La Plata Open Space Conservancy receiving a $50,000 GOCO grant to help finance a conservation easement on a 67-acre property in the Animas Valley, helping to protect water quality, wildlife habitat and ecological connectivity.
Residents of Dolores banded together to say no to a dollar store – which detractors say puts local stores out of business, causes traffic and only adds to the proliferation of cheap plastic stuff. The store was voted down at a recent county meeting, but the Georgia-based developer says he'll be back.
Hey – no big fires were started in the area over the tinder-dry 4th of July weekend. Way to go, people.
Speaking of the 4th of July weekend, it was deadly in other ways, with CDOT reporting four deaths on state highways, including a cyclist, a motorist fixing a flat and a fiery head-on between a pickup and a semi on I-70.
The recent flood disasters in New Mexico and Texas, where the death toll – including dozens of young kids – continues to climb. Seems like a good case to NOT gut weather forecasting and emergency preparedness budgets.
Trump's BBB is having local impacts, with the Durango Adult Education Center saying it will have to lay off teachers and cut GED and English language classes in light of a 40% reduction in funding. But hey, every state is getting its own Alligator Alcatraz!
