Category: News/Politics

“You want to know what this was really all about?” he asked with the bluntness of a man who, after public disgrace and a stretch in federal prison, had little left to protect…

Facing the American flag, the audience recited, “…and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all…”

“In order to change the representation on the Board, there will need to be some legislative changes made by the Town Council. The process for that is unclear at this time…”

We watched that ‘economic development’ process flounder rather dramatically over the past three years, after the Town Council decided to hand out half a million dollars in tax incentives…

The meeting was unique, in the sense that I had never seen — in my 15 years of political reporting on public meetings — all of Pagosa’s tax-funded special districts, all sitting around the same table…

Is this “representative democracy”? Perhaps not…

The Town can choose to respect the decision of the boards providing the funding by refusing to drag its partners in this URA into binding arbitration…

So at least part of the historical problem seems under control, thanks to a total investment of state and local tax revenues of about $579,000…

The landscaping around the house consisted of patches of weedy lawn when we bought the place in 1993. It now features numerous maturing trees…

If the County had been willing to sell their (historic) Courthouse, it might have helped solve their serious budget shortfall, while also facilitating a key development…

“The people who are moving to Pagosa Springs don’t understand how important gravel is…”

Numerous other local taxpayer-funded entities are currently going through their budget processes. Or so it would appear…

“Look at us,” the magazines seemed to be shouting, “we provide the same high-quality visitor experience as Telluride, Aspen and Vail!…”