Author - The Durango Herald

Author - The Durango Herald

Carole McWilliams

Position: Staff reporter

Bayfield voters reject sales tax increase, again

For the second time this year, Bayfield voters have rejected a town sales tax increase to pay for street-related projects. It lost by 60 votes. The Tuesday night tally showed 448 ...

DATE: Nov 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield Education Foundation is in the works

Efforts are under way to create a Bayfield Educational Foundation modeled after the foundation that has assisted the Durango School District for many years. Former Bayfield School...

DATE: Nov 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Surveys going out to Bayfield students, others

Move to student-driven schedules

DATE: Nov 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Valley resource mapping aims to help residents

Community potlucks celebrate first anniversary

DATE: Oct 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield trustees review town storm drainage plan

Storm water runs downhill. Making sure it doesn't cause damage can be expensive. That's the gist of a storm water drainage plan presented to Bayfield town trustees on Oct. 21. ...

DATE: Oct 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield board OKs another contract for sewer line repairs

Only one bid received, again

DATE: Oct 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Alliance economic forum focuses on change

"In the business world, change is probably happening faster than ever before," La Plata Economic Development Alliance director Roger Zalneraitis told participants at the annual Economic Summ...

DATE: Oct 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

CDOT giving funding priority to shovel-ready projects

Colorado Department of Transportation is now focussing efforts on shovel-ready projects and getting money spent rather than stashing it for very expensive future projects, area CDOT represen...

DATE: Oct 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Alliance: jobs growing in La Plata county

Largest sector is lowest paying

DATE: Oct 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Smith, Begay seek county coroner position

Jann Smith and Beverly Begay are running for La Plata County Coroner. Smith grew up in the county and was an emergency medical technician for the Los Pinos Fire District about 15 ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield sewer rate fairness challenged

Lone resident charged as much as big family

DATE: Oct 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Housing costs a problem in county, RHA says

Housing affordability, or lack thereof, continues to be a major issue in La Plata County, Regional Housing Alliance (RHA) director Karen Iverson told Bayfield town trustees on Oct. 7. ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News