Posted on: June 22, 2022
Join the City of Durango for several great community events this Fourth of July weekend.
Events include:
Friday, July 1
- Music and Movies in the Park – 7 p.m. at Buckley Park Stillwater youth bands will perform, with a screening of the Sa...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: June 30, 2022
The City of Durango would like to remind residents this Fourth of July weekend not to light off fireworks.
“There are no fireworks allowed. They’ve already been banned in the city, county with stage 1 fire restrictions,&rd...
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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.
Walk Friendly Communities...
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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 16, 2022
Durango City Manager José Madrigal has tightened Smoking and Fire Restrictions for the city because of extremely dry conditions in the area.
Effective Immediately, it is ordered follows:
FIRE RESTRICTIONS
- All open fires or any ...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: June 14, 2022
Starting at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, the US Forest Service will be moving the San Juan National Forest into stage 2 fire restrictions to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires.
Stage 2 Fire restrictions prohibit the following:
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: June 13, 2022
As the city begins its budgeting process for 2023, two town hall meetings are planned on June 15 and July 27, at City Council Chambers from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for residents to share their ideas for next year’s budget with staff.
The...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: June 10, 2022
Fire-mitigation work on city-owned lands in the Durango Wildland Urban Interface will begin June 14, starting near Ball Lane.
The Wildland Urban Interface contains areas where man-made improvements are built close to, or within, natural terrain a...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: June 9, 2022
The annual lightshow for the Independence Day holiday in Durango will be drone-only because of the high risk posed by fireworks during the ongoing drought.
The city had considered offering a combination of low-altitude fireworks for the celebration as well...
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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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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: June 8, 2022
City councilors on Tuesday adopted a new sustainability plan that helps the community become resilient to climate change and in a way that is equitable to all residents.
The creation of the plan involved extensive feedback from community members and input ...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: June 8, 2022
At Tuesday’s City Council meeting city staff provided council with an update on drought conditions heading into the summer season, finding that limited precipitation earlier in the year coupled with an early melting of the snowpack has caused the city to ...
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City of Durango News Flash
Posted on: June 6, 2022
Durango, CO: The Animas River Trail from Rank Park to Demon Bridge behind Durango High School will be rebuilt starting today, Monday, June 6.
Work is expected to last until mid August. The project will replace the existing 8-foot asphalt path with a 10-foo...
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