What I’ve learned is that most candidates are focused on the business needs of business – very important but with lesser, in some cases, minor concern for the issues and…
Maybe we should also take some of the local sales tax and give it to local businesses so that they also can pay for advertising? In addition, which city budget…
Anthony R. PalmerDurango
I’m a very strong advocate for the lodgers tax, just not the one we’re voting on. The idea is sound but, the percentage allocations are way off. Perhaps the needs…
Many COVID-19 shots were purchased and fast-tracked by the past administration (Operation Warp Speed). Taking credit for vaccines is not a fact, more like plagiarism. They tell us to coop…
She has demonstrated time and again that she is a very good listener, researcher and level-headed decision maker. She is an incredibly hard worker who possesses an abundance of integrity…
The major flaw is that it will be a tax increase in perpetuity. This “forever” tax increase allocates 55% to bring substantially more tourists to Durango, irrespective of impacts on…
We’ve known Seth and his wife Jody for enough years to know there is no more passionate, competent, committed duo in our community. OK, so why elect Seth? Committed to…
This is not a true representation of Durango. We need diversity on council and Jessika is the perfect person to do that. As a 39-year-old business owner and mom of…
What most people don’t realize is that Sustainable Tourism Marketing, as it’s proposed in the ballot language, is not the mechanism that will turn us into an Aspen or Breckenridge;…
Don’t forget that the decision regarding how the influx of this tax money (generated through tourism) would be shared and distributed was agreed upon by the various stakeholders involved with…
This is true. Being free from things that cause disease and death is a privilege, not a right, a privilege given to those with critical thinking skills greater than those…
I have sympathy for people who resent the mask mandate. I really bristle being told what to do or what I should believe. But this idea that our rights are…
She is an incredibly savvy, successful businesswoman and still leads with the heart and passion of a mother who genuinely cares about what is best for our community. I have…
In the March 22 League of Women Voters’ candidates’ forum, Seth Furtney said that he was such a passionate advocate of trails that he “cut a barbed wire fence.” The…
I question why no one on City Council (save Barbara Noseworthy) thought it wise, prudent and all-encompassing to have the largest percentage of the lodgers tax allocated to affordable housing…
How many more? At what point in time will unfettered supporters of the Second Amendment come to the realization that they’re overtly and regularly failing to acknowledge, respect and uphold…
All well-meaning people, the City Council has had to rely of staff – again, all well-meaning people – but it has been expensive to redo the Whitewater park and fields…
Durango has too many unmet and unfunded needs to justify these allocations. We need funding for workforce housing, new police and fire stations, a water treatment plant, and to manage…
I serve as a volunteer on the Strategy & Long-Term Finance Advisory Board, where Melissa has been the Council liaison. Her willingness to listen, engage in financial policy discussions and…
Moab, Utah has a similar fee called the Transient Room Tax (TRT), which was set at the maximum allowable by state law in 2012. During this recent period, Moab has…
An example is Daniel Wilson’s advice (March 20, “Nothing prevents death except becoming a Borg”),“We need to stop fooling ourselves into thinking that a virus can be controlled.” A visit…
I want to thank her for her compassion, wisdom and tenacity. I know she has helped me and I am a better person because of her. Renee WilliamsDurango
Events act as a catalyst and create added value without changing the essence of the destination. They typically take place during the off-peak seasons, which helps contribute to developing a…
Of course it’s foolish to think we can control a virus; just look at all the Americans killed and crippled each year by smallpox and polio. Of course it’s foolish…
The Herald excuses Furntey’s crimes in part as merely “immature” and “disrespectful.” Furntey was 41 when he committed these crimes. Furtney’s crimes showed a pattern of disrespect for private property.…
Not only is he figuratively using the plight of other disadvantaged groups for his own selfish reasons, but he is also literally using the writings of minorities. Harrison has plagiarized…
Why aim so low? How about making a pitch to Disney, as their coffers are limitless. The Durango business owners would be rich, rich, rich! And the trickle-down theory would…
What’s the harm in using plastic bags, you ask? They pollute our river, our parks, our city. They degrade into tiny particles that contaminate our water and food chain. They…
