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San Juan forest plan for recreation areas criticized
A San Juan National Forest analysis of how to reduce a backlog of deferred maintenance at recreation sites stiff-arms the people who use them, a spokeswoman for an environmental watchdog group said Wednesday. "The press release Monday was disingenuous," Kitty Benzar, a spokeswoman for the Western Slope No-Fee Association, said Wednesday. "There were no details, specifically about instituting fees at seven sites that are now free." The analysis suggests first-ever use fees as well as improving or closing facilities as ways of reducing an almost $6.6 million backlog in deferred recreation maintenance over five years.

CDOT director talks about highway funding
DENVER - The state's top transportation official refused to blame legislators for failing to fix the highway system this year. Instead, he blamed a lack of appreciation by the public for how much highways cost. "From early on, I didn't have high expectations about accomplishing something really big in the Legislature because the climate wasn't right," said Russ George, executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation. "My concern isn't the Legislature. It's the public." The Legislature ended its annual session last week with Republicans and Democrats pointing fingers at each other for not finding a better way to pay for roads. But George is happy that people are finally talking about the highway crisis, and he's planning to start a public-education campaign, starting with civic groups and local governments.

Landslide ruptures natural gas line near Pagosa
A natural-gas line in the East Fork area near Pagosa Springs  was ruptured by a landslide.


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City considers development, Florida Road
The Durango City Council spent more than two hours Tuesday discussing two of the most-pressing issues facing local government - an adequate public facilities ordinance and a bond issue to repair Florida Road - but resolution of both issues remains elusive.
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Sprawl worries county
As the Durango City Council pushed forward with a measure that would have developers help pay for infrastructure, La Plata County commissioners expressed concern about the pace of the plan.
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Fort Lewis rejections up 120 percent: Watch the Video
Fort Lewis College has denied admission to twice as many students as last year as a result of higher standards and a surge in applications.
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