Taos County Avoids State Takeover Despite Audit Findings
Taos County appears to dodge a state takeover after a DFA audit found statutory violations yet officials argue local management can fix issues. Key problems cited include late budgets and overspending early in the fiscal year, with payroll overstaffing noted in several departments and inmate housing costs highlighted as a major strain.
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Taos County
Jeff Condrey
Department of Finance and Administration
DFA
David Harris
Domingo Martinez
New Mexico
Condrey
Virgil Martinez
Manuel Pablito
Red” Trujillo
Rebecca Parraz
Trujillo
Martinez
Robert Dale Morrison
Pot Mountain Fire Forces Retreat As Winds Shift
Fire crews battled the Pot Mountain blaze near Wild and Scenic Rivers with winds gusting to 25 mph driving the south flank toward the road. By Tuesday morning over 150 local firefighters from Carson National Forest Carson Hot Shots Taos Pueblo Snowballs BLM and Taos Red River joined air support including a water bucket helicopter a spotter plane and a slurry bomber to hold the fire.
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Pot Mountain
Pat Pacheco
Taos
Bureau of Land Management
Latir
Mark Lujan
BLM
Tres Piedras
Cerro Montoso
Brushy Mountain
Cerro
John Dunn
Arroyo Hondo
Carson National Forest
Carson Hot
Taos Pueblo
Red River
Susan
OMI changes cause of death for inmate Gonzales
District Attorney John Paternoster says the Office of the Medical Investigator reclassified Joaquin Gonzales death from natural causes to undetermined after learning a jail guard hog-tied him during a 911 call. The 42 year old epileptic died in Taos County Detention Center on Nov 20. The DA notes the new finding aligns with evidence from a criminal investigation and may lead to charges against Trujillo.
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John Paternoster
Joaquin
Jack” Gonzales
OMI
Gonzales
Taos County
Paternoster
District Attorney's Office
Trujillo
Skeleton discovery halts work on Kit Carson Road site
Contractors unearthed a mature Native American male skeleton at a 150 year old Taos area home. Archaeologist Jeff Boyer notes flexed burial with ground flat teeth implies pre Hispanic diet. Police and Office of the Medical Investigator investigate to confirm age and potential crime.
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Kit Carson Road
Jeff Boyer
Office of Archaeological Studies
University of New Mexico
Zeke Tafoya
Tafoya
Taos Post Office Move Opposed. Town to Vote Asked
The U S Post Office asks Taos to vote on moving the downtown post office. Real estate specialist Cheryl Hamilton reports overwhelming local opposition during a 30 day comment period with 280 responses and a 650 signature petition against relocation. Town officials favor moving the post office out of downtown to ease traffic despite public opposition.
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U.S
Taos
Fred Peralta
Cheryl Hamilton
Peralta
Post Office
Hamilton
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