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The city’s decision to close a homeless camp near Greenmount Cemetery last week has left some homeless residents feeling angry and exasperated with nowhere to sleep overnight. “They are violating...
DATE: Aug. 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
The city of Durango has no plans to provide overnight camping for homeless residents after Aug. 24, when a temporary camp near Greenmount Cemetery is set to close. “The city is not in the business...
DATE: Aug. 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango City Council agreed Tuesday rules governing the homeless camp at Greenmount Cemetery must be upheld. “If you can’t agree to them, then you need to leave. That is real life,” Mayor Sweetie...
DATE: July 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Norwood Ranger District is seeking comments on a proposal to add camping at the Mary E recreation site and limit camping at the Priest Lake site this summer. The Mary E recreation site, about 5...
DATE: May 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
La Plata County commissioners want the city of Durango to clear up several uncertainties about a new homeless camp the city plans to open adjacent to the Durango Dog Park before the county closes...
DATE: April 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Homeless residents living west of Durango city limits may be allowed to stay awhile because Durango city councilors and La Plata County commissioners have not identified an alternative location for...
DATE: March 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango City Council has backed away from establishing a formally designated campground for homeless residents and instead is considering setting up shelters in churches, city buildings, county...
DATE: Feb. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Local government officials are honing in on a new campground to temporarily house homeless residents, but potential tenants are concerned the small parcel could disrupt privacy. Durango and La...
DATE: Jan. 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Silverton, the once-gritty mining town home to Wild West-fabled gangs and shootings, rough-and-tumble miner bars and a legacy of men risking their lives to strike it rich, could soon be home to a...
DATE: Dec. 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
Dolores and Montezuma counties are considering partnering with the San Juan National Forest to maintain Ferris and Cabin campgrounds on the Lower Dolores River. The campgrounds, upriver from...
DATE: Nov. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Durango City Council and the La Plata County Commission may reconvene a coalition focused on homelessness. Problems associated with camping on public land, such as the risk of starting a...
DATE: Oct. 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
In the year that Sonia Horsting has lived on Ella Vita Court, she’s seen many people make their way up the hill to camp north of the Tech Center. Some people living in the forest walked by quietly...
DATE: July 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
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