a vacation rental license, regardless of the income being generated by the rental…
EDITORIAL: Dragons, Unicorns, and Colorado’s Water Crisis, Part Two
Finding a new location for a proposed 24,000 acre-foot reservoir is not the easiest task…
EDITORIAL: Dragons, Unicorns, and Colorado’s Water Crisis, Part One
Part of the process of building a reservoir — or pretty much any new water infrastructure — involves holding on to your water rights until you actually finish the project…
EDITORIAL: Town Government as Housing Provider, Part Eight
According to the Town’s 2021 budget, they expect to spend about $3.6 million on tourism, recreation, and recreation facility maintenance, this year…
EDITORIAL: Town Government as Housing Provider, Part Seven
We can easily understand why a municipal planning organization would want to prohibit affordable housing in as many places as practical…
EDITORIAL: Town Government as Housing Provider, Part Six
There are several reasons why this ‘affordable housing’ project turned out to be so expensive to build…
EDITORIAL: Town Government as Housing Provider, Part Five
“So for instance, if this is truly a workforce housing project, we want people who are working in Archuleta County to be living there…”
Inappropriate Conduct at Colorado Judiciary?
According to the AP news story, Ms, Masias started a company named The Leadership Practice shortly before her resignation from the judicial department…
EDITORIAL: Town Government as Housing Provider, Part Four
“Yeah, I think the answer — I can see on everyone’s faces — you asked a really big question that I don’t think any of us have an answer to….”
EDITORIAL: Town Government as Housing Provider, Part Three
If we look at this image of the Zoom meeting on January 28, and we think about the people currently serving on the Town Council…
EDITORIAL: Town Government as Housing Provider, Part Two
“Buyers are hungry and looking for something to buy with not much left on the shelves. There’s a lot of pent-up demand….”
EDITORIAL: Town Government as Housing Provider, Part One
We can easily understand how physically uncomfortable an individual or family might feel, living in a car — a vehicle that serves as their living room, kitchen and bedroom…
EDITORIAL: When Automobiles Ruled the Earth, Part Seven
“On average, Americans drive 29.2 miles per day, making two trips with an average total duration of 46 minutes…”
EDITORIAL: When Automobiles Ruled the Earth, Part Six
If Tony Seba is correct, the Texas and Alberta economies just took a metaphorical bullet to the head…