County opposes new county landfill amid protests
Taos County commissioners heard residents demand a pledge that a pit near SR 570 would not become a landfill. They offered a June 1 deadline for a disposal plan, explored trading land near SR 570 or closing existing dump sites, and sought a cheaper alternative to a $10,000 monthly sanitation contract, amid concerns about groundwater, dust, and cost.
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SR 570
Taos
the Sanitation Co
Los Cordovas
David Fernandez
Nicki Marx
Ranchos de Taos
Talpa
Pro-union candidates win in Questa cooperative election
Juan M. Valdez and Manuel Medina defeated incumbent Kit Carson Electric Cooperative directors as turnout reached a record high. Valdez led with 502 votes, Medina 493, Mondragon 406, Coca 348, and Edwards 45 amidst a 12 percent turnout. The Questa vote occurred May 9 with a May 10 polling window at St. Anthony's Irish.
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Juan M. Valdez
Manuel Medina
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Board
Valdez
Medina
Chris Mondragon
Robert Coca
Robert Edwards
Co-Op
Mondragon
Kachina Lodge
Taos planners crack down on zoning rule busts after busy meeting
Taos Planning and Zoning Commission warned residents to follow zoning laws. It rejected Anthony Gutierrez and Sue Smoot requests to bend setbacks and density rules and limited Eliu Romero’s access to a lot behind Garcia Funeral Home. The panel approved multiple architectural plans for McCarthy Plaza and Garcia Plaza projects with fall construction anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taos Planning and Zoning Commission
Planning and Zoning Commission
Andy Chavez
Commission
Anthony Gutierrez
Adobe Lane
Gus Fernandez
Richard Chavez
Sue Smoot
Juanita Lane
la Posada
Smoot
Eliu Romero
Sipapu Lane
Garcia Funeral Home
Acoma
Trudy
Discovery House
Gutierrez
Elio Romero
Sipapu
Aussie Fields
Kit Carson
Liebert
McCarthy Enterprise
McCarthy Plaza
P&i
Garcia Plaza
Michael's Kitchen
Leroy Garcia
Taos
Taos honors Rosemarie Korman as Woman of the Year
The largest Cinco de Mayo celebration in Taos toasted Rosemarie Korman, executive director of the Taos Chamber of Commerce, as Woman of the Year. Friends recalled her rise from local roots to leadership, her cancer battle, and decades of community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Cardenas
Tilde
Fred Cardenas
Taos
Juan Tafoya
Flor de Las Flores
Kit Carson Park
Tony Abeyta
Francisco
Rosemarie Packard Korman
Taose Jios
Chamber of Commerce
Oqha Chaulan
Korman
Chamber
California
Elaine Sandoval
Memory Lane
Josefa Cruz
Rosemarie
Merle Packard
Plaza
Walgreen’s
Sally Howell
Sadie Knight
Mexico City
University of Mexico
Doris Boyer
Carroll Howell Harrington
Brett Pavel
Harwood dispute over Taos art collection and library
Taos residents and historians clash over keeping UNM owned Harwood Foundation art collection in Taos. United front from art historians opposes moving the collection and seeks peer review. Town aims to keep library in the Harwood building, but space is limited. UNM proposes custodial funding and maintenance costs between $50,000 and $60,000 annually.
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Earl Stroh
Harwood Foundation
Taos
Harwood
David Caffey
Stroh
New Mexico Art History Conference
University of New Mexico
Board of Regents
Toosefia
Millicent Rogers
Georgette Ely
Regents
David Witt
UNM
University
Town of
Millicent Rogers Museum
Taos Art Association
Rosequist
Mission Gallery
Caffey
Taos Properties
Art Committee
Long Range Planning Committee
Harwood Advisors
State Office of
Cat
Questa and Pe win track meet trophies at state AA
Taos County schools Questa and Pe traveled to the state AA track meet and earned trophies after a tough competition. The sports note confirms their achievement, with coverage directing readers to Sports Page A-6. Weather outlook for Taos shows highs around 80s and lows in 30s over May 11 to 13 with mostly partly cloudy skies and isolated storms.
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Questa
Taos County
Taos
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St. Anthony's
J&d Contractors
Medina and Sons Concrete
Frank R. “Skitt
Trujillo
Corrine Mondragon
Mike Stauffer
McCarthys
Bob Sturteman
McCarthy
Rosemarie Korman
Hal Valerio
Sagebrush Inn
el Crepusculo, Inc
Derensenenee
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