Record numbers of passengers passed through the Durango-La Plata County Airport during the first half of the year, and if the trend continues 2023 will be the busiest year on record. Total airline passenger traffic is up 12% compared to 2022, with the first and second quarters of the year seeing record passenger counts. American
An ordinance authorizing the contract to exchange real estate between the City and the Fire Department was approved in a 4 to 1 vote August 1st. Councilor Olivier Bosmans voted against the ordinance saying he felt the whole process didn’t have enough transparency and that the sale of River City Hall was a mistake. Under
Bayfield considered a draft resolution and ordinance to charge a 4% tax on short term rentals. The resolution states that the purpose of such accommodations tax is to provide funding for economic development, workforce housing and related municipal expenses, but that has not yet been finalized. On September 5th, the Town Board will adopt ballot
The City of Durango has made a commitment to develop 184 additional affordable housing units over the next three years, thanks to the approval of state funding by Colorado’s voters through Proposition 123. Leading this initiative is the city’s Housing Innovation Division, which became eligible for the funding by establishing a baseline of affordable housing
La Plata County Finance Director Adam Rogers told the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners if Proposition HH passes in November, he estimated the property tax savings to a median La Plata County homeowner would be about $5 a year, but the impact to the county would be about $565K loss in revenue in
The City of Durango has made a commitment to develop 184 additional affordable housing units over the next three years, thanks to the approval of state funding by Colorado’s voters through Proposition 123. Leading this initiative is the city’s Housing Innovation Division, which became eligible for the funding by establishing a baseline of affordable housing
Proposition HH aims to increase the state’s cap on tax collection and reduce the tax burden on property owners. The measure will be put to a vote in November. Advocates project that the measure could reduce property owners’ tax burden by hundreds of dollars per year. Opponents say the measure will cause a $10 billion
Kevin Hall has been hired as La Plata County’s Deputy County Manager. Hall formerly worked for the City of Durango and was also the Interim Community Development Director for La Plata County. Lynn Hyde has been hired as the new Community Development Director and is expected to start at the end of July. Hyde is
La Plata County adopted the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code to become effective on August 1, 2023. If the code wasn’t adopted before July 1, the county would have had to go to 2021 code by state statute. Staff said that may have been difficult for the local community which is now operating under the
Sales tax collections in LPC for January show an increase of $657,653 or 36.19% in comparison to the same period in 2022. Sales tax collections for February show an increase of $765,446 or 43.75% in comparison to the same period in 2022. Sales tax collections for March show a decrease of $39,937 or -1.89% in