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City of Durango considers parking permits for neighborhoods east of downtown

residents support plan; others see it as government incursion

June 9, 2024

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Durango City Council authorizes purchase of Buckley Park

district sells green space for $3 million

June 5, 2024

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Photos: Another bend in the road

The city of Durango’s street painting efforts took an interesting turn this week in the west 100 block of 11th…

May 16, 2024

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City, police ask county for more power in approving fairgrounds events

Plata County venue is one of few sites that hosts large gatherings inside town limits

April 28, 2024

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Durango swears in new mayor, chief of police

‘This job takes a tremendous amount of time, energy, focus, dedication,’ former mayor says

April 17, 2024

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Colorado appeals court rules in favor of Durango resident in open records case

Attorney says municipalities need ‘legislative clarity’ on what’s exempt from CORA requests

April 10, 2024

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Proposal for ‘bridge housing’ at Adventure Inn in north Durango a no-go

Community Investment Alliance struggled to meet funding requirements, CEO says

March 30, 2024

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Durango woman seeks answers, saying construction work caused sewer line backup

City, school district and construction company all slow to take responsibility, owner says

March 5, 2024

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La Plata County commits $4.4 million for County Roads 250, 251 redevelopment

of Durango will annex road portions, help fund multimodal transit infrastructure

January 24, 2024

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Oh-Eee-Oh, shovel the snow

Durango residents have to clear sidewalks of snow – what happens if they don’t?

January 10, 2024

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Durango City Council votes to reprimand Councilor Bosmans

Elected official continues calls for more transparency

January 3, 2024

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Durango police chief to be promoted to assistant city manager

to conduct nationwide search for new police department leader

January 3, 2024

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Durango now accepting applications for new Community Development Commission

Deadline for applicants is midnight Jan. 15

December 29, 2023

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New Durango municipal judge wants specialty court for mental health, substance abuse issues

Margeson was sworn in Wednesday at City Hall

December 21, 2023

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Durango City Council blocks Bosmans from executive session about open records lawsuit

made to ‘maintain attorney-client privilege’

December 20, 2023

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Court rules legal fees sought by Durango resident John Simpson, his attorney are ‘overstated’

pursuing an appeal with results expected in January

December 10, 2023

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Durango recruits its first Poet Laureate

Distinguished poet Esther Belin published two poetry books through University of Arizona Press and won American Book Award

December 7, 2023

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Durango city councilor calls for reprimand after ‘manipulative’ motion

Olivier Bosmans adamant more transparency needed

December 4, 2023

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Legal quagmire between Durango, watchdog thickens with new lawsuit

Questions rise about resident John Simpson’s own transparency

November 18, 2023

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City of Durango, fire district complete building swap

civic center concepts planned for public reveal in early 2024

November 17, 2023

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Durango finance processes strengthened after 2019 embezzlement scandal

Schmidt says completing annual comprehensive report on time was city’s biggest finance achievement since 2018

November 7, 2023

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Weeklong scrub-down of Durango rec center an all-hands-on-deck effort

spends $20,000 on supplies and contractors for once-a-year deep cleaning

October 18, 2023

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City, county prepare for decreasing joint sales tax revenue

Finance staff predicts 2% revenue decrease as they prepare for recession

October 3, 2023

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First ‘Engage Durango Forum’ set for Tuesday at public library

Monthly meeting series created in response to backlash about boards and commissions reorganization

September 24, 2023