Local Governance

Cortez City Council candidate Charles P. Borchini Jr. responds to concerns about his business name as municipal elections move forward across Montezuma County.

The Montezuma County commissioners are considering letting voters decide whether to extend term limits on certain county offices.

Republican candidate Diane Fox-Spratlen discusses public safety, county finances, transparency, and local control in KSJD’s ongoing interview series with candidates for Montezuma County Commissioner.

Republican candidate Shane Prentice discusses his background, views on public safety, county finances, transparency in government, growth, and local control in KSJD’s Montezuma County Commissioner interview series.

Republican candidate Bonnie Anderson discusses public safety, roads, economic development, and county finances in this longform KSJD interview.

The issue of whether a Dollar General store can be built on a 3.78-acre parcel just off of Highway 145 between Cortez and Dolores remains in legal limbo.

The school district is testing the feasibility of a geothermal field to heat and cool its three schools. If successful, it could expand the thermal energy network beyond its campus.

Community organizer Rebecca Busic has entered the Montezuma County commissioner race, adding a Democratic candidate to a field previously made up of Republicans.

The City of Cortez is holding an information session for residents considering a run for City Council, as nomination deadlines approach for the April election.

A pair of bills from Colorado Democrats would make it easier for homeowners to subdivide and sell their land and let certain local organizations build housing on their properties despite local zoning rules.