Zoning panel denies Taos Village 60 unit project
The Taos Planning and Zoning Commission rejects a proposed seven acre site for Taos Village Apartments citing concerns on water, traffic, and congestion. Despite the vote, County Commission decisions loom as the project may proceed or be challenged.
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Taos Village
Planning and Zoning Commission
C.F. Romero
Fred Baca Park
Camino del Medio
Romero
Josefa Cruz
Ed Winter
Bob Tenorio
Jim Thompson
Thompson
Taos County Commission
Montoya
Russell Naranjo
Town Planning Department
Controversy over Taos EMS director role and funds
Taos County Emergency Medical Services lacks a director as of Oct 13, with morale dropping amid county mismanagement. Interim director Rick Martinez notes no one runs the station. county manager Samuel Montoya says director applications closed Oct 14 and aims to fill soon. Martínez alleges former EMS director Gregg Burns, unpaid paramedic training led to $3,000 in training funds missing, and Burns must return to Taos County for three years under a contract.
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Taos County Emergency Medical Services
Taos
Rick Martinez
Taos County
Samuel Montoya
Martinez
Gregg Burns
Burns
University of New Mexico
Santa Fe Fire Department
Questa
Pefiasco
Montoya
Taos Dia de la Raza celebration features Taos Plaza performers
Heritage celebration on Taos Plaza celebrated El Dia de la Raza with groups including Los Nifios Bailadores Los Alegres Musica Antigua Mariachi Vaqueros de la Sierra Danza Azteca de Anahuac and Los Comanches de la Sema Genizaro. Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez and Santa Fe Schools chief Edward Lee Vargas spoke Vargas received Making a Difference in the Community award Organizers Ida and Frank R Skitt Trujillo of De Colores Inc. coordinated event. Tempo previewed more.
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Los Nifios Bailadores
Taos Plaza
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Los Alegres
Musica Antigua
Mariachi Vaqueros de la Sierra
Las Vegas
Danza Azteca de Anahuac
Los Comanches de la Sema Genizaro
Uled
Martin Chavez
Santa Fe Public Schools
Edward Lee Vargas
Taos
Vargas
Ida
Frank R
Trujillo
de Colores, Inc
Clean Water Fight Shapes Taos County Water Rights
Contaminated wells appear in Arroyo Seco and Taos County as Acequia groups unite to defend water rights. Questa and Angel Fire struggle with growing sewage treatment needs while debates continue over Rio Grande use. The piece notes 25 years since the Clean Water Act passed in 1972 and outlines concerns over wetlands, permits, and local development near Bata Park and Angel Fire.
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Arroyo Seco
Taos County
Acequia
Questa
Angel Fire
Rio Grande
Bred Bata Park
Taos
U.S Army Corps of Engineers
Taos High School Powder Puff crowns junior class winner
Taos High School held a homecoming Powder Puff game Friday October 10 with a 14 to 12 unofficial victory by the junior class over the seniors. The event reversed gender roles with girls playing football and boys dressing as cheerleaders for the crowd.
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Danica Imboden
Sophia
Taos High School
Communication key for Indian student success
Taos Municipal Schools education coordinator Tom Lujan says traditional knowledge anchors Native American schooling and two-way communication between schools, Pueblo governance, and families is essential. He cites Taos Pueblo land and culture preservation as ongoing education goals for youth. Page A2 INDIAN
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Tom Lujan
Taos Municipal
Taos Pueblo
Lujan
Blue Lake
Taos
Los Pueblo
Pueblo
Taos Junior High
Taos High School
Hondo Fire salvage sale planned
Ron Thibodeau of the Carson National Forest announced a planned salvage sale of commercial wood on 245 acres within the 7,800 acres burned by the Hondo Fire. About 500,000 to 600,000 board feet are proposed in six cutting units, with emphasis on aiding local loggers and using watershed safety as a priority.
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Lama Mountain
Ron Thibodeau
Questa
Carson National Forest
Carol Holland
Forest Service
Thibodeau
Hondo
Thibedeau
Thibedum
Lima Canyon
Questit
Don Environmental Analys
Hundo-Columbine Wilder- Ness
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