Contested Taos Water District Hears Split Landowner Views
Hearings on a proposed Taos water district probe whether an added supply would boost irrigated farming and preserve Spanish speaking culture. Opponents from 14 ditch associations and La Serna Grant landowners voice doubts about broad cooperation and productivity.
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Bureaus of Land Management and Reclamation Baal
New Mexico
Taos
Tts
la Serna Grant
Hipolito Valerio
Manuel Rudy Pacheco
Fife
Deep split evident at Taos Indian Camp Dam hearing
Two day hearings drew about two hundred Taos residents including farmers, merchants, and artists over the proposed Indian Camp Conservancy District. Proponents tout irrigation gains and community progress while opponents warn of loss of local control, higher costs, and disruption to traditional ditch systems and cultural practices.
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Conservancy
Alfonso Vigil
Robert Coca
Talpa
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and
Eugene Weisfeld
Roland W. Fife
Bureau of Land Management
Indian Camp Dam
la Serna
Fife
Weisfeld
Colorado-New Mexico
San Juan Chama
Congress
New Mexico
Taos County
Taos
Cerro
Bureau of Reclamation
Carson National Forest
Legal Aid Services
Gene Weisfeld
Tres Rios Association
Andres Martinez
Tres Rios
Taos Unit Coordinating Council
Coordinating Council
Taos Conservancy
Colorado River
Bureau
Indian Camp
Rivers council tiff and backfire over sick leave letter
Mayor Phil Canty Jr backs Police Chief Fernando Rivera and laments a signatory error after a circulated letter from Sgt. Jose T. Montoya protested Rivera's refusal to grant nine days sick leave for a medical checkup. Councilman Martin Vargas confirms signing the letter, then rebuts his prior stance.
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Phil Canty Jr
Fernando Rivera
Jose T. Montoya
Montoya
Martin Vargas
The
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Vargas
Valdez
Rivera
Vouneil
Placitas Road contract signed
The town signs the contract to repay and widen Placitas Road with $100,000 cited as cost. Town officials say property owner John Ramming will be reimbursed. approval granted at a council meeting. Concerns about project details and land take are noted.
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Plagitas
Philip Cantu
Nestor Gallegos
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