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Newspaper
Taos News
Location
Taos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2000
Page
2
The county moves to divide five districts nearly by population into compact non at large wards with district voters choosing only local candidates. Public hearings will gather input as boundaries are drawn for districts 4 and 5 to take effect with 2002 elections.
Taos County has named Mary Lane Leslie as the new county attorney. She will start later this month and earn 22 dollars per hour for a 32 hour week. Her duties include negotiating a new union contract and handling matters involving a citizen initiated grand jury impanelment. She plans to use volunteer local lawyers to assist the tax assessor’s office with a record number of protests. Leslie and her husband have lived in Taos for four years after moving from El Paso.
Taos County approved its final budget for the 2000 2001 fiscal year calling it well developed by the Department of Finance and Administration. DFA urged cost restraint focusing on payroll with a 32 hour work week for remaining year and potential options for next year.
Torres, a revered foreign language teacher, plans to resign amid a district curriculum clash over offering etymology versus continuing Spanish as enrollments surge. Principal Gonzales and Sue Martin cite budget limits and student needs as district priorities, while students praise Torres’s influence and fear changes.
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