Taos Pueblo eyes Kachina Lodge buy with BIA loan guarantee
Taos Pueblo moves toward purchasing the Kachina Lodge as Taos Pueblo Enterprises seeks a 90 percent BIA guaranteed loan of about 5.5 million to buy the motel and relocate casino operations to downtown Taos. Total purchase near 6.8 million with plans for up to 29 million in renovation phases amid tribal debate and petitions.
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Robert Vicente
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State Road 68 widening project dies after bids soar
The proposed 7.2 million SR 68 widening project is halted as bids exceeded the budget. Albuquerque Underground bid 10.343 million, far above the engineer’s estimate, and with injunctions and neighborhood opposition there are no current plans to rebid. Local groups opposed the project, ending immediate progress.
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State Highway Department
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Educators discuss school security and policy ideas
Taos County educators and lawmakers weighed school safety after April violence at a Littleton high school. Senator Bingaman touted a security bill creating a Sandia National Laboratories resource center and funding of 10 million dollars annually for school security tech. Local officials stressed testing new tools to fit each district’s needs.
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Taos Elementary Readers Hit 100 Book Goal Club Expansion
Taos Elementary School reports strong progress in its Gold Medal Daily Home Reading Program. Students aim for 100 books in 180 days, with seven achieving 200 and growth in reading skills noted by Charlene Gonzales, TES reading lab teacher.
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Magan Bowers
Trujillo family faces witness intimidation allegations
Taos County commissioner Red Trujillo and relatives are accused by prosecutor John Day of threatening the rape victim and pressuring state authorities. The allegations include plans to kill the defendant and efforts to use the judicial system to remove the victim from her children. Judge Peggy Nelson considered bond adjustments as the fight over the $50,000 cash bond continued.
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