Town Seethes Over Unfunded Mandates In Taos
Taos town manager Gus Cordova blasts unfunded federal mandates as a major burden on cities. The National League of Cities declares October 27 as National Unfunded Mandates Day to pressure Congress. A council agenda item seeks a resolution backing the declaration, while Alfred Savinell seeks aid for Native Scents through a 75,000 loan and 150,000 SBA loan to expand business.
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Gus Cordova
Taos
Cordova
National League of Cities
Congress
Alfred Savinell
Native Scents
Savinell
Small Business Administration
Plaza Fair draws crowd for 19th Fall Arts Festival
Taos broker Donna LeFurgey attends the 19th Fall Arts Festival in Taos Plaza on Oct 2 reflecting on artists’ varying quality over years. Susanne Pinkham crafts a mirror at Half Moon Studios. Dusty Rhodes reports best first day ever, George Zarolinski notes slight sales dip, Abigail Winston returns to sell felt boots and spirit pouches as Wool Festival and Plaza Fair coincide.
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Donna LeFurgey
Taos
Plaza
Susanne Pinkham
Taos Half Moon Studios
Dusty Rhodes
George Zarolinski
Chicayo
Abigail Winston
Arroyo Hondo
Taos officials discuss urban growth at joint meeting
Taos Town Council and Taos County Commission met for the second time since January to tackle urban sprawl in the Taos Valley. County manager Samuel Montoya warned that the county issued 88 building permits in 30 to 45 days after taking over permit issuance, signaling a surge in growth.
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Taos Town
Samuel Montoya
Taos Ski Valley gets summer lift approval despite appeals
Carson National Forest supervisor Leonard Lucero approves Alternative No 2 allowing Taos Ski Valley Lift No 1 to run from the Thursday before Memorial Day to September for summer scenic rides. The ruling could face appeals from the Rio Hondo preservation committee citing irrigation impacts and downstream water concerns.
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Carson National Forest
Leonard Lucero
Taos Ski Valley
TSV
Lucero
Carson
Gary Schiff
Red River
Santa Fe
Forest Service
Schiff
Rio Hondo
Valdez
Arroyo Hondo
Rio Grande
Alfred Trujillo
Lawrence Ortiz
Andy Romero
Taos County seeks emergency funds to reopen detention facility
Taos County will request emergency funding from the State Board of Finance to hire three to four staffers and reopen its juvenile detention facility closed last month. County manager Samuel Montoya will petition at the next meeting and seeks a mid November hearing with the Department of Children, Youth and Families after a Sept 21 violation finding.
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Taos County
State Board of Finance
Samuel Montoya
State Board
Navy
Department of Children, Youth and Families
Montoya
State Department
David Abbey
Allegations Fly Over Taos Deputy on Leave
Taos County Deputy Sheriff Dan Herrera remains on paid administrative leave since August 14 as officials confirm a case has been sent to the Santa Fe District Attorney for review. DA Jim Hall cited a conflict of interest and would not detail the allegations. The Attorney General’s office confirmed an inquiry is being looked into, with no further information released.
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Taos
Hall
Herrera
Attorney General’s Office
Sammy Pacheco
Taos County
Glenn Weathers
Taos County Council Wins Four Year Health Grant
Taos County Intergovernmental Council secured a four year grant of 212000 dollars to be distributed as 53000 annually to build a community wide process for health and social issues. The council includes Taos County Taos Questa Freying Pueblos Red River Angel Fire and Taos schools.
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Taos County
Bes
Taos
Questa
Freying Pueblos
Red River
Angél Fire
Nicola Baptiste
Wale
Take Back The Night march gathers about 30 in Taos
The Community Against Sexual and Domestic Violence led a Friday evening Take Back The Night march to Taos Plaza and then to the police station. Whistles blew and slogans rang out as participants learned police chief Neil Gurran had not accepted the match.
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Taos Plaza
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Fiiafly
Neil Gurran
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