Durango City Council

Some Durango residents have criticized city government for not adhering to the will of the people; City Councilor Melissa Youssef acknowledged as much in her first address as mayor. But city...

Durango City Council welcomed two new members and appointed a new mayor and a new mayor pro tempore Tuesday, as longtime councilors Sweetie Marbury and Dick White step off the dais. Kim Baxter, 62,...

Sweetie Marbury and Dick White have spent nearly every Tuesday evening for the past eight years in their seats at Durango City Hall. Tonight, they step off the dais for the last time. The two-term...

Durango voters worried about the condition of a neighborhood and how it may affect property values have an avenue through the city to encourage economic redevelopment through private-public...

A split Durango City Council approved sign code amendments allowing for temporary, portable signs, including sandwich boards and banners, Tuesday night on a 3-2 vote. Mayor Sweetie Marbury and...

Durango voters chose Kim Baxter and Barbara Noseworthy to join City Council, filling seats being vacated by two term-limited councilors who have spent eight years on the board. Baxter, a...

It’s election day, and Durango voters have until 7 p.m. to cast ballots for two new city councilors and a proposed sales tax increase. Of the approximately 12,000 registered voters in Durango,...

The city of Durango is engaging with a local faith-based organization to inform the community of the efforts in La Plata County to get housing for people who don’t have it, city officials said....

Durango City Council established a legal framework Tuesday to permit permanent supportive housing in city limits, an amendment to land-use codes that will allow developers to build affordable...

Money can mean a lot to a political campaign – it buys campaign materials and advertisements and often offers insight to how much support candidates have. But local elections are a bit different,...

By law, Durango City Council elections are nonpartisan, meaning candidates don’t identify as Republican or Democrat on the ballot. But political identities often influence ideas about how to...