Upper Pine River Fire Protection District Seeks Tax Increase

The Upper Pine River Fire Protection District seeks voter approval for a tax increase. The Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency invites the community to learn about solar energy at its annual event and home. To go highlight several Colorado destinations on its fall Foliage Index. You are watching the local News Roundup, brought to you by Sirius, Texas Barbecue in the payroll department. I am Sadie Smith. The Upper Pine River Fire Protection District seeks voter support for a sales tax initiative on the November ballot. The 1% sales tax increase will apply to goods purchased within the district, excluding groceries, prescription medications, and other goods deemed essential by Colorado law. The initiative is estimated to generate about 490,000 annually. Funds will support staffing, training, maintaining and replacing equipment, upgrading safety gear, and equipping fire stations. The Fire Protection District reports a 30% increase in call volume since 2019 and says that population growth has strained services. The measure will be question seven B on the November ballot. Visit the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District for more information. The Four Corner’s Office for Resource Efficiency invites the community to learn about local innovation, solar energy, and climate action at its annual Beyond Solar Tour and gathering on Sunday, September 21st. The event includes a free tour from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM that will showcase local net zero and solar powered sites, including Project SunShare Homes that use Rooftop solar energy, and the Durango and Silverton Narrow gauge Railroad Solar Project. The railroad is the largest single site solar array in the region outside of Solar Gardens. The Beyond Solar Gathering will be four to 7:00 PM at Manna. The Durango Soup Kitchen Tickets are $25 in support for Core and Project SunShare. For more information in gathering tickets, visit the four core website Home to go rank Durango as 11th on its 2025 Fall Foliage Index scoring highly on scenery and travel accommodation affordability. The top three destinations were Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, Ely, Minnesota, and Brevard, North Carolina. The Fall Foliage Index included eight other Colorado destinations on its top 60 list and highlighted Evergreen as the second top trending destination in the United States on its 2025 fall travel report. To view the full list, to visit the Home to Go website, learn more about these and other stories online at Durango Local News. Thank you for watching this edition of the Local News Roundup. I’m Sadie Smith.