Wednesday, September 27

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SCHA housing plan nixed for Crestone

By Sandia Belgrade Help is on the way for Saguache County residents struggling to find homes they can afford. But it can hardly get here soon enough and Crestone may be left out. Nationwide, a lack of affordable housing has reached crisis proportions. And the situation is even worse in rural areas, which are scarcely populated and have higher than average levels of poverty. Evan Samora, director of the Saguache County Housing Authority, is seeking grants from various sources with a goal of building three different housing projects across the county. In CrestoneSaguache County recently withdrew from its contract to purchase...

Saguache County Election information

A coordinated election is one that the County Clerk and Recorder conducts on behalf of two or more political subdivisions that are hosting an election on the same day in November. Specifically, for a coordinated election to take place, theelection must: Have more than one political subdivision holding an election (state, county, municipality, school District, or special district); Take place on the same day in November; and The eligible voters either are the same for each election or live in overlapping subdivision boundaries. Generally, the November oddyear election is referred to as the coordinated election. And like all elections in Colorado, coordinated elections...

Saguache County Election information

A coordinated election is one that the County Clerk and Recorder conducts on behalf...

Baca Grande committee plans appeal

Residents in favor of incorporating the Town of Baca Grande are planning to file...

Motion to Dismiss Petition to Form Town of Baca Grande Granted

The local effort to create the town of Baca Grande faced a setback in...

Opinion: Baca Grande should become a town

Nothing in the Baca Grande will ever change, except growth without infrastructure to support...

An open letter from the directors of the Baca Grande Property Owners Association to all members

The following statement was sent to The Eagle from the Baca Grande Property Owners...

Liza Marron wins election as Saguache County Commissioner

Democrat Liza Marron has been elected as Saguache County Commissioner, defeating Republican challenger Jeff...

Will the Baca Grande subdivision become the Town of Baca Grande?

A group of local citizens filed a petition with the District Court on August...

Liza Marron in bid for Saguache County Commissioner

Eagle Editor John Waters interviewed Liza Marron, Democrat running for Saguache County Commissioner for...
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