This matters because 20,000 petition signers in Douglas County were the target of a promise to publish their identifying information, and that page is now down. The page is gone, which is welcome, even if it took a report to get there. Petition signing should not carry public exposure as a consequence, and the removal still leaves the petition itself unnamed.

Where growth goes and whether water is there to serve it will shape homes, businesses and taxpayer costs in Archuleta County for years. Locally written plans now have to satisfy a state deadline, so residents have a direct stake in the choices Pagosa Springs planners put in writing before Dec. 31, 2026.