Lodgers Tax Update

In 2022, La Plata County collected $892,000 in Lodgers Tax, a 13.8% increase over 2021. Durango collected $3.45M in Lodgers Tax in 2022, a 24.7% increase from 2021. After lengthy discussion and multiple motions, Durango City Council agreed in a 3 to 2 vote to allocate 2022 excess Lodgers Tax collections. Out of approximately $361,000

Durango MidTown Connections Update

The MidTown Safety Improvement Project calls in part for a reconfiguration of the intersections at E2nd Ave & 15th Street and Florida Road/15th Street/3rd Avenue. The city will host a community meeting on this topic in the fall, but in the meantime, the multimodal division has created a questionnaire to gather additional public input on

Durango Mortgage Assistance Grants Update

The City of Durango, in partnership with HomesFund, has been awarded $1,881,400 to help residents with their mortgage payments. The money comes from a  three-year Community Development Block Grant from the state Department of Local Affairs. The City is the pass-through agency and the grant funding will be utilized for the continuation of the HomesFund

LPC BOCC Policy Priorities

LPC Board of County Commissioners Policy Priorities  The Board of County Commissioners adopted county policy priorities for housing and broadband.  County staff states that adopting the priorities will help establish clear direction and courses of action. Top housing priorities include supporting the Regional Housing Alliance and making strategic investments in infrastructure close to population centers.

2021 Annual Grant Recipients

4 The Children 4thechild.org Homes Fund homesfund.org Seed Studio seedstudiokids.org Be FRANK Foundation befrankfoundation.org The Salvation Army westernusa.salvationarmy.org/durango/ Boys & Girls Club bglaplata.org iAM Music iammusic.us Cancer Center Coalition cancercoalitionswc.org Women’s Resource Center wrcdurango.org Housing Solutions for the Southwest swhousingsolutions.com Collaborative Management Program lpys.org/managementprogram Manna Soup Kitchen mannasoupkitchen.org The Grief Center of Southwest CO griefcenterswco.org

2018 Annual Grants Recipients

Durango Pregnancy Center https://www.durangopregnancy.com/ La Plata Family Center Coalition http://lpfcc.org HomesFund https://homesfund.org/ Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County https://bgclaplata.org/ Women’s Resource Center https://bgclaplata.org/ Manna’s Culinary Program https://www.mannasoupkitchen.org/culinary-program/ Cancer Coalition of Southwest Colorado https://cancercoalitionswc.org/ Be Frank Foundation http://befrankfoundation.org/ iAM Music http://iammusic.us   Housing Solutions for the Southwest https://swhousingsolutions.com/ Garden Project of Southwest Colorado https://www.mannasoupkitchen.org/garden-education-programs/ Community

2019 Annual Grant Awards

Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County https://bgclaplata.org/ La Plata Family Centers Coalition http://lpfcc.org Homes Fund https://homesfund.org/ Summer Literacy Program (YESS The Book Hutch)   Womens Resource Center http://wrcdurango.org/ iAM Music http://iammusic.us   Habitat for Humanity https://www.habitatlaplata.org/ Cancer Coalition of Southwest Colorado https://cancercoalitionswc.org/ Be FRANK Foundation http://befrankfoundation.org/ Durango Pregnancy Center https://www.durangopregnancy.com/ Housing Solutions for

2020 Annual Grant Awards

4 The Children 4thechild.org Housing Solutions swhousingsolutions.com/ Women’s Resource Center wrcdurango.org Habitat for Humanity habitatlaplata.org The Hive DGO thehivedgo.org Cancer Coalition of Southwest Co cancercoalitionswc.org/ Durango Pregnancy Center durangopregnancy.com/ Salvation Army westernusa.salvationarmy.org/durango/ La Plata Family Center lpfcc.org/ Boys & Girls Club bgclaplata.org/ Blue Star Mothers of Durango bluestarmothers.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58 Four Corners Rainbow Youth Center http://rainbowyouthcenter.org Adaptive