La Plata County Commissioners

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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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Offer for Westside Mobile Home Park rejected

received a more favorable bid; residents rally to submit a second proposal

March 19, 2022

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La Plata County approves loan for Westside Mobile Home Park

$1.5 million in financing will help residents to purchase the park

March 17, 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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La Plata County Republicans energized at caucuses

Voters’ priorities include county land-use code, education, state and national issues

March 3, 2022

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La Plata County decides – in principle – how to split $10.9 million in COVID-19 relief money

Commissioners earmark funding for housing, broadband and social impacts

March 3, 2022

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La Plata County updating oil and gas rules

A rewrite will align with the state after the Colorado Legislature reshaped industry regulation

February 23, 2022

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Why can’t Durango’s unhoused manage themselves?

Purple Cliffs residents say they already have a managed camp; La Plata County and advocacy groups disagree

February 23, 2022

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La Plata County restarts discussions of COVID-19 relief money

Federal rules released in January delayed work sessions that will guide how funds are spent

February 18, 2022

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La Plata County commissioner candidate accepts cryptocurrency donations

Turner among the first in Colorado to take digital campaign contributions

February 15, 2022

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Clyde Church announces re-election campaign for county commissioner

Priorities include wildfire mitigation, economic development and transportation infrastructure

February 12, 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

The Durango Herald

Gavel is passed to new chairperson for La Plata County commissioners

Salka will serve as chair in 2022; Porter-Norton is vice chair

January 10, 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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La Plata County tweaks and revises its land-use code; more changes expected this year

recent revisions apply largely to developers and businesses

January 4, 2022

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La Plata County’s plan for managed homeless camp divides Durango residents

who live near proposed location oppose the project, but others say it will help tackle homelessness

December 14, 2021

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Nugget Mountain Bar and La Plata County spar over permitting

was good during height of pandemic is now subject to intense scrutiny

December 6, 2021

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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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Power in numbers? Three Durango-area entities to tackle wildfire mitigation

seeks to expand, accelerate efforts to alleviate threats

November 24, 2021

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Brad Blake to run again for La Plata County commissioner

Candidate will begin campaigning first quarter of next year

November 19, 2021

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Natural gas company inches closer to exploring Mancos Shale formation in La Plata County

wells in northwestern New Mexico are highest producing in 20 years for San Juan Basin

November 17, 2021

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La Plata County commissioners restart Regional Housing Alliance

Agreement with Durango, Ignacio and Bayfield signals new push to meet worker demand

November 10, 2021

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La Plata County joins Colorado opioid settlement

Commissioners acknowledge money will help, but more is needed to combat drug use

October 26, 2021

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People at Purple Cliffs grow frustrated with talk of closing campsite

Campers, government officials and experts favor managed camp

September 6, 2021