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It’s official: La Plata County has a new land-use code. La Plata County commissioners Clyde Church, Gwen Lachelt and Julie Westendorff voted unanimously Tuesday in support of adopting sweeping...
DATE: Sept. 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County commissioners expressed support Wednesday for shutting down the temporary camp for homeless residents at Purple Cliffs in an attempt to force the city of Durango to make good on a...
DATE: Sept. 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County is expected to begin demolition of a county-owned building on the corner of 11th Street and East Second Avenue. The county purchased what is known as the former “Schluter Floral”...
DATE: Sept. 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County approved Tuesday the expenditure of nearly $4 million for expenses and reimbursements for costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. In July, La Plata County applied for...
DATE: Sept. 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango City Council can’t seem to commit to a place for a permanent homeless camp. The city of Durango and La Plata County have wrestled with where homeless camps should be located for years. Now,...
DATE: Sept. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County approved Tuesday the expenditure of nearly $4 million for expenses and reimbursements for costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. In July, La Plata County applied for...
DATE: Sept. 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
A sharp political divide has led to a surge of unaffiliated voters across the United States, and La Plata County is no exception. Unaffiliated voters became the largest voter block in October 2012,...
DATE: Aug. 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
A 19-space RV park off U.S. Highway 550 south of Durango received the final green light Tuesday with unanimous approval by La Plata County commissioners. The project at 9981 Highway 550 is slated...
DATE: Aug. 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Archuleta County commissioners tamped down rhetoric Tuesday about leaving San Juan Basin Public Health, but said the county will continue to form a task force to look into whether it should start...
DATE: Aug. 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
A joint meeting to discuss the future of San Juan Basin Public Health has been scheduled for Tuesday, at which time two county governments – Archuleta and La Plata – will meet with the health...
DATE: Aug. 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Liane Jollon, executive director of San Juan Basin Public Health, has dropped out of consideration for a job in Oregon and will stay in her role as leader of the health department for Archuleta and...
DATE: Aug. 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Years in the making, a new land-use code for La Plata County is on track to be adopted Sept. 15, but what exactly is in the set of regulations that residents should know about? County officials...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
