Bill Hudson

Photo: Dave and Heidi Dragoo at a ‘sketch plan’ hearing for Pagosa West with the Town Planning Commission, March 2025. The approval was tabled to allow the Dragoos to bring back an improved plan.

Photo: PAWSD then-project-manager Gregg Mayo points out the route of a new sewer line, leading from the Town of Pagosa Springs through several semi-rural neighborhoods to the uptown Vista Treatment Plant. November 2011.

There’s a popular adage we’ve all heard. “Time is money.”. From Advice to a Young Tradesman (1748) by Benjamin Franklin:. Remember that Time is Money. He t

That’s an appeal I remember hearing from Don Volger, back when he served as Mayor here in Pagosa Springs, and the Town government was proposing some controversial political moves.

In 2026, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—our nation’s semiquincentennial. At the same time, Colorado will mark the 150th anniversary of our entrance into the Union — our state’s sesquicentennial. As the Centennial State, Colorado is the only one who will observe twin anniversaries — our Sesquisemiquincentennial…

When we view the canyons carved over countless eons by the Colorado River, it’s hard to imagine the amount of water required to bring about such a massive

Photo: Smart Growth America’s John Robert Smith addresses workshop participants in Pagosa Springs, March 2022.

Image: Artist rendering of small housing units proposed by Servitas in 2021.

Photo: The San Juan River, downtown Pagosa Springs, July 2026.

Or a friend when you’re lonely or a love that’s grown cold The wealthiest person is a pauper at times