Taos County rejects candle factory plan near Arroyo Seco
Taos County Commission voted 2 to 1 to nix a 6,000 square foot candle factory and retail store on 1.5 acres near State Road 150 outside Arroyo Seco, reversing the planning commission and upholding a neighbors’ appeal.
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Arroyo Seco
Taos County Commission
Taos County Planning Commission
Michael Gilman
Taos Mountain Candle
Gabriel Romero
Sofia Ortega
Commission
Celestino Romero
Planning Commission
Planning Department
Taos Homecoming King and Queen Crowned at Game
Taos High School celebrated Homecoming with Dominic Bau and Martika Trujillo crowned at halftime during the home game against St Michael's Horsemen. The coronation assembly featured Taos players receiving flowers from the drill team while classmates posed for photos.
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Taos
Dominic Bau
Martika Trujillo
St. Michael's Horsemen of Santa Fe
Taos High School
Jesse Candelaria
Manuel Martinez
Jesse Marmolejo
Marcos Herrera
Firewood gathering restricted in Carson National Forest
After four weeks of talks between environmental groups and Southwest Region Forest Service officials a settlement ends many low impact projects and some timber sales from a court ban. Carsons letters to 8000 firewood permit holders warn where gathering is now allowed and where it is not due to the Mexican spotted owl lawsuit.
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Southwest Region Forest Service
Taosefios
Carson National Forest
Carson
Taos public transport phase one gets go ahead
A Senate House conference committee approved the 1996 Transportation Appropriations Bill allocating 500000 for maintenance facilities and ADA equipped buses in Taos County. The measure moves to the full Senate and House before presidential signature. Taos Mayor Fred Peralta and the Town Council hail phase one as the go ahead for the long awaited system.
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Senate
House
Taos County
Fred Peralta
Taos Town
Taos Lodgers Tax Slumps After Ten-Year Growth Peak
Taos town manager Gus Cordova warned of a downward trend in lodgers tax and gross receipts taxes as revenues fell from double-digit rises to 1.9 percent in 1994. He noted prior gains of 34.1 percent in 1992 and 23.9 percent in 1993, driven by visitors to hotels motels and bed and breakfasts within town limits.
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Taos
Gus Cordova
Cordova
Turn clocks back as daylight time ends this Sunday
To mark the end of Daylight Savings Time, set clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday October 29. The reminder urges residents to adjust time to standard time.
Taos County seeks new county attorney as funds permit
Taos County commissioners Oct. 10 authorized county manager Samuel Montoya to seek an outside county attorney. Montoya stressed the current county attorney Bruce Kelly remains part time and will advise on ongoing matters. The county plans to hire a full time attorney mainly for day to day work and land use planning, with former Taos Town attorney Denny Manzanares as a candidate. Estimated salary runs 40 000 to 50 000 dollars. Kelly remains in place with about 54 000 dollars budgeted through the district attorney’s office.
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Gabriel Romero
Taos
Samuel Montoya
Montoya
Bruce Kelly
Kelly
Eighth Judicial District Attorney
Sammy Pacheco
Town of
Mantoya
Manzanares
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