Category: Opinion/Letters

Why did nearly a third of the Employee respondents report that they were considering leaving Archuleta County?

Quite a few of the PHP survey respondents said they were thinking about leaving…

“So I feel like I bring a pretty broad understanding of what people are looking for in our community….”

The PHP survey suggests that more than half of Archuleta County households are paying more than the recommended 30% on housing…

“It is demand management. It is a controversial topic and we can’t shy away from that. The reduction of consumptive uses is something that is a new thing…”

“A compact call would be devastating in the Upper Basin. It would be total chaos…”

A new report claims that the annual releases of water from Lake Powell will ultimately compromise hydropower generation at Glen Canyon Dam…

“Was it, like, $5 million?”… “No, I think it was more like $10 million.” … “So I’m hearing anywhere between $10 and $12 million…”

Here in our own little community, less than half of our current offenders are locked up; the rest are managed with alternative methods…

But there might be a big problem with these particular medians. We’re listening to one of the consultants explain what might happen in, say, ten years…

“The department faces a $25 billion revenue shortfall over that period, including a nearly $9 billion shortage over the next 10 years….”

We heard that the Metro District cannot afford to maintain the pavement on Bristlecone if the entire community is going to continue using that road…

“Bristlecone is a shorter route. If you’re actually looking at the impacts on roads, Bristlecone is a much shorter route, than it is to go all the way around…”

“This is selective enforcement. They’ve decided who they’re going to enforce the laws on. That’s as illegal as hell…”

Historically, Pagosa Springs and Archuleta County has been home to people living simply, and without a lot of money…

“In the 1950s, we lived on a ranch on the lower Blanco without running water. We used an old fashion outdoor toilet for about 10 years…”

“There’s a Zombie apocalypse going on up here. I’ve had drug lords from Mexico here. Tweakers. I mean, this has been the headquarters…”

“I’m anxiously awaiting your opinions regarding the buckets of human feces placed neighboring properties, the toilet paper festooning the trees downwind…”