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Published on: 3/20/2008
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"I believe the commissioners are in possession of a letter from Tony Simmons, who owns Pagosa Brewing Company, stating some of his concerns.Have the commissioners seen that letter?"
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I don't think the public is aware of his various trademark applications for variations on Mr. Simmons' company name, Pagosa Brewing Company , including the exact name of Mr. Simmons' business.I think that's an ethical question that he should answer."
County Administrator Greg Schulte then stated that Mr. Simmons had asked to have his letter read into the record.
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Simmons is a member of the Pagosa Springs Town Council, and also operates Pagosa Brewing Company, a small brewery with an attached tasting room, about a stone's throw from where Schiro's new brew pub will be located.
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Curiously, Simmons has himself been publicly accused of unethical conflict of interest in relation to his attempts, as Town Councilor, to prevent his neighbor Todd Shelton from building a planned duplex on 8th Street.
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Simmons had attached a copy of a letter from his attorneys to the Schiros, warning them not to make attempts to trademark names similar to Simmons company name, which Simmons says he began using commercially in 2005.
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"When we tried to purchase a domain name for our business this week, to set up a website, we found that Mr. Simmons had recently purchased the domain name ,PagosaPubworks.com".I would like that included in the public record as well, that Mr. Simmons has purchased a domain name for which he has no valid use, simply to inhibit us from using it."
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"I think the public needs to know that the letter read by the County Manager from Tony , what was his last name?