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Do virtual meetings foster or limit civic participation?
Dogs leaping into a city councilor’s lap. Crunching on tortilla chips without hitting mute. Kids yelling and partners doing chores in the background.

Eight months into the coronavirus pandemic, public officials in Durango are settling into virtual public meetings on the Zoom platform.

And the pros and cons are becoming…

Council makes the courageous choice to protect the public from COVID-19
After several discussions and a marathon meeting Monday, Durango City Councilors voted 4-1 in favor of a new ordinance requiring the wearing of masks in public places. The ordinance includes penalties for noncompliance ranging from a first-time fee of $50 to a third- or subsequent-offense…