We were probably justified in laughing out loud, except it was not actually funny…
Category: Opinion/Letters
LETTER: Servitas Out of Touch with Pagosa Springs Housing Needs
Why is Town Staff trying to “Boil the Ocean”, and hire the same architects who were hired to design Bootjack Ranch, and the Village at Wolf Creek?
HMPRESENTLY: Little Nuggets, Sometimes…
Business firms, on the other hand, often seem to eschew little nuggets in their communication, which sometimes is necessary, for legal or other reasons…
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…”
HMPRESENTLY: Like Ground Fog
If there’s ground fog, at times, where you live, picture PR as that… as ground fog, misty and hovering…
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…
HMPRESENTLY: Would You? For the Money?
We’d talk about that, at home, sometimes — hypothetically — when I was in my PR career…
EPA Proposes Stronger Methane Rules
“The EPA’s supplemental rule represents a significant step forward in U.S. efforts to curb the worst effects of climate change…”
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…
OPINION: Lies Failed to Win the Colorado Election
Across the ballot, Republican candidates in Colorado learned the hard way that lies are no way to inspire voter confidence…
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…
OPINION: The Past and Future ‘East Village’… As If Humans Mattered
This soon-to-be-heated debate about the residential character of an “East Village” where no Pagosa families actually live is fascinating…
HMPRESENTLY: More Election Hip Hop Lyrics?
‘Decency.’ A good word that’s much needed, but maybe more now than other times…
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…
OPINION: Can Conservation Save the Colorado River, or Just Fuel More Growth?
As the federal government’s “money for water conservation” plan plays out, keep your eyes on the ball…
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…”