La Plata County government - The Durango Herald

County denies appeal on Simmons property

Board finds owner doesn’t need land-use permit to dump

DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County raises concerns with Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission rules

La Plata County deputy attorney: Rules will not satisfy citizens’ concerns

DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County seeks additional payments to cover spill costs

EPA has already reimbursed almost $200,000

DATE: Nov 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA working through Gold King Mine spill reimbursements

La Plata County seeking two payments from agency for spill

DATE: Nov 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

County election turnout low so far

Ballots should be mailed no later than today

DATE: Oct 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

County’s $73M budget proposal goes before public

Few turn out to question the numbers

DATE: Oct 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forensic pathologist’s new job leaves 10 Western Colorado counties in a bind

Grand Junction-based forensic pathologist Dr. Robert Kurtzman has accepted an out-of-state job working for a state medical examiner’s office, which has huge implications for the Colorado cou...

DATE: Oct 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

County Planning OKs King Coal continuance

Company gets Feb. 25 deadline to submit land use permit application

DATE: Oct 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

County fine-tunes land-use plan

Implementation will be considered in November

DATE: Oct 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

What is La Plata County worth?

A look at its assets and what’s coming next

DATE: Sep 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mystery rig in south Durango could be for pipe maintenance

Tower appeared above Purple Cliffs on Wednesday

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Posta Road development slow

Infrastructure, permitting and market forces put brakes on construction

DATE: Sep 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News