Schedule of meetings for the week of July 4, 2022

The schedule of meetings for the city of Durango for the week of July 4, 2022, is listed below. Find meeting agendas and minutes at DurangoGov.org/Meetings. Sign up to receive meeting schedules automatically at DurangoGov.org/NotifyMe&am...

Schedule of events for Independence Day weekend

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...

City of Durango services schedule for the Fourth of July holiday

The following is the city of Durango’s schedule for the Fourth of July holiday, observed on Monday, July 4, 2022:

•          City administrative offices will be closed, including City ...

Fire restrictions call for no fireworks this holiday weekend

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...

City designated as a Bronze-level Walk Friendly Community

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...

Frontier Airlines leaving Durango-La Plata County Airport in August

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...

Take a survey about DGOV

The City of Durango is seeking feedback regarding viewership of its broadcast government television channel DGOV through a survey. 

Click here to take the survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RDFFWQD

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City manager loosens fire restrictions following monsoonal moisture

Durango City Manager José Madrigal has loosened fire restrictions within the city due to above average monsoonal moisture in the area. 

City of Durango Smoking and Fire restrictions will remain in place but will return to levels previou...

Schedule of meetings for the week of June 27, 2022

The schedule of meetings for the city of Durango for the week of June 27, 2022, is listed below. Find meeting agendas and minutes at DurangoGov.org/Meetings. Sign up to receive meeting schedules automatically at DurangoGov.org/NotifyMe&a...

Durango awarded the highest form of recognition for financial reporting

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...

City Council appoints new library director

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...

City of Durango’s Boards and Commissions Vacancies

The Durango City Council is seeking volunteers interested in serving on the following City Board and Commissions:   

Business Improvement District              &n...

Schedule of meetings for the week of June 20, 2022

The schedule of meetings for the city of Durango for the week of June 20, 2022, is listed below. Find meeting agendas and minutes at DurangoGov.org/Meetings. Sign up to receive meeting schedules automatically at DurangoGov.org/NotifyMe&a...

Dry conditions call for tightened Smoking and Fire restrictions in the City

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

1. All open fires or any ...

US Forest Service to tighten fire restrictions for San Juan National Forest

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: 

• Igniting...

City staff invite residents to share ideas for the 2023 budget at two upcoming town hall meetings

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...

Fire mitigation work in the Durango Wildland Urban Interface begins June 14

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...

Schedule of meetings for the week of June 13, 2022

The schedule of meetings for the city of Durango for the week of June 13, 2022, is listed below. Find meeting agendas and minutes at DurangoGov.org/Meetings. Sign up to receive meeting schedules automatically at DurangoGov.org/NotifyMe&a...

City fireworks to be drone-only for Independence Day celebration

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...

Water rate reduction now reflected on resident’s water bills

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...

City of Durango adopts new sustainability plan

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 ...

City updates council on drought conditions

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 ...

Animas River Trail construction begins behind DHS

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...

Schedule of meetings for the week of May 30, 2022

The schedule of meetings for the city of Durango for the week of May 30th, 2022, is listed below. Find meeting agendas and minutes at DurangoGov.org/Meetings. Sign up to receive meeting schedules automatically at DurangoGov.org/NotifyMe&...

Emergency smoking and fire restrictions ordered by the city

Durango City Manager José Madrigal has ordered fire and smoking restrictions effective immediately. 

The new fire restrictions prohibit all open fires or any kind or the burning of any material of any kind on public or private property ...

Council adopts citizen-initiated land use ordinance

At a special meeting Thursday the Durango City council approved a citizen-initiated ordinance to amend the city’s land use codes to allow for public hearings when protective services, like police and fire, try to develop in the Central Business ...

"Oceans of Possibilities! 2022 Summer Reading Program

Registration starts June 1st, then you can begin logging your time and titles on June 11th.  We will be having lots of awesome events and programs for all ages, so be sure to check out our Summer Reading page for details and schedules.  ...

hoopla is here!

Borrow and enjoy comics, movies, TV, magazines, audiobooks, eBooks, or music everywhere you have a screen -your computer, your phone, your car, even your smart TV. All you need is your library card. hoopla syncs across all your devices, ...

Book Club Kits

Let Durango Public Library help you build your own book club!

The Great Garden Series 2022!

The Durango Public Library has teamed up with Durango Botanic Gardens and La Plata County Colorado State University Extension Service to bring you a series of lectures, workshops covering a broad range of topics: natural pesticides, composting, bee keepin...

Durango Parks & Recreation July 2 Street Dance & Drone Show

Start your 4^th of July Celebrations on Saturday, July 2 at the Street Dance and Drone Show.  The festivities start at 6:00 pm at the Durango Transit Center Parking Lot and entrance is free. Dance to live music by the MC Curry Trio from 6...

Decorate your bike for the 4th of July bike parade!

On Friday, June 17 at 7 p.m. residents are welcomed to the Durango Community Recreation Center lawn to turn their bikes into cardboard creatures for the parade. Following that event is another Movies in the Park night where the feature film will be the li...

Durango's summer series Movies In the Park starts June 3

This Friday, June 3, 2022, the city of Durango and the Credit Union of Colorado  will be showing the film Jungle Cruise to kick off the summer series, Movies in the Park.

Movies in the Park is a free event at Buckley Park where members of the comm...