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“The Town is hoping to work with the state to have them collect the tax and work with the lodgers to advise them of the increased tax rate. Currently sales and lodgers’ taxes are collected by the state on a quarterly basis and sent to the county and from the county to the town and…

A heavy mist of steam rises above the San Juan River, tendrils of silver incandescent vapors dance against a columbine blue sky. The sound of water splashing, falling, running, tinkling fills my head, but the sound alone cannot soothe the chronic pain I feel pulsing from beneath my left shoulder blade up into my skull…

PAGOSA SPRINGS — In a town with limited dining options, the opening of a new restaurant is momentous. The opening of a new SONIC drive-in in Pagosa Springs on Oct. 16 surpassed all forecasts for franchise owner, the Merritt Group, based in Las Cruces, N.M. “The restaurant is exceeding expectations in a big way,” Merritt…

Ron Fundingsland is an artist’s artist. His technically superb work impresses those who know how many hours of labor is involved to achieve such mastery of medium. A printmaker in the traditional sense, Fundingsland creates using a form of etching that dates back to the 14th century. Yet the subject of his color intaglio prints…

Pagosa real estate capitalizes on savvy marketing strategy PAGOSA SPRINGS – Real Estate prices in Pagosa are leaving long-time residents and a few newcomers reeling. The stories seem incredible. Five lots in Twin Creek Village that sold a year ago for $75,000 are now $75,000 each. A house in Lakewood Village that two years ago…

Lisa Scott, Chairperson of the School District CVC Task Force, presented a resolution supporting the relocation of the downtown school facilities to the School Board. The resolution, presented to board members for the first time Tuesday night, was a discussion item. There was no vote on the resolution. The Task Force, authorized by the School…

Commercial development changes the local real estate terrain “My concern is that with Aspen Village and Harman Park, we are over saturating the market with commercial development which will force market rent down and commercial sales down,” Todd Shelton, from Century 21 said as we talked over lunch at Ramon’s. “The value of a building…

By Leanne Goebel Journal Correspondent PAGOSA SPRINGS — Pagosa Town Manager Mark Garcia is enjoying the growth spurt his community is currently enjoying.“The growth issues in Pagosa Springs are significant,” Garcia said in recent telephone interview. Garcia, a civil engineer by trade, has been the administrator of Pagosa Springs for almost three years. Soft spoken…

The Mission of David J. Brown “With David Brown coming in and buying up the Sears store and all of this river property . . . I’m glad to see some of the improvement,” Lee Riley of Jann C. Pitcher Real Estate said. As I talked with local realtors Mark Espoy (Jim Smith Realty), Mike…