Last Tuesday, the BOCC passed a resolution that will presumably permit certain unsightly mechanical objects on the roof of the County Courthouse to be seen by the public, in perpetuity…
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: A Speech to Put NIMBYs on Notice?
Colorado Governor Jared Polis declared himself on the right side of the affordable housing debate. Decisive action must follow the rhetoric…
OPINION: Democratic Women’s Caucus of Colorado Statement on ‘Roe v. Wade’
“We stand on the shoulders of Colorado women who made our state the first to liberate abortion in the US…”
LETTER: Corrections to Misinformation
Unfortunately, Social Media provides an echo chamber for like-minded individuals to quickly post their comments…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Fumbling the Health Department Ball?
“How many applications have we received?”
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Nine
That’s just the nature of taxes. You pay… knowing that someone else might get more of the direct benefit. Or less of the direct benefit…
LETTER: Questions About Servitas
Is it concerning that Servitas’ Workforce Housing Development portfolio does not discuss any successful Workforce Housing projects for residents of Pagosa Springs to review…
HMPRESENTLY: 52 Tons of Fun
Maybe jokingly, or rather seriously, Ukraine may be reclassifying “U.S. tanks as recreational vehicles”…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Correction
Upon reading the published rendition of my most recent column, I discovered I made an incorrect assertion based on outdated law…
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Eight
And while we’re on the topic of 10%, we might mention that Wheat Ridge voters have imposed a 10% tax on STR rentals…
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Seven
Community Development Director Pam Flowers explained that, due to the current housing crisis, a fair number of full-time residents are living year-round in RVs…
OPINION: Is Colorado Serious About Wolf Recovery?
Before the wolves have even gotten to Colorado, the hunters and ranchers are already planning the hunting season, and the excuses to justify it…
HMPRESENTLY: America’s Roiling River
The guy seemed to know the river….
LETTER: Five Scary Numbers for STR Investors
DSCR loans are alarming longtime observers of the real estate market…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Two-Tiered System of Justice
The current President was formerly the Vice-President, an office with no lawful authority whatsoever to even possess, let alone declassify, such documents…
OPINION: Theocrats in the Colorado Capitol
A group of Republican lawmakers made it clear that they’re at the Capitol not for the purpose of governing but rather to disrupt and evangelize…
LETTER: Applications Needed for Archuleta County Public Health Department Advisory Committee
The qualifications do not appear to have changed; however the term of service is through the 2023 transitional period…
LETTER: Picante Sauce vs. Short Term Rentals
Last time I checked, AirDNA shows about 1,000 Single-Family Residences (SFR) have been converted, and are available as STRs in Archuleta County, CO…
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Five
“The City has adopted Short-Term Rental (STR) Regulations to… preserve the character and ambiance of neighborhoods within the City; prevent adverse impacts attributable to short-term rentals…”