Taos High principal search needs community input
Taos school officials extend the principal search for Taos High School beyond January after only five applicants. Superintendent Andres Gallegos plans a spring deadline of April 23 and will form a screening committee of teachers and parents. The goal is an open process with public talks, a shared vision for the school, and strategies to reduce dropout rates while keeping strong university placements.
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Taos High School
Ted Hern
Andres Gallegos
Gallegos
Taos High
Taos County Names Two Fresh Faces to Board in January
Taos County will inaugurate two new commissioners Rebecca Parraz and Virgil Martinez alongside veteran Manuel Trujillo in January. The Taos News plans to ask each about roads growth and priorities, aiming to record clear positions and dispel rumors. No comment is not acceptable.
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Taos News
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Trujillo
Martinez
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Lawmakers Addresses and Contact Numbers Listed
A compiled list shows U S Senators Domenici and Bingaman with Santa Fe and Washington offices, plus Rep Redmond and state officials. It includes addresses in Santa Fe and Washington, D C, phone numbers, faxes, and email links for Gov Johnson and the White House.
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Feder Place
Santa Fe
Hort Senate
Washington, D.C
Domenici
Senate
U.S
Jeff Bingaman
Hart Building
Bingaman
Bingaman Senate
Bill Redmond
S. St. Francis Drive
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Askbill
Mall House
Carlos Cisneros
Roberto Gonzales
Taos
Gary Johnson
Fox
Gontate
Whitehouse
Taos County waste fee concerns and housing debate
A reader complains to the Taos County Board of Commissioners about an unexplained waste disposal fee and lack of Dumpster installation, urging prior contact with landowners and prorated charges. The letter also weighs in on Staci Matlock’s Taos News piece on affordable housing, defending mobile homes as viable, noting Habitat for Humanity efforts and a broader need for affordable homesites in Taos County.
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Taos County Board of Commissioners
Taos
Staci Matlock
The
Taos News
Taos Area
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Carlos Miera
Office of Community Development
Habitat For Humanity
Elia Romero
Taos News Forum policy letters discuss mobile homes and local road rights
Community letters cover affordable housing via mobile homes on shared land with septic and utilities, the Taos County Road B 121 dispute and 99 year lease offers, and thanks for support at the 1998 New Mexico State Cross Country Championship. Names, places, dates, and local figures anchor the items.
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New Mexico
Tom
Doris Gomez
San Geronimo
Taos airport expansion questioned amid EIS process
The proposed Taos airport runway expansion faces strong opposition and legal doubts about its safety justification. Critics cite crosswind issues, a smaller alternative, and a lack of public support as reasons the 8600 foot plan may never be built. A 1991 poll found 58 percent opposed to expansion. Jean-Louis Bourgeois serves on the FAA appointed EIS advisory panel.
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Federal Aviation Administration
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Tampa
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EIS
New Mexico Aviation Division
Arroyo Hondo
Ian Wilson
Taos County
The
Taos News
Jean-Louis Bourgeois
Taos Airport
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