“Prices will continue to escalate, and are likely to continue to accelerate faster than income growth, with significant implications…”
Category: News/Politics
Town Council Denies Alpha Annexations… for the Moment
“For the Town to annex it, it has to be desirable. But they are not desirable unless they have the proposed buildings on them…”
EDITORIAL: Flash Flood Warning?
“A Flash Flood Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for flash flooding. It does not mean that flash flooding will occur, but it is possible….”
Trump Administration Withdraws Request for Voter Records… Temporarily?
According to recent news reports, thousands of Colorado voters have removed themselves from the voter registration system in response to the actions of the Trump administration…
Lightner Creek Fire in Durango 20 Percent Contained
A second fire was apparently started by an ember on the east side of Lightner Creek Road and it worked its way toward Perins Peak and became the larger of the two fires…
EDITORIAL: The Zombie Reservoir Rears its Ugly Head, Part Three
What has changed since 2010? If Dry Gulch was a boondoggle then, what has changed to make it a good idea in 2017?
EDITORIAL: The Zombie Reservoir Rears its Ugly Head, Part Two
“No, it’s not good news. There’s still a window of opportunity, to get them to turn this thing around, but it would be a long shot…”
Town Seeking Applicants for Vacant Council Seat
After serving on the Council for just over seven months following her appointment last September, Ms. Anderson changed her residence and moved outside the District 1 boundaries…
EDITORIAL: The Bare Necessities and Why We Lack Them, Part Three
As you look at this drawing, I would ask you to consider the fact that the community of Pagosa Springs already has two functioning courtrooms…
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…”
ELECTION UPDATE: Maez, Wadley Win BOCC Seats; Minimum Wage Increased
Here in peaceful Archuleta County, the local election of 2016 was reasonably low key and mellow, without any big-ticket tax increases on the ballot…
Another Roadblock to Proposed ‘Justice Center’?
“In any case, it seems entirely premature to discuss lifting the restriction at a time when the issue is clearly undecided within the County on numerous fronts…”
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…”