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Council divided on sales tax issue

Staff Writer This week’s joint work session for the Pagosa Springs Town Council and the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners was canceled at the last minute due to technical…

July 10, 2014No CommentRead More

Council hears from smart meter opponents

Staff Writer Every chair in the council chamber at Pagosa Springs Town Hall was occupied and a crowd soon gathered at the door last Tuesday as Mayor Don Volger called…

July 10, 2014No CommentRead More

6th Street bridge moves forward

Staff Writer Despite a number of setbacks and disappointments concerning the 6th Street pedestrian bridge, the Pagosa Springs Town Council voted last week to move forward with the project in…

July 10, 2014No CommentRead More

Input sought on catch-and-release proposal for San Juan

Staff Writer Pagosa Springs Town Tourism Committee member Larry Fisher led a meeting last week in which nearly 20 concerned anglers and local fishing guides tried to explain to two…

July 3, 20141 CommentRead More

Town lends support to skate park project

Staff Writer Just in time for its eighth annual skateboard competition and fundraiser, which will start at 10 a.m. on July 12 in Yamaguchi Park, the Skaters’ Coalition for Concrete…

July 3, 2014No CommentRead More

8th Street repaving project hits snag

Staff Writer While the focus of Monday night’s public input meeting centered on whether or not parking should be removed and bike lanes added to 8th Street, at Tuesday night’s…

July 3, 2014No CommentRead More

Pipeline project rapidly progressing

Staff Writer The Pagosa Springs Sanitation and General Improvement District can breath a collective sigh of relief now that the easement fiasco left behind by former town manager David Mitchem…

June 26, 2014No CommentRead More

Town, Chamber reach agreement on Visitor Center

Staff Writer As fire season approaches, and fingers are crossed that the Fourth of July arrives before a fire ban dashes hopes of a municipal fireworks display, it seems the…

June 26, 2014No CommentRead More

School board approves budget, attempts to lower deficit

Staff Writer While Archuleta School District Finance Director Janell Wood jumped right into showing members of the board of education which page of the fiscal year 2014-2015 budget held the…

June 26, 2014No CommentRead More

Unemployment drops to 5.5 percent

Staff Writer While the recent grand opening of Tractor Supply Company, the groundbreaking for Wal-Mart and the facelift for the former downtown City Market complex are all good indicators, perhaps…

June 26, 2014No CommentRead More