Planatlaw

Last time I weighed-in with an article in the Daily Post was in response to articles posted by Teddy Herzog and Bill Hudson following the closure of the downtown City Market. They were optimistic for the long term, which ran counter to basic economic models for rural communities taking place for a generation. My fear at the time was that this community would compromise it’s future to jump start the economy in the short term - a fear now playing out. In response to pressure brought to bear from public, government and private sources the Pagosa Water and Sewer District (“PAWSD”), Archuleta County and the Town of Pagosa Springs all re-structured fee schedules on the assumption it jump-start local development. These fees were established based on empirical data, research and public hearings/input; reducing, suspending and forgiving them has not had the same justification. This window of opportunity enticed at least one project to come forward - the Siebel Senior Living Development P...