Action Line - The Durango Herald

Hope springs eternal for river trail repairs

Wouldn’t it be a “no brainer” to maintain the asphalt portion of the Animas River Trail behind Durango High School? You’d think so, given so much time, money and effort is being used for the...

DATE: Oct 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Addresses have a number of things wrong with them

Aren’t Durango street addresses supposed to be in numerical order? Check out the house numbers on the south side of West Park Avenue, the street between Fassbinder Park and the Animas River....

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Don’t be at loggerheads with trucks lumbering through town

I bet there are a lot of Durangoans wondering about those large log trucks rolling along Camino del Rio and north Main. Where are the trees from and where are they going? Are they beetle-kil...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Installing humps ‘raises’ concerns in county

Is it appropriate for an individual subdivision to install “speed-control humps” throughout its community at a cost to the safety and well-being and financial burden of the entire county? – ...

DATE: Oct 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

City takes middle-of-the-road approach to safety

I’ve noticed some disturbing traffic trends at Florida Road and County Road 250 near Bread. The right-hand turn lanes bisect the pedestrian crosswalks. Drivers just blow through and ignore y...

DATE: Sep 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

New ADU names make an initial appearance

Many folks in our neighborhood west of the Durango Public Library are renting ADUs. In Wyoming, where they’re a bit behind with naming, some people call them Accelerated Depreciation Units. ...

DATE: Sep 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Curb your enthusiasm on ‘reserved’ parking

Can Durango residents reserve parking on their streets? I saw this sign in the Riverview neighborhood near a trailhead for access to the infamous “Beach,” the area along the Animas River acr...

DATE: Sep 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Small recovery fee takes the ‘pain’ out of paint

I recently purchased a quart of paint at Walmart. On the receipt, I was charged a “recovery fee.” Three different people gave me three different answers about this recovery fee. Why this fee...

DATE: Sep 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Durango has your number with plastic recycling

Where does my plastic go after I recycle it in Durango’s single-stream recycling bin? What are the odds that it’s really getting made into other plastic goods? Am I just fooling myself into ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Durango doesn’t have lock on being No. 1 in storage

Driving around town, I noticed that Durango has an incredibly high number of storage units. Are we the Storage Capital of the United States? If so, this would nicely complement Durango’s dis...

DATE: Aug 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Durango’s drains awash with errant bark mulch

After some of our very welcome recent rains, there was a less-welcome displacement of material onto sidewalks and streets. The biggest offender looks to be landscaping mulch. Go figure –...

DATE: Aug 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Lawyers courted briefly with county bounty

Here’s a phone screen shot from a recent official La Plata County job posting. It looks like I may have chosen the wrong career path. No wonder our county budget is looking kinda slim. Sign ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line