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Since taking office in January, La Plata County Commissioner Clyde Church has not missed a single meeting or vote. On paper, one would never know the newly elected commissioner has spent most of...
DATE: Feb. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango-La Plata County Airport has been given the green light to pursue a $3.9 million purchase of 12.5 acres to help meet future expansion needs. La Plata County commissioners on Tuesday...
DATE: Feb. 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Marsha Porter-Norton, who has led a nonprofit in La Plata County and worked as a facilitator of meetings on numerous public policy issues, announced her candidacy for the county commission on...
DATE: Feb. 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County has encouraged public participation in its effort to update district plans, but some residents are going out of bounds, representing themselves as county employees and creating...
DATE: Feb. 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County Planning Director Jason Meininger, who was leading the county’s contentious land-use code revision, has announced he will resign. When contacted Monday afternoon, Meininger said he...
DATE: Feb. 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The city announced Friday that the Durango-La Plata County Airport plans to buy land and two commercial building across the street from the airport to expand. The contract includes a $3.9 million...
DATE: Feb. 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County is aiming to have all of its district plans updated by September, planning director Jason Meininger said Wednesday. District plans are a guiding document that allows smaller...
DATE: Jan. 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously adopted the 2019 budget, which will have an increase in projected revenues for the first time in years as a result of higher natural gas prices...
DATE: Dec. 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Rural residents and members of the agricultural community in La Plata County who came out in full force Tuesday spoke out against the prospect of county-wide zoning, which they say would take away...
DATE: Dec. 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County’s search for a new county manager will begin in January. In September, current County Manager Joanne Spina announced her retirement , capping a 30-year career in the public sector....
DATE: Dec. 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County Commissioner Brad Blake, who was defeated by 23 votes, will not request a recount of the Nov. 6 election, said La Plata County Clerk & Recorder Tiffany Parker. Parker said Monday...
DATE: Nov. 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Democratic candidate Clyde Church has beaten incumbent La Plata County Commissioner Brad Blake, a Republican, by 23 votes to become the county’s newest commissioner. Clerk & Recorder Tiffany Parker...
DATE: Nov. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Fort Lewis College is updating about a dozen panels at the Clock Tower in the center of campus to better recognize the past, "in a way that's fully inclusive of our Native American community on campus and the families directly affected by Indian boarding schools."
