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A proposal to reclassify 700 acres between Durango and Bayfield to a designation that would allow a large-scale residential and commercial development was approved 4-1 Thursday by the La Plata...
DATE: April 26, 2018 | UPDATED: 1 hour ago | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County officials will meet next week to figure out how to move forward with revisions to the land-use code. On May 2, La Plata County commissioners and the La Plata County Planning...
DATE: April 25, 2018 | UPDATED: 1 day 4 hours ago | CATEGORY: Local News
By Megan Graham As we welcome the warmer, drier, windier months that characterize spring in Southwest Colorado, this spring also brings with it an air of caution and concern for the upcoming fire...
DATE: April 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
La Plata County planning commissioners unanimously decided Thursday night to postpone a vote on whether to reclassify nearly 50 acres south of Durango to allow high-density mixed-use development....
DATE: April 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
A debate has ignited among residents about the future use of all-terrain vehicles around Vallecito. The community conversation was sparked by an ATV-rental company’s request to expand the services...
DATE: April 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Residents and businesses in La Plata County may see stricter enforcement this summer of the county’s ordinance intended to reduce human-bear conflicts. La Plata County commissioners on Tuesday took...
DATE: April 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
What’s with the listing flagpole at the La Plata County Administration Building at East Second Avenue and 11th Street? The flagpole has been that way since the building opened. Does it imply the...
DATE: April 9, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
A fight is brewing in the Animas Valley north of Durango over the prospect of a potential high-density development. Greg Yucha, who owns two mobile home parks in the Animas Valley, filed plans in...
DATE: March 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Texas firm that many county staff, commissioners and residents said missed the mark in drafting La Plata County’s land-use code has been fired. La Plata County spokeswoman Megan Graham said...
DATE: March 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County government will leave 19 positions vacant this year, saving about $1.16 million at a time when the county is in dire need of cutting costs because of declines in its operating...
DATE: March 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
After months of dealing with a bungled update to one of La Plata County’s critical documents guiding future development, county staff will take the lead on making much-needed revisions to its...
DATE: Feb. 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County commissioners approved two marijuana growing facilities on Tuesday. The first project was proposed by Watertowne Properties LLC for a 6,000-square-foot building to house various...
DATE: Feb. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
