Fiestas Stay Dry Despite Permit Denial in Taos County
In Taos County last weekend the Lan Lorenzo fiesta proceeded amid ongoing liquor permit disputes. Armando and Bertha Martinez of Martinez Hall sought state liquor director Mary Ann Hughes to show cause for denial, but judge Peggy Nelson ruled the denial proper. Picuris Pueblo observers planned San Lorenzo Day activities while St. Anthony's Church faced fund changes due to the controversy. Opposition from Picuris leaders and church groups cited alcohol concerns, though some locals ignored rules and brought drinks. organizers plan to reapply next year with more lead time.
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Penasco
Armando
Bertha Martinez
Martinez Hall
Mary Ann Hughes
Peggy Nelson
Hughes
Martinezes
Picuris Pueblo
San
St. Anthony's Church
Martinez
Taos County Commission
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Picuris
Carl Tsosie
County Commission
Ortega Y Ortiz
State blinks on road job near Taos Pueblo conflict
State pledged more than 1 million for State Road 240 project stays in limbo due to a street-ownership dispute with Taos Pueblo. Mares House, once a contributing structure, may be removed from registers as SHPO weighs a plan to minimize harm. Martinez House owners favor town buyout. Mares House faces possible demolition if design proceeds.
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Ranchitos Road
State Highway Department
Taos Pueblo
Mares
Martinez
Alex Abeyta
State Historic Preservation Office
SHPO
New Mexico
Abeyta
Bruce Schneider
New Mexico Engineering Research
County audit blasts lodgers in Taos County
Taos County faces more than 42000 in unpaid taxes and penalties after an audit of all lodging facilities by the office of Bernadine M. Garcia CPA. The study covers most Taos lodgings with several exceptions and potential legal steps for noncooperators.
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Taos County
Bernadine M. Garcia
CPA
Kelly
Taos
Country Inn
St. Bernard
Taos Ski Valley
Snakedance
Adobe
Taos attorney urges council to hear Linda Howe subdivision
Taos plans depicted a 24 unit Fital Star subdivision in El Prado as attorney Dennis Manzanares faults Planning and Zoning for delays. He asked the town council to schedule a public hearing for Aug. 16 to advance the review and avoid further year-long stalling. Hone seeks final plat approval for a 24 lot project between Rio Lucero Upper Ranchitos Road and Millicent Rogers Road with origins dating to 1993.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Dennis Manzanares
Taos
Manzanares
P&z
Hone
District Court
el Prado
Rio Lucero
Ranchitos Road
Millicent Rogers Road
Commission
Gene Weisfeld
Planning Department
Sewer rates rise again as town plans five year hike
Taos town council, facing a 5 million dollar plant expansion cost, implements a five year rate increase. The July 1994 bill reflects the third rise, with residential charges rising from 18.24 to 14.25 plus 0.79 per extra 1,000 gallons, peaking at 15.50 and 1.86 respectively in 1996. Commercial rates also rise as the sewer enterprise funds subsidized by other funds.
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Taos
Michael Valerio
Mae
Valerio
Dinishia
Fox network added to Taos Century Cable Channel 22
Taos Century Cable added Fox Network to basic service on Channel 22 for 2,500 subscribers. General manager Bob Brietske said Fox was being tested and will be a permanent part of the basic package soon. He noted CBS no longer carries the NFC saw the move as expedited, with no rate increase.
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Dallas Cowboys
Baywatch
Beverly Hills 90210
Deep Space Nine
Taos Century Cable
Fox Network
Taos
Bob Brietske
Century
Fox
Albuquerque
Brietske
CBS
Arizona Cardinals
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Lori Sturtz
Alek Romancito
P&i
Weisfeld
Sue Hone
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