In a Tuesday meeting absent Commissioner John Ranson and with relatively few agenda items, the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners endorsed the Archuleta Economic Development Association (AEDA) draft strategic plan to restructure as a Community Development Corporation (CDC).

The joint work session involving the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners and the board of the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. has been cancelled.

Carl Macht, Archuleta County Coroner, has joined the list of incumbents opting to run in this fall’s election.

Archuleta County Clerk June Madrid has announced her intent to run for a sixth term.

Michael Whiting announced his intent to run for Archuleta County Commissioner Monday.

Natalie Woodruff has thrown her hat in the ring to run for Archuleta County Assessor.

Registered voters in the town of Pagosa Springs will be given the chance to vote on whether the town should retain Big Box regulations that were put in place in 2006.

Building permit statistics are in for 2009 and, despite a fee waiver program by the town and county that began July 1, numbers have declined from 2008.

A long-awaited assessment of county and town impact fees finally arrived late last month, and two area water districts have now voiced concerns.

Archuleta County Sheriff Pete Gonzalez has announced his intent to run for a second term.

In an effort to increase user ease, the Archuleta County Treasurer’s Office has redesigned the tax notice that will be mailed to property owners this week.

The local economy continues to show a flat trend, as a report released last week indicated that November sales tax revenue receipts were down 7.03 percent from the same month last year and that receipts are down 8.6 percent overall year-to-date.

As part of a series of decisions made by the Board of County Commissioners signaling the beginning of the new year, Clifford Lucero was named chairman of the BoCC, with John Ranson being named as vice chair for 2010.

Archuleta County is seeking new faces for its County Tourism Commission, following a restructuring of the group at Tuesday’s regular Board of County Commissioners’ meeting.

The town of Pagosa Springs will consider, over the next few weeks, a structured approach to future capital improvement projects for the next five years. The plan represents a new protocol concerning how the town deals with capital improvement projects.

After serving eight terms as Pagosa Springs Mayor, Ross Aragon has decided to throw his hat into the ring again for a possible ninth term.

The Board of County Commissioners had one last hurrah in December, in the form of a last-minute, New Year’s Eve meeting concerning the county’s Employee Benefit Trust Fund.

Archuleta County will again need help maintaining cash flow through the beginning of 2010, until property tax receipts are received in February.

A road improvement and maintenance portion of a five year capital improvement plan was approved by the Pagosa Springs Town Council Tuesday night, signaling a structured approach to capital improvement projects.

A September sale between two of the top voting machine companies in the U.S. has spurred national concern regarding monopolization in the voting machine industry that could leave the integrity of future elections at stake.

With a unanimous vote on Tuesday night, the Pagosa Springs Town Council passed the first reading of an ordinance that will allow voters in the town to decide how the town will regulate the development of large-scale retailers — so-called Big Box development.

Archuleta County personnel are again on the hunt for a suitable site at which to build a new county campus.

The Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners is two steps closer to welcoming the new year, following approval of its 2010 budget Dec. 15, and a mill levy certification during a Dec. 22 special meeting.

Town employees won’t be getting a pink slip for Christmas after the Pagosa Springs Town Council voted to approve a 2010 budget that will, given substantial drops in sales tax revenues, dip into general fund reserves but will not entail layoffs of town staff.

Developers for the proposed Village at Wolf Creek will not have a letter of support from the Pagosa Springs Town Council following a decision by council at its December mid-month meeting last Thursday.

The Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners rendered a decision on a proposed congressional land swap for the controversial Village at Wolf Creek during its regular meeting, Tuesday.

A new glass plaque adorns a corner shelf in the office of Greg Schulte, Archuleta County Administrator.

The plaque reads: “In Honor of Outstanding Leadership and Commitment to Excellence in Public Administration.”