Posted on: August 17, 2022
During the first found of Lodgers’ Tax: Arts and Culture funding the city of Durango’s Creative Economy Commission awarded $250,000 to 19 different projects.
A total of 35 applicants submitted project ideas for the first round of Lodgers’ Tax: Ar...
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Posted on: August 15, 2022
Come provide your thoughts on the newest design of 32nd Street! Help decide the future design of 32nd Street by joining city staff at an open house for the 32nd Street Traffic Calming Design Project on Wednesday, August 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Du...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: July 28, 2022
Signs that were allowed during the COVID pandemic as a temporary measure need to be removed within city limits.
Two orders were implemented by the city’s Community Development department: To allow for additional temporary signage, and the other to allow fo...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: July 22, 2022
During the month of August, public transit agencies around the state of Colorado are joining together to take part in the Zero Fare for Better Air initiative. This collaborative, statewide initiative is designed to reduce ground-level ozone by increasing ...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: July 15, 2022
Council will discuss at Tuesday’s study session how it plans to handle excess lodgers’ tax revenue collected for 2021 and 2022.
Due to a huge rebound in tourism during 2021, the collections from the 3.25% Lodgers’ Ta...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: July 12, 2022
Between the Creative Economy Commission and Visit Durango, the city has plans to put approximately $670,000 into local events, and arts and culture projects through Durango’s Lodgers’ Tax.
The first round of funding requests for Lodgers’ Tax Arts...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: June 29, 2022
The city of Durango was designated as a Bronze-level Walk Friendly Community on June 21, 2022 by the Walk Friendly Communities program. This was the city’s first application to become a Walk Friendly Community.
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: June 28, 2022
Frontier Airlines has announced that it will cease operations at the Durango-La Plata County Airport (DRO), effective August 8, 2022. Frontier service between Durango and both Denver International Airport (DEN) and Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airp...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: June 21, 2022
The City of Durango has been awarded the highest form of recognition in the area for governmental accounting and financial reporting.
The Government Finance Officers Association awarded Durango the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Rep...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: June 21, 2022
Durango City Council appointed the new director of the Durango Public Library, Chad Lucas “Luke” Alvey-Henderson at Monday’s city council meeting.
Luke comes to Durango from the Moore Memorial Public Library in Texas City, Tex...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: June 9, 2022
Residents may have noticed that water bills were a little lower than usual starting the month of May, as a water rate decrease approved by city council at its March 15, 2022, meeting has now gone into effect.
The rate reduction is now saving the average re...
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