Couse pasture zoning approved for retail development plan
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a zone change to convert two thirds of the 19 acre Couse pasture into a retail project. The Campo Sabio development would add 346 parking spaces and pedestrian walkways to ease downtown congestion. Opponents questioned traffic studies and drainage while developers move to the next engineering and hydrology reviews. The project sits on artist Irving Couse’s estate near Paseo del Pueblo Sur, north of Los Panchos and south of Kit Carson Road.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Steve Halmatad
Norris Romero
Marcus Trujillo
Campo Sabio
Irving Couse
McDonald's
Paseo del Pueblo Sur
Los Panchos
Kit Carson Road
Allen Vigil
Taos County clears first audit hurdle on misuses
Taos County officials separate mixed detainee funds from commissary money in a move to fix findings from a state audit. The report alleges procurement code violations and possible improper payments tied to former housing director Tom Lopez, including an overpayment of 1219 dollars and a prepaid plane ticket reimbursement.
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Taos County Commission
Samuel Montoya
Taos County
Montoya
Bernadine Garcia
Tom Lopez
Lopez
Taos athletes stranded by bus shortage on travel day
Taos High School track and baseball teams faced a travel crisis after a snowstorm forced May 1 events to be rescheduled to May 3. With only two station wagons and one van available for 35 to 40 athletes, the teams struggled to reach Raton and Los Alamos for qualifiers and a looming district meet. The district owns two large buses but access was limited.
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Taos
Raton
Los Alamos
Albuquerque
Las Ve
Andy Gallegos
Gallegos
Babbitt hears pros cons of raising grazing fees
In Albuquerque nearly 1,000 ranchers and environmentalists attended public range hearings with Secretary Bruce Babbitt. Ranchers wore green ribbons defending a 1.92 AUM grazing fee while opponents urged reform. Babbitt urged linking fees to land stewardship to improve grazing health.
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Babbitt
Albuquerque
Interior
Bruce Babbitt
West
I Therfore
Parking snare traps Ledoux St gallery plan
Dame Hanlon sought a parking variance from the Planning and Zoning Commission for a Ledoux Street art gallery. The commission declined additional off site spaces or code waivers, warning that waiving downtown parking would set a bad precedent. Town officials noted existing off site rentals but cautioned against repeating variances. PARKING, Page AS.
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Dame Hanlon
Planning and Zoning Commission
Ledoux Street
Central Business District
Romero
Allen Vigil
Vigil
McCarthy Plaza
Dunn Street
Yucca Plaza
Marcus Trujillo
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Gary Udall
Ie Aco
Ledoux St
ACR
Norris
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