Category: Opinion/Letters

“This will not bring your cost down.  It’s not for that.  It’s ‘insurance of last resort’ if you cannot get any insurance…”

“When you’re doing a concrete roadway, it becomes more critical to make sure we have what’s underneath the roadway taken care of…”

“In other words, the market is currently consolidating under only the five largest carriers. Which will make things more monopolistic…”

“We’re about to embark on another project through downtown… but the project has sort of evolved over time. It’s grown….”

I am writing in response to Louis Cannon’s two-part column, which quotes extensively from a piece of mine…

The proposal tentatively supported by the PAWSD Board shows the wastewater CIF increasing from $1,179 in 2023… to $16,509 in 2024….

Government transparency rules are only as good as government officials’ commitment to follow them…

“So we’re looking at a potential loss of $14 million in grants, over something that is purely aesthetic.  The screening has no structural function in either building…”

“The measure would help both homeowners and local businesses alike. 75% of the property tax relief in the ballot measure would go to residential and homeowner taxes…”

“One thing I will say, without question. We’re not going through the roof membrane to affix anything to that roof…”

Further, based on his recently downloaded and analyzed data, 18% of second home owners in Pagosa Springs are Texans…

“Glen Canyon Dam is the dinosaur of the water world. We need to prepare for unprecedented low flow conditions on the Colorado River…”