● The Colorado Legislative session began January 8th. ● Democratic Sen. James Coleman of Denver officially took the gavel as Senate president. In the House, Speaker Julie McCluskie, a Dillon Democrat, was selected again as speaker. Southern Ute Chairman Melvin J. Baker was invited by President of the Senate, James Coleman to provide remarks during
Governor’s Race ● Current Governor Jared Polis is term-limited. ● On January 2nd, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) announced his plans to run for Governor. Attorney general is Weiser’s first elected office. He previously served as dean of the University of Colorado law school. Durango Election ● Three seats are up for grabs in
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The Durango City Council granted a 3% cost of living raise to the city manager, the city attorney, and the municipal judge this month. In addition, the council approved high-performer raises at a rate of 2% for the city manager, 6% for the city attorney, and 9.5% for the municipal court judge. Council also approved
Durango-La Plata County Airport (DRO) wraps up its busiest year on record with a 15% increase in passengers and a successful new remote shuttle parking solution. Through October the airport is reporting a 15% increase in airline enplanements this year over 2023. Parking lot exit volume and rental car contract days are also up, indicating
HOUSE: Recounts recently confirmed Republican candidates flipped two House seats initially thought to be retained by Democrats. These flips ended the Democrats’ veto-proof supermajority in the chamber, which they had held for the past two years, though the party still maintains a strong 43-22 majority. SENATE: Democrats hold a 23-12 majority, one seat short of
The Homesfund has just launched a 30 yr fixed loan at 3% to finance non-conforming properties for our moderate to lower income families in the area. As you are probably aware, certain characteristics of a mobile/modular home might cause these homes to be considered non-conforming (with the mortgage lender) which really limits the financing options
Community Development Director Lynn Hyde gave a report on 11/14 to the LPC Planning Commission on the metrics coming out of the department as of last month. She noted that the department is now out of the backlog they had been carrying for such a long time as there were currently 154 active applications and
Durango City Councilors approved the sale of a parcel at the corner of College Dr and Camino del Rio back to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad for $4.3 million. The City purchased the parcel from the Railroad back in 2002 for $2.5 million after Railroad officials approached the City to raise funds. The
Visit Durango has proposed merging with the City of Durango to create a unified tourism and community development strategy. As part of the partnership, the City of Durango would assume management of the Welcome Center at 802 Main Ave. beginning Jan. 1. City staff and Visit Durango are developing a transition plan and proposal that