Taos County Eyes Video Arraignments in Magistrate Court
Taos County could become a pilot site for video arraignments in Magistrate Court if constitutional issues are resolved. The Administrative Office of the Courts selected Taos to test the system, citing no local jail and prisoner transfers to Santa Fe and San Miguel counties. State funding of $1 million for court security would finance the program. See TECHNOLOGY, Page AZ.
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the Courts
Taos
Pauline Trujillo Toevs
Administrative Office of the Courts
Santa Fe
San Miguel
Toews
Taos County faces tax spike over 3 percent cap challenge
Taxpayers in Taos County confront potential tax increases next year amid a constitutional challenge to the Lujan Bill, which caps valuation increases at 3 percent for properties, with emergency legislation possible to exempt counties under 85 percent market value. Taos’s current assessments run at 77 percent, driven by external sales and high home prices, risking wider increases if the cap is adjusted.
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Patricia Madrid
Cofia Ana County
Gerald Nichols
Taos
Nichols
New Mexico landfill permit still not filed as deadline passes
Santa Fe officials report the permit to begin construction for a Taos area landfill is not yet filed by Christmas. The key issues include a drainage plan, dredge and fill permits, and FAA requirements due to proximity to Taos Municipal Airport. Officials must ensure open water is avoided and the active dumping area is minimized and covered daily to control birds.
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New Mexico Environment Department
Rusty Rodke
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Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Taos Municipal Airport
Taos Feeds Taos 2000 Holiday Food Drive Baskets
Taos Feeds Taos distributed 1080 baskets valued at food to qualified families as volunteers gathered at the National Guard Armory December 21 22. Taos High School and Taos Middle School collected large donations while 400 volunteers organized baskets turkeys and food with support from the Taos Community Foundation the police and the Kiwanis Club.
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Roberto
Bobby” Gonzales
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Taos Board
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Dee
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New Mexico National Guard
Kiwanis Club
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Anna Walker
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