The solution he proposed closely resembled the solutions that have been promoted by the Archuleta County Affordable Housing Workgroup over the past nine months: a mix of small single-family homes, townhomes and apartments…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Rezoning of Aspen Village, Part Two
Limiting the Enclave development to townhomes and single-family only — as recommended by the Town Planning Commission — simply makes the development less likely to address the most pressing housing needs in the community…
EDITORIAL: The Rezoning of Aspen Village, Part One
With that curious little U.S. Post Office policy in mind, we might look at the 45 property owners who received notices of the meeting…
EDITORIAL: Valentine’s Day for the Charter School? Part Three
This decision by the Archuleta School Board, to make no decision, pretty much guarantees that the Pagosa Peak Open School will be unable to open its doors as planned…
EDITORIAL: Valentine’s Day for the Charter School? Part One
Relationships are complicated. We understand that. The two parties will always have conflicting desires, along with their shared goals…
EDITORIAL: ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ Goes Nowhere
“I mean, our goal in doing the development thing to begin with is, we want downtown to work. It will take a lot for us to do either Sketch Plan A or Sketch Plan B…”
EDITORIAL: Attorney Fees, Explained
“So, for what it’s worth, litigation — if you involve yourself in litigation, and if you are conscientious — you devote a lot of hours to it. You really do…”
EDITORIAL: A Secret Meeting… Revealed, Part Eight
“It’s our intent, Tracy, to be as involved in this as possible…”
EDITORIAL: A Secret Meeting… Revealed, Part Seven
“Between the two of you, right now, with the plans that you’re looking at — the hotels, the water parks, whatever — do you guys have the ability right now… to go ahead and launch this?”
EDITORIAL: A Secret Meeting… Revealed, Part Six
“We’re going to make sure this happens. That’s our contention. One way or another. We don’t have $150 million between us, so we need to bring other partners into this. And we will….”
EDITORIAL: A Secret Meeting… Revealed, Part Five
“And the town is in need of another hotel, a new hotel. We haven’t had a new hotel since the one Whittington did with the 32 rooms, but that’s all ‘upper end’…”
EDITORIAL: A Secret Meeting… Revealed, Part Four
This plan seemed acceptable to everyone… until the Whittington family walked away from the purchase of the vacant 27 acres. That was probably a sensible move on their part…
EDITORIAL: A Secret Meeting… Revealed, Part Three
“During the 40 years I’ve lived here, we’ve seen Pagosa get strung out from Highway 84 all the way out Highway 160, and we just missed doing something downtown…”
EDITORIAL: A Secret Meeting… Revealed, Part Two
“What is in the best interests of the town, long term, for traffic circulation? So if you want to do a Lease Purchase…”
EDITORIAL: A Secret Meeting… Revealed, Part One
“The third option is to consider, basically, what is called a Lease Purchase. And this is essentially the same mechanism that the Town used to finance Lewis Street…”
EDITORIAL: The Creation of a Colorado Charter School, Part Nine
When we no longer have the ability to earn a paycheck, how will we pay the rent? Will the robot, who has taken over our job, pay it for us?
EDITORIAL: The Creation of a Colorado Charter School, Part Eight
But the food… that the children are eating… is it really healthful?
EDITORIAL: The Creation of a Colorado Charter School, Part Seven
This 300-page application explains how the academic model will be facilitated, how the school will be staffed, how teachers will be recruited and trained and evaluated, how Special Education students will be accommodated…