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Turnover, budget cuts take toll on La Plata County’s Human Services

Positions go unfilled, programs are backlogged and institutional knowledge is lost

March 31, 2019

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Shakeups won’t delay district plans, La Plata County officials say

Planning department hopes to have 12 district plans updated by September

March 18, 2019

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County looks for ways to ease space crunch at coroner’s office

Backlog in autopsies creates hardship on grieving families

March 8, 2019

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La Plata County commissioners push for Denver TV

attorney general will meet FCC chairman

February 26, 2019

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County clamps down on people falsely claiming ag tax status

properties listed as agricultural when in fact they’re not

February 23, 2019

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Despite month in Mexico, La Plata County commissioner says he’s showed up for work

Church attends county meetings by telephone from Playa del Carmen

February 21, 2019

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Planning director didn’t follow procedure when buying ebike, county says

raised concern days before Jason Meininger announced resignation

February 14, 2019

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Residents irked at La Plata County commissioners’ open letter

Officials concerned people representing themselves as government staff

February 12, 2019

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Residents irked at La Plata County commissioners’ open letter

Officials concerned people representing themselves as government staff

February 7, 2019

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La Plata County warns of people presenting themselves as county staff

residents give wrong impression during district plan updates

February 5, 2019

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La Plata County planning director resigns amid rewrite of land-use code

Meininger says timing was right to leave post, start new business

February 4, 2019

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La Plata County’s district plans on track for September completion

Commissioners taking their time in updating the code, county staff says

February 2, 2019

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Durango airport plans to purchase property for expansion

City, county must approve $3.9 million deal, which includes 12.5 acres and 2 buildings

February 1, 2019

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La Plata County’s district plans on track for September completion

Commissioners taking their time in updating the code, county staff says

January 23, 2019

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Report: Tax increase needed to keep La Plata County afloat

cuts won’t make up forecast deficit

January 15, 2019

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Has La Plata County shed its purple skin?

data from midterms indicate county taking blue turn

January 12, 2019

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Southwest Colorado to get a permanent weather radar system

funding in place, next step is finding right location

January 9, 2019

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La Plata County elected officials sworn in Tuesday

Election brings in some familiar faces, some new

January 8, 2019

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Photo: Retiring La Plata County officials say farewell at reception

A reception was held Wednesday at the La Plata County Administration Building for retiring county government officials: from left Assessor…

January 2, 2019

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La Plata County goes green, with an eye toward cost-savings

aimed at good environmental practices, saving taxpayer money

December 19, 2018

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Photo: Saying ‘thank you’ to La Plata County’s manager

From left, Pam Patten, Joanne Spina and Debra Parmenter attend a reception Wednesday night at the Durango Arts Center for…

December 13, 2018

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La Plata County adopts $91.1 million budget

Revenue is up, but officials expect a decrease in 2020

December 11, 2018

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Does La Plata County’s barking dog ordinance have teeth?

regulations will be tested in court jury trial in January

December 7, 2018

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Rural residents, ag community: We don’t want zoning

Plata County must look for ways to fix land-use code

December 4, 2018