Taos County manager candidates debate local issues
Voters hear profiles of two candidates from Taos County with long service in government and law enforcement. They discuss land use plans, open budgeting, relief routes, road maintenance, annexation, and a new jail plus a possible courthouse, urging open meetings and inclusive public input.
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Taos High School
Santa Fe Business College
New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy
Unversity of New Mexico
UNM
New Mexico Municipal League
Darrell Jaramillo
Carla Jaramillo de Gonzales
Kit Carson Electric Board
Arroyo Hondo
Taos County
South Idles
Aduce Ier
Taos
Sangre de Cristo Litueaies
Kathys
New Mexico Department of Huma Services
Republican Party
New Mexico Housing Authority
National Hispanic Cultural Center
el Prado
Commission
Cemed
Haile to not seek renewal amid county commission questions
Interview discusses expected focus areas for the new county manager and what current leadership has done that should not be repeated. It asks candidates about campaign focuses, constituency feedback, relief route opinions, and balancing road projects with local needs.
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Commission
Jeese
Hew
Taos County Viewer Seeks Strong County Manager Candidate
Susan Vernon Independent resident and B&B owner urges a seasoned bureaucrat with government experience. She calls for more participatory meetings, robust water planning, comprehensive land use rules, and clear road funding. She favors outside funding and citizen committees to tackle infrastructure and recycling concerns.
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Yale University
Casa de Las Chimeneas
Natalie Rios
Taos County Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico Lodging Association
New Mexico Bed and Breakfast Association
Taos Arts Celebrations
Lower Las Colonias
Taos County candidate advocates open government and local planning
Clifton R. Bain champions Taos County Sunshine Act to post public records on an interactive site and invite comments. He supports community-based planning, decentralizing land use review, and road resource allocation by bottom-up processes with citizen advisory committees. He calls for administrative reorganization toward open government and participatory democracy.
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Taos County
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Nicklas Jaramillo
Arsenio
W. Córdovas
Susan Vernon
O.K
Clifton R. Bain
Green Mi
Rice University
Vadan Baker
Alina
Aidan
Acequia de Atalaya
Arroyo Hondo Community Association