Town Eyes End of Moratorium Lift by Early 1996
Taos plans to end water and sewer moratoriums if projects proceed. The June 21 budget includes $250 000 bonds and a $760 000 FmHA grant for the infiltration gallery and $1 315 million bonds with a $3 945 million FmHA grant for wastewater upgrades to double treatment capacity. Construction bids start this fall with the goal of lifting moratoriums by 1996 and expanding water use.
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Farmer's Home Administration
Fmha
San Juan-Chama
Fmia
Alex Abeyta
Abeyta
Taos County Ave
Salazar Road
Five indicted by grand jury in Taos County case
Taos County grand jury handed down five indictments on Monday June 27. Larry Mares, 33, faces two counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor and one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor related to alleged 1991 incidents involving a child under eight. Steven Montoya, 23, of El Prado, is indicted on four crimes. Page A3 INDICTED.
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Larry Mares
Mares
Taos County
Shawn Boyne
Steven Montoya
el Prado
Taos Heat Wave Breaks Thirty-One Year Records
Taos logged daily highs above 90 from June 24 through June 28, shattering two 31 year old records. Saturday reached 95, Sunday and Monday tied or surpassed the 1963 and 1980 marks, while Tuesday cooled to 93 as forecasts call for sunny, mostly dry conditions.
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Taos
Stewart Jones
Kkit Radio
Jones
Trade fair vendors push back on Taos Plaza limits
More than 30 vendors including 10 Taos Plaza merchants denounced town plans to restrict trade fairs on Taos Plaza. Seth Rolland Blue Streak Woodworks said the plaza is town owned and fairs draw locals, opposing moves to relocate events to Kit Carson Park or the gorge bridge.
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Taos Plaza
Plaza
Seth Rolland
Blue Streak Woodworks
Kit Carson Park
Gorge Bridge
Fred Peralta
Taos Plaza fairs debated by residents and merchants
Taos town officials plan to cap Plaza arts and crafts fairs after merchants cited lost sales. The ordinance would restrict events to a few yearly fairs and move some vendors to Kit Carson Park. residents offered mixed views on limiting or relocating fairs and the impact of traffic and commerce.
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Taos Plaza
Taos
Elias R. Chavez
Ranchitos
Joann Obara
Talpa
Cocoa Barton
Kit Carson Park
Nadine Barton
Kit
Peralta
Summer lift cranks up despite stream related legal wrangli
Reporter Rick Romancito details a Taos News update on a summer lift project facing ongoing stream related legal wrangles. The piece notes community interest, regulatory hurdles, and anticipated start dates as engineers push forward despite disputes.
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Camino de la Placita
Ranchitos Road
Sea Town
Tony Baca
Llano Quemado
Paul Larkin
Louis Moya
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Taos News
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