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Durango City Council elects a new mayor

Barbara Noseworthy plans to focus on affordable housing, city’s budget and the environment

April 24, 2022

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Petition demands greater public process in approving fire station

Initiative would require meetings be held for emergency service developments

April 23, 2022

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La Plata County agrees to buy four properties for managed camp

Commissioners will spend $1.7 million to purchase sites next to the Durango Dog Park

April 13, 2022

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Durango falls in Final Four of Strongest Town Contest

Planner represents the city in podcast interview

April 9, 2022

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Manna opens resource and navigation center in Durango

Facility will support nonprofit’s expansion of services and its new model of empowerment

March 25, 2022

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Government projects confront rising costs, mounting delays

and city face challenges from inflation and labor and supply chain disruptions

March 16, 2022

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Durango tops Santa Clara, Calif., in Round 1 of Strongest Town Contest

faces White Salmon, Wash., in second round

March 15, 2022

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La Plata County, city of Durango return to in-person public meetings

pandemic restrictions ease, both governments will continue to offer hybrid formats

March 14, 2022

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Durango braces for high gas prices, but optimism remains

impacts are just beginning as the summer tourism season nears

March 12, 2022

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Does Durango have what it takes to be named the ‘Strongest Town’?

enters competition that could net recognition and expert advice

March 3, 2022

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Durango Transportation reopens Highway 160 west bus route

Service was decommissioned in 2018 because of budget cuts

March 1, 2022

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List of locations for a managed homeless camp in Durango grows

Plata County and city of Durango vetting 18 additional sites after protest from residents

January 31, 2022

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Durango’s loss, Bayfield’s gain: Community development employee switches jobs

Killian worked on housing and commercial projects for nearly 16 years

January 28, 2022

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Durango raises trash, recycling collection rates

2.5% increase will cost ratepayers 71 cents more per month, on average

January 24, 2022

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Sustainability report provides update on Durango’s effort to meet 2030 and 2050 goals

use accounts for about 67% of communitywide greenhouse gas emissions

January 12, 2022

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What is a ‘managed’ homeless camp and who does it serve in Durango?

City, county and unhoused advocates think they’re making progress, but campers aren’t so sure

January 10, 2022

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First project for newly formed wildfire mitigation group: Durango homeless camp

build half-mile line around encampment

December 3, 2021

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With e-bikes booming in popularity, will Durango allow them on soft-surface trails?

A trial period came to an end this week; results to be analyzed

December 1, 2021

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Durango says pickleball is too loud for outdoor tennis courts

is looking for other spaces where residents can play

November 30, 2021

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City of Durango releases video explaining 2022 budget

Residents can check on projects without having to read thousands of line items

November 22, 2021

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With so many projects in the pipeline, Durango considers division to help oversee them

Employees would identify efficiencies, prevent overlap and waste

November 8, 2021

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Federal money largely responsible for $49 million increase to Durango’s 2022 budget

plans to make improvements to airport runway and upgrade water infrastructure

November 2, 2021

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Residents on Columbine Drive say sidewalk project caused unwanted runoff

of Durango says it’s not responsible for water-pooling issues

October 27, 2021

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Durango releases draft of $172 million budget

‘Extraordinary’ amount of sales tax revenue in 2021 predicts a return to pre-pandemic service levels

October 8, 2021