Taos council split on dispatch center move amid conflict concerns
Editorial critiques Kit Carson Electric cooperative dispatch center use by Taos town in its empty regional command building. It cites a 3-2 council vote with a potential conflict of interest for Councilor Silva due to his excavation business and notes prior related votes. Calls for disclosure and abstention, warns voters to remember such actions in next elections.
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Taos News My Turn Submissions Guidelines
The Taos News invites My Turn essays with 250 word limit for letters and 750 words for My Turns. Include a daytime phone number and town to confirm authorship. Anonymous submissions are not allowed. Taos County writers get priority. Up to five thanks allowed. One item per 30 days. Deadline Monday noon. Email preferred with optional photo. Pieces may be edited or rejected.
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Taosmosis marketing critique for Taos tourism voice
A reader criticizes the proposed Taosmosis theme for Taos tourism asking how it should be pronounced and whether it risks negative misreadings. The letter suggests a clearer branding line like Taos Life at a Higher Level featuring landscapes, art, and culture, and urges reconsideration by Taos town tourism officials.
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Taos singer seeks vote for The Voice audition
Katy Palmier of The Monkey Feeders asks Taos fans to vote Aug 15 16 and 17 on kob com for a VIP audition with The Voice judges. Five top vote earners advance to Los Angeles with winners announced Aug 18 on KOB Channel 4 10 p.m. news.
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Taos County faces new land use rules with disputed section
Taos County Commissioners weigh a 220 page land use plan, focusing on Section 5.17 Irrigated Agricultural Land and Acequias. A resident argues it imposes a 75 percent cap on irrigated land, harming land value and water rights, calling it a governmental taking and urging removal of the four pages.
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