Taos Pueblo Seeks Compensation Over Utility Trespass
Taos Pueblo claims ownership of streets and alleys in Taos town center and seeks compensation from Mountain Bell Kit Carson Electric Gas Company of New Mexico and Taos Cable TV for trespass and unlawful use of property. Officials meet to determine Pueblo demands amid disputed easements and 1927 street rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billiz Blair
Taos Pueblo
Taos
Pueblo
Mountain Bell
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Gas Company of New Mexico
Taos Cable TV Company
Carlos Miranda
Phil Lovato
Jim Brandenburg
Bill Schaab
Bruce King
Utility Company
Don Fernando
Pincitas
Pueblo Sur
Norte
Plaza
Pueblo Lands Board
Brandenburg
Taos Fueblo
Schaab
Taos Faces Over Half Cut In Federal Revenue Sharing
Town officials say revenue sharing will drop by more than 50 percent this year, hitting Taos with about 43 000 expected from the Department of Revenue Sharing versus 85 800 last year. Funds support Harwood Library and senior programs while leftover money shifts to street work and equipment. Officials describe the federal funding outlook as very uncertain amid nationwide belt tightening and opaque distribution formulas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Bateman
Taos
Harwood Children's Library
Senior
Taos County Mental Health Association
Department of Revenue Sharing
Miranda
Metro
Harwood
County wary budget plan amid looming federal cuts
County officials draft a tentative budget facing a 40 percent drop in federal revenue. May 15 deadline looms as Congress finalizes funding, with 500000 estimated from revenue sharing, down from 344000 last year. Officials prioritize ongoing projects, seek local revenue sharing for ambulance, dump, and animal control programs, and brace for in lieu and anti-recession funds cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Daigh
Congress
Samuel Montoya
Denver to redesign signs at Jack Denver properties
Denver agreed Monday to redesign all his signs around his properties including Jack Denver Taos Motor Lodge Blue Skies Motel and Trailer Park Starlite Motel and the Blue Skies Cafe. He will tuck neon tubing under a panel remove the neon arrow and edit Taos Motor, plus replace hanging credit card signs and reshape the planter. The commission granted a 149 square foot sign variance and set 90 days for other signs and six months to conceal neon tubing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Denver
Sign Control Seven Years &Go
Denver
Jack Denver Taos Motor Lodge
Blue Skies
Starlite
Blue Skies Cafe
Town Sign Review Commission
Taos Motor
Jack Denver Lodge
Sign Commission
Santa Fe
Commission
Holiday Inn
Absent Anaya blasts Trujillo at fundraiser
Former New Mexico attorney general Toney Anaya accused Senator C B Trujillo of blocking investigations into organized crime and government corruption while supporting Francisco Gonzales at a campaign event. Anaya pressed Trujillo over 1976 indictments and other cases, saying the senator’s opposition harmed northern New Mexico, and Trujillo dismissed Anaya as seeking headlines.
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Tom Sharpe
Francisco Gonzales
Gonzales
Sen. C.B. Trujillo
Toney Anaya
New Mexico
Los Compadres
Francisco
Anaya
C.B
Trujillo
Valencia County
Charlie Davis
Democratic Party
Rudy Ortiz
Emilio Naranjo
Rio Arriba County
Vetera
Santa Fe
Senate
Toney
Naranjo
Food stamp cuts unlikely in Taos County
Taos County officials say food stamp benefits are unlikely to be cut locally despite grim forecasts. Social Services Director Manuel Barela notes any delay depends on Congress, with possible two week waits. National alerts urge recipients to contact legislators before deadlines.
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Taos County
Taos Social Services
Manuel Barela
U.S
Congress
Tus
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Pueblo Claims
Water and Sewer Department
Kit Carson
Pilar
Richard Leiberman
Rio Grande
Uncle Sam
Paseo Sur
Ted Montoya
Supreme Court
House
Senate Slace
Washington
Barela
Human Social Services Department
New Mexico Coalition Against Hunger
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