Town and Taos Schools Clash Over Four Way Plan
Taos Mayor Fred Peralta pitches a four way realignment of Civic Plaza Drive and Camino de la Placita with a stop light and left turn lanes. Taos Municipal Schools fear giving up benefits without reciprocal gains, while officials claim safety, improved playgrounds, and extra parking stem the loss.
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Fred Peralta
Taos
Fred Waltz
Peralta
Civic Plaza Drive
Camino de la Placita
New Mexico ties to Heaven s Gate cult leader Applewhite
The Heaven s Gate founder Marshal Applewhite, described as sane and intelligent by followers, led 39 people to death in Rancho Santa Fe California. Eleven victims were from New Mexico with none of the Taos ties known for Applewhite aside from early Taos days. Local recollections note Applewhite as pleasant and effeminate while he once worked in Taos at Sunshine Eating Establishment and a La Fonda Hotel bar.
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Lone Nova Ovehe
Orie Hagler
Augie. Schroeder
Taos Mountain Outfitter
Dick Schroeder
Lynn Taylor
Sunshine Eating Establishment
Taos Plaza
Marshal Applewhite
Hose
Marshal Herr Applewhite
California
Applewhite
Heaven’s Gate
Rancho Santa Fe
Calif
New Mexico
Taos
San Diego
Hale-Bopp
Kingdom of Heaven
Sunshine
Jim Wagner
Colorado
Wagner
la Fonda
Plaza Theatre
Taos County Faces Growing Pains of Growth and Access
Taos County shows population rise and real estate boom with 2,400 more residents in five years and $452 million in total real estate transactions. Half of that sum comes from land sales while new subdivisions shrink access to common areas used for piston picking, wood cutting, and hunting, sparking neighbor disputes over roads and private rights across Tres Piedras to Angel Fire and beyond.
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Taos County
Sun West Bank
Tres Piedras
Angel Fire
Valle Escondido
Sunshine Valley
Arroyo Hondoresi
Private or public road access near Valdez sparks debate
Gallina Canyon Road or B-074 in the Sangre de Cristo foothills north of Valdez has seen 40 families rely on it for two decades. Residents fear deterioration and push for county fixes while private property owners and San Antonio Land Grant Association say the county has no claim. County officials acknowledge lack of legal ownership, highlighting broader Taos County access challenges.
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Gallina Canyon
Sangre de Cristo Mountain
Valdez
Deer Mesa
San Antonio Land Grant Association
Taos County
Ralph Garcia
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CULT
Marshal Herf Applewhite
Dorie Hagler
Cynthia Gonzales
Kit Carson Park
LULAC
League of United Latin American Citizens) Organization
Gilbert Quintana
Taos County Road Department
Staci Matlock
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