US West backs deregulation with $40 million in Taos plans
US West proposes deregulation in New Mexico in exchange for a $40 million infrastructure investment across Taos and 19 towns. The plan includes fiber optic links, high speed data services, and distance education funding, with critics warning it may yield an unregulated monopoly and reduced PRC oversight. Local officials cite telehealth, frame relay, and telepsychiatry potential, while opponents question ongoing maintenance beyond the initial build.
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Santa FE
Taos
Questa
US West
Public Regulation Commission
House
Ed Lopez
New Mexico
Cimarron
Lopez
Daniel Sanchez
Sanchez
Bill Myers
Holy Cross Hospital
Eagle Nest Lake anglers recall memories and praise
Ruben Vigil of Rainsville and Tony Valdez of Ojo Feliz reminisce at Eagle Nest Lake about ice fishing memories dating to the 1980s. They describe catching trout and perch, note the lake draws locals from Questa Taos Mora and Albuquerque, and say it is the best lake in Northern New Mexico as plans for future visits unfold.
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Eagle Nest
Ruben Vigil
Rainsville
Tony Valdez
Ojo Feliz
Vigil
Denver
Valdez
Valdes
Lake NoghtHer
Tony
New Mexico
Questa
Taos
Mora
Albuquerque
Viel
Legislature debates funding for Eagle Nest Reservoir purchase
Senate bills push to acquire Eagle Nest Reservoir with cash or exchange. Senate Bill 638 would have the Game Commission negotiate with C.S. Cattle Co. and return with a plan. it passed the Senate and faces House Appropriations. Other bills seek bonds and funds, but face fiscal backlash and potential license impacts. The property was last appraised at 11 million in 1995, with owners seeking about 22 million.
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Santa FE
Eagle Nest
Senate
State Game Commission
Patrick Lyons
R-Cuervo
House
Finance Authority
Department of Game and Fish
Tim Jennings
Roswell
Ray Powell
Powell
Jennings
House Government and Urban Affairs Committee
State Department of Game and Fish
C.S. Cattle Company
Cimarron
Taos County Dismantles Housing Authority Board
Taos County commissioners dissolved the Taos County Housing Authority Board on March 8 and regained control of the federally funded program. Ex-chair Steve Trujillo said the aim is to protect staff quality and authority integrity while accusing former members of withholding information and alleging noncompliance with 1993 state law.
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Taos County Commissioners
Taos County Housing Authority Board
Steve Trujillo
Housing Authority Board
Taos County Commission
Manual
Pablito
Trujillo
Juan QO. Duran
Taos County attorney seeks peaceful meeting amid tensions
Taos County attorney Robert Dale Morrison urged a calmer Taos County Commission session on March 8. He criticized the county legal department as a monumental mess after reviewing 350 files and noted contract issues. Former planning chair Fabi Romero pressed for peaceful meetings and questioned Morrison’s remarks.
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Taos County
Robert Dale Morrison
Taos County Commission
Morrison
Fabi Romero
Taos County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Housing Authority Board
Romero
Dennis Manzanares
Manzanares
Taos youth soccer fields near completion amid fundraising efforts
In Taos the Tone Youth Soccer league seeks private and government funds to finish three jointly used soccer fields. Plans include an L shaped complex with a convertible softball field, irrigation work overseen by Ortiz Bartha, and a 10,000 gallon water tank installed in 1998. Project leader French notes years of water rights, contracts, and fundraising to serve about 1,200 youngsters.
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Taos
Horacio Trujillo
Tim Eean
Fedora En
Galas Ortiz
Ortiz" Bartha
Barthacapes
French
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Tone
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Megan Bowen
St. Anthony's Church
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