The city of Durango Community Development Department will host a community meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Carnegie Building, 1188 East Second Ave., to gather feedback about vacation rentals and possible changes to the city’s vacation-rental regulations.

This meeting will offer community members an opportunity to learn about and provide input on the regulations governing vacation rentals. Input received at the meeting will be used to help the Planning Commission and the City Council determine how to proceed with changes to the vacation-rental regulations.

For more information and an interactive map, visit www.durangogov.org/vacationrentals. For more information, call 375-4850 or email [email protected].

Buddhist retreat seeking volunteers

Tara Mandala, a Buddhist retreat center, needs help cleaning its land.

The retreat is asking for volunteer help for a work-day to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Help is needed for weeding gardens, staining tables, picking up debris and more. Lunch will be provided at 1 p.m. The retreat is 25 minutes outside Pagosa Springs.

To RSVP, call 731-3711, ext. 104 or email [email protected]. For more information, visit www.taramandala.org.

Road stripping to take place in county

The La Plata County Road and Bridge Department will conduct road-painting operations beginning in May and, depending on weather conditions, may continue into early fall.

Roadway striping hours are usually between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. On most roads, drivers approaching a striping operation from behind will see a chase or shadow vehicle with flashing lights and a sign warning “Road Painting Ahead.” La Plata County does not accept responsibility for any damage that results from driving on wet paint when wet-paint warning signs are present.

To minimize the possibility of getting paint on a vehicle:

Don’t pass the striper truck.

Avoid swerving back and forth to see around the striper truck and trail vehicle.

Wait at least three to four minutes before crossing over newly painted lines to access or cross a road that has been recently painted, and then do so at a slow speed, if possible.

For more information, call Doyle Villers at 382-6414 or email [email protected].

Southern Ute museum announces closure

The Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum in Ignacio will be closed for two weeks from April 25 to May 12 to conduct an inventory.

Regular business hours will resume May 13.

For more information, visit www.succm.org.

Future of parks, recreation discussed

The city of Durango will host a community meeting on the future of parks and recreation at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

The discussion will include the vision for the reauthorization of the existing half-cent Durango Community Recreation Center/Animas River Trail Tax for 20 years through 2039. The reauthorized tax is proposed to fund a broad spectrum of parks, recreation and Multi-Modal projects to address the evolving objectives of the Parks, Open Space, Trails and Recreation Master Plan. Future key projects include:

Facility improvements at Chapman Hill and Mason Center.

Multimodal connectivity improvements, including sidewalks and bike lanes.

Development of a hard-surface trail system: Animas River Trail and SMART 160 Trail.

Lake Nighthorse development.

Neighborhood park improvements and develop new parks.

Maintenance and stewardship of parks and recreation assets.

For more information, visit http://durangogov.org, call 375-7321 or email [email protected].

Herald Staff