Housing and urban planning - The Durango Herald

Durango City Council delays hearings on affordable housing

Two potential steps to encourage affordable housing were delayed by the Durango City Council on Tuesday. For months, councilors have been discussing the need for a law to help pro...

DATE: Mar 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Council expected to delay building fee public hearing

Fair share to be discussed in May

DATE: Mar 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango City Council seeks to encourage affordable housing

Protection for condo builders, fair-share ordinance changes possible

DATE: Mar 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Colorado homeless program receives HUD grant

Housing Solutions for the Southwest gets $139,910 to aid homeless families

DATE: Mar 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

New pot grow may sprout in Mancos

Fees in lieu of open space could be reduced

DATE: Feb 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

HUD announces $2.6 million in grants for Ute tribes

Money will benefit low-income families

DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango City Councilors search for ways to trim housing costs

Encouraging developers to build more affordable housing was the Durango City Council’s focus Tuesday. The council discussed tweaking the city’s fair share ordinance, allowing extr...

DATE: Feb 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango City Council considers long-term housing for homeless

Project would require tax credits

DATE: Feb 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residential designs unveiled for Calkins Building

Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 board members got a glimpse of a proposal to transform the historic Calkins Building into a residential facility. Superintendent Alex Carter unveiled an arti...

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Few U.S. neighborhoods affordable, near schools

WASHINGTON – Few neighborhoods can match the perks of Adams Morgan in Washington, D.C. – a reality that reflects a broader problem for the U.S. housing market. Residents of Adams ...

DATE: Jan 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Changes to Three Springs plans approved

Durango City Council will hear changes next

DATE: Jan 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

More Florida Road townhomes proposed

Durango Planning Commission OKs annexation

DATE: Jan 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday