Schedule of Meetings for the Week of October 26, 2020

Monday, October 26

6:00 PM    Planning Commission

       Virtual Meeting – Send public comment to plansrvcs@durangogov.org

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Weed Abatement Scheduled at Riverview Infields & Durango Softball Complex

The City of Durango promotes Best Management Practices in the stewardship of City land management to ensure the safe enjoyment of parks and open spaces in the community. The City has contracted with Horizon Environmental Services for noxious weed abatemen...

Upcoming Street Repaving Projects

Street repaving will start Tuesday, October 27 on Weston Drive between West 2nd Avenue and West 3rd Avenue. Work is expected to be complete by the end of October.

Street repaving will start on Wednesday, November 4 at the intersection of Turner Dr...

Feed Pigs Not Bears: Drop off Pumpkins and Leaves Nov. 1 and 2

The City of Durango Sustainability Division is partnering with the CSU Extension Office, The Good Food Collective, Bear Smart Durango, Pine River Shares and Table to Farm Compost to host the annual pumpkin drop-off on the Sunday and Monday after Halloween...

Animas River Trail North Extension is Complete!

The City of Durango Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to announce the Animas River Trail North Extension from Animas City Park to Oxbow Park and Preserve is complete and open to the public. 

The north end of Animas City Park has been impr...

Rotary Park Gazebo Will Be Closed for Improvements

The gazebo at Rotary Park, located at East 15th Street and East 2nd Avenue, will be closed for repairs beginning Monday, October 19. Gazebo improvements will include new lighting and paint, and wood repair. Work is scheduled to take two weeks, with the ga...

Sign Up for Youth Ice Skating School or Youth House Hockey League

Chapman Youth Ice Skating School is offering skating lesson for ages three to 18. Ice skating classes are great way to get more comfortable on the ice and are the first step in a progression toward figure skating and hockey. Various options are available ...

Upcoming Street Repaving Project

Street repaving will start Tuesday, October 13 in the East 100 block alley between 11th Street and 12th Street. Work is expected to be complete by the end of October. Drivers are encouraged to follow detour and no parking signage and consider using altern...

City of Durango Adds Translation Tool to Website

The City of Durango, in supporting equal access to public information, is now utilizing the Google Translate function on the City's website, DurangoGov.org

A Google icon located in the bottom right corner of the website allows visitors to choose from rough...

Durango Public Library Reopens October 13

The Durango Public Library building will open with limited hours beginning October 13. The building will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Curbside Pick-Up will continue with new hours, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Facilities staff...

Upcoming Street Repaving Projects

The following street repaving projects are scheduled to start the week of Oct. 5:

• Monday, October 5:  Sheppard Drive between Parker Avenue and Turner Drive 
• Tuesday, October 6:  32nd St from East 7th Avenue to Holly Avenue
• Wednesda...

Parks & Rec Fall/Winter Activities Information Available Online

Due to COVID-19 and the need for scheduling flexibility, Durango Parks and Recreation Department will not release a traditional Enrichment Guide for Fall/Winter programs. Activities will instead be scheduled in three-month increments and listed on the Cit...

Fire Department and Parks & Rec Offer Free Community Education Classes

The Durango Fire Protection District and Durango Parks and Recreation are partnering to offer free community education classes at the Durango Community Recreation Center. The classes aim to provide local residents knowledge and skills for safe practices d...

The Library is open!

We are opening our doors on Tuesday October 13.  The building will be accessible from 10am-1pm, followed by curbside pick-up from 2-5pm. The Library is going to look and feel different than pre-COVID times, so please visit the update on our web p...

The Bookstore Is Back!

From classics to cookbooks, Lela's Place Bookstore is back in business. Thanks to volunteers from the Friends of the Library, the bookstore is open for your browsing pleasure from 10 am - 2 pm, Tuesday - Friday. Donations are accepted from 11 am ...

Weekly Activity Kits for Kids and Teens

Are you missing the youth programming at Durango Public Library? Beginning Tuesday, September 8th, Durango Public Library will be offering weekly Activity Kits for curbside pickup every Tuesday through the end of the year (excluding holiday weeks). &n...

Mobile App Released

We are pleased to announce that our new Mobile App can be found and installed to your own personal device by conducting a search for "Durango Public Library" in Google Play and iOS App Store.  

With our new app, you will be able to:

• Brows...

Try A Hold Shelf Surprise

Looking for a good book (movie, audiobook, music CD, etc) but not quite sure what you want? Fill out this form and we’ll place around 10 items we think you’ll like on the hold shelf for you. Once you are notified they are ready, you ca...

Get a text when your items are ready for pick-up!

If you would like to be notified by text rather than email when items you have on hold are ready for pickup you can sign up for SMS text messaging using the steps below:

a.  visit the library online catalog website   (https://dur...