Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio break ground on affordable housing projects

Durango City Council approved a modified finance structure for Residences at Durango this month. The project will convert the former 72-room Best Western Motel at 21382 US Highway 160 into affordable housing and construct 48 new units. The development will serve households earning 30% to 60% of the Area Median Income with a mix of

Durango Planning Commission approves reconfiguration of Planning Commission, Design Review Board and Board of Adjustment

The Durango Planning Commission (PC) recommended  approval of the creation of a Community Development Commission (CDC).  If approved by City Council, this means reconfiguring the Planning Commission, the Design Review Board, and the Board of Adjustment.  The CDC is proposed to have 7 members and one alternate member.   The PC also recommended approval to updates

Durango Chamber and others join opposition to Proposition HH

Proposition HH is a complex proposal that is on the November ballot. It modifies or reduces taxation rates and exemptions for multiple types of property while at the same time increases taxes by allowing the state to retain more tax revenue. The Colorado Association of REALTORS®, Club 20, and the Durango Chamber of Commerce Board

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