School board weighs repairs as aging facilities strain district
Taos district officials described septic overflows sagging walls and aging plumbing at Taos Elementary Arroyo Seco and Garcia Middle School highlighting fire safety ADA compliance and maintenance gaps. Principal Irene Hern cited lack of a head custodian and outdated bathrooms while Igancio Peralta urged higher standards and a $100,000 upgrade for equipment plus broader funding for multi‑million repairs.
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Albert Ortega
Taos Elementary
Arroyo Seco
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Garcia Middle School
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Taos High School cafeteria nears finish amid need for more classrooms
The Taos school board notes the new three tiered cafeteria will be usable for other activities once the facility is complete. Despite progress on the library and science labs, the district faces a persistent shortage of classrooms for next year and beyond.
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Roy Martinez
Rey Quintana
Taos
Quintana
Taos High School
Ted Hern
Hern
Mark Hogan
Hogan Yates Architects
Santa Fe
Hogan
Gerald Martin
Albuquerque
Ranchos
Talpa
Juke Mossman
Ignacio Peralta
Northside Elementary contract approved despite funding gap
Taos School officials signed a 3.083 million dollar contract with Davis Construction to build Northside Elementary on a 10 acre site near State Road 230. A 232,604 dollar change order cut two classrooms and facilities due to funding shortfalls. Ground breaking postponed. project faces 0.5 million shortfall and potential funding from selling the old administration building remains uncertain. Davis faces 800 daily liquidated damages if completion slips beyond July 1, 1998.
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Taos
Davis Construction and Associates of
Santa Fe
Fred Waltz
Mark Hogan
Hogan Yates Architects
Davis
Waltz
Davis Construction
Hogan
Ignacio Peralta
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