“If it were up to me, all of Wyndham [Resorts] would be Section 8 housing. That’s my solution…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Too Many Tourists, Part Five
Pagosa has a huge supply of potential volunteers, for those who can find a way to motivate them…
EDITORIAL: The Calculus of STRs, and the Third Law of Motion
The Baby Boomers are now retiring, or have retired, and have bought up most of the property in Pagosa Springs, apparently…
OPINION: Civilizing the Savage
Then, they marched the Indians more than 1,200 miles to Indian Territory…
EDITORIAL: Too Many Tourists, Part Four
And maybe one other thing: that we don’t currently have a central agency addressing the housing issue, that can coordinate contributions…
EDITORIAL: Too Many Tourists, Part Three
Of course, these numbers will be dramatically different in 2021. Everything is different in 2021. The housing market. Rental rates. Summer traffic. Wait times at local restaurants…
OPINION: Tear Out Your Turf
Colorado residents have conserved water well. They have to do better…
OPINION: A Plan for Parking, That You Can Use
We have a bizarre amount of parking: the data we’ve now gotten a look at affirms that we rarely use even 70% of the public parking…
EDITORIAL: Too Many Tourists, Part Two
“One of the questions we’re asking now is, what percentage of of local taxation is on the shoulders of the locals, versus the tourists…”
EDITORIAL: COVID, the Delta Variant, and What We Don’t Know
This chart came from the San Juan Basin Public Health website, on July 18, 2021…
HMPRESENTLY: Disrupting the Housing Market?
The growing number of homes that are becoming short-term rentals (STRs) – vacation rental properties — seems to be exacerbating the housing crisis…
EDITORIAL: Too Many Tourists, Part One
“Crested Butte has pulled its summer ads as businesses struggle to accommodate crowds. A Telluride councilwoman wants to redirect tourism funding toward housing….”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Solution to the Housing Crisis?
We’ve xeriscaped our yard, using native foliage requiring no irrigation or chemicals… which doesn’t necessarily make for HGTV dream home “curb appeal”…
OPINION: Colorado Not a Winner in the Vaccine Lottery
Now that Colorado’s vaccine lottery has concluded, we can confidently say it went worse than expected…
EDITORIAL: What Do We Do Now? Part Seven
Merely in terms of vacant land, we could completely solve Archuleta County’s housing crisis within the historic downtown limits…
EDITORIAL: What Do We Do Now? Part Six
If you look closely at the photo, you can see that two small metal culverts passing under the walking path…
EDITORIAL: What Do We Do Now? Part Five
This sizable vacant parcel was donated to the Archuleta School District back in the early 1970s…
EDITORIAL: What Do We Do Now? Part Four
“So I’m wondering… could the Library help with this problem? I understand that it’s not part of your current plans, to even think about housing…”
EDITORIAL: What Do We Do Now? Part Three
Here’s a view of the library, taken from the ‘Town to Lakes Trail’ adjacent to Highway 160, standing near the Pagosa Springs Elementary School…