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Keyword: Durango City Council

  • Council sets date for public hearing on plastic-bag fee

    Jim Haug

    Voices for and against a 10-cent fee on plastic and paper bags at...

    05/21/2013
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    Durango bagging plastic bags

    Jim Haug

    Shoppers likely would see a 10-cent fee per plastic and paper disposable...

    04/23/2013
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    City councilors take oath

    04/16/2013
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    Professor White bleeds green

    Jim Haug

    Dick White put off retiring as an astronomy professor at Smith College so...

    04/11/2013
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    It’s Brookie, Rinderle and Brant

    Jim Haug

    Candidates Dean Brookie, Christina Rinderle and Keith Brant were the big...

    04/02/2013
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    Got coins? City OKs increasing hourly parking fees 43 percent

    Jim Haug

    The City Council on Tuesday approved increasing the hourly parking meter...

    04/02/2013
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    City’s future in voters’ hands

    Jim Haug

    After the election today of three councilors, the next Durango City...

    04/01/2013
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    City Council candidates make their final pitches

    Jim Haug

    The six candidates for the Durango City Council competed Tuesday for the...

    03/19/2013
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    New meters set for summer

    Jim Haug

    Time to plug the meter?

    03/19/2013
  • Herald to stream council debate

    Herald Staff Report

    A debate between the six candidates for the Durango City Council will be...

    03/13/2013
  • Roll back city fee increases, 2 candidates say

    Jim Haug

    Two candidates for City Council were receptive to the idea of rolling back...

    03/12/2013
  • Competing priorities nix alley paving idea

    Jim Haug

    Councilor Sweetie Marbury suggested raiding the city’s piggy bank to pave...

    03/12/2013
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    Patterson espouses moderate, 'prudent' approach

    Jim Haug

    Floyd Patterson is so middle of the road he can't get out of his car to...

    03/11/2013
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    Golson is a newcomer to Durango, but not to the media

    Jim Haug

    As a resident of Durango for not quite two years, Jordan Golson said low...

    03/10/2013
  • Lot-size limit put on local, spare apartments

    Jim Haug

    In its ongoing debate about how to permit accessory dwellings such as...

    02/26/2013
  • City Council ballot to have 6 choices

    Jim Haug

    Voters will have choices to make with six candidates running for three...

    02/26/2013
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    City workers had busy winter

    Jim Haug

    Water and sewer pipes bursting in frigid temperatures have made for a...

    02/24/2013
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    Business gets to stay in historic area

    Jim Haug

    In many ways, the city’s historic assay office is a typical Durango home...

    02/20/2013
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    Don’t smoke in organically treated park?

    Jim Haug

    Thank you for not smoking in a city park, such as an upgraded Chapman Hill...

    02/19/2013
  • Accessory units hang up City Council

    Jim Haug

    Accessory dwellings will occupy only about 10 pages in the 400-page, new...

    02/10/2013
  • Five take out applications for City Council

    Jim Haug

    The Durango City Council election April 2 could be competitive with five...

    02/08/2013

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Mesa Verde visitor center

Mesa verde visitor center opening after more than a decade of fundraising, lobbying, etc. Offical grand opening is May 23 - we give folks a behind-the-scenes look before the festivities.Our appointment is 1 p.m.

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Technology in schools

Needham Elementary School 5th grade students work to complete their research projects on computers.

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Ignacio gas leak

A noxious gas leak forced the evacuation of Ignacio Junior High School Monday and sending over 20 students to area medical facilities for evaluation.

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Farmers Market

Dustin Stein is among the farmers who will be selling at the Durango Farmers Market.

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IGNACIO – Thirty Ignacio Junior High students...

Gas leak sickens students

IGNACIO – Thirty Ignacio Junior High students...

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Animas High School, a public charter school, is graduating...

Passing the test

Animas High School, a public charter school, is graduating...

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Emergency crews preparing for medical evacuation training...

Paraglider crashes on Smelter Mountain

Emergency crews preparing for medical evacuation training...

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The ritual of graduation is the same everywhere:...

Tribal beats usher FLC graduates

The ritual of graduation is the same everywhere:...

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City workers recently uncovered a stash of pornographic...

Trying to keep it clean

City workers recently uncovered a stash of pornographic...

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  4. Pot user sues Colorado
  5. ‘We’re gobsmacked by the enormity’
  6. Skye Colleen (McMahon) Buswell
  7. Some Baileys with that java?
  8. Passenger dies in single-vehicle late-night crash
  9. David Grant White
  10. Dinosaur train riding back to Animas Valley
  1. Effort to recall McLachlan falls short (19)
  2. Mark Redwine knocks search (5)
  3. Durango woman dies after rollover crash on Highway 3 (3)
  4. Travelers to get more elbow room at airport (2)
  5. Durango’s taste buds wake up (1)
  6. Verizon’s 4G LTE service now available in Durango (1)
  7. ‘We’re gobsmacked by the enormity’ (1)
  8. Council sets date for public hearing on plastic-bag fee (1)
  9. Mercury campus construction (1)
  10. Money wars: McLachlan’s supporters beat recall insurgents (1)
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