Category: Opinion/Letters

Apparently, the balloonists had just released a trial balloon to see which way the wind was blowing, and how fast. That’s extremely useful information for a hot air balloonist, I’m sure…

Apparently, “getting started” meant a search for taxpayer subsidies to help fund a massive expansion project…

It’s widely believed that TIF financing and and government ‘incentives’ provided to large corporations are a ‘solution’ to our worsening infrastructure…

For those who wanted to hear that millions of dollars in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) incentives would create a virtual economic revolution in Pagosa Springs… there was plenty to get excited about…

This sounds like exactly the same type of mixed-use development being proposed by Mr. Dronet — except with highway frontage, and centrally located in the scenic uptown area…

When a developer is planning to create a new subdivision, there seem to be two basic approaches. One approach is to do a competent market study to make sure there’s an unfilled demand…

Mr. Searle sat quietly for most of the evening and allowed Mr. Dronet to handle the presentation of the proposed 27-acre project…

If you look at the map of Enterprise Zones, it appears that most of Archuleta County qualifies as a “distressed area”…

As the Rolling Stones once promised us, you can’t always get what you want… but if you try sometimes, you just might find…

“It’s gonna bring a lot of money to this place…” said Commissioner Wadley…