1) NM 585 Roadway Reconstruction to Continue

Roadway reconstruction on NM 585 (Canon East) and NM 68 (Paseo del Pueblo Sur) is scheduled to start again during the week of March 24, according to District Five of the New Mexico Department of Transportation (D5 NMDOT).

The project has been under winter suspension during the past months.  Crews will begin to excavate the eastbound lanes of NM 585 to begin roundabout construction. Motorists will continue to use the westbound detour at this time. The detour will eventually move to the eastbound lanes to begin excavation on the opposite side. Detour signage will be posted along the project’s work zone.

The scope of work for the project consists of new, multi-lane roundabouts on NM 585 and the intersections of Gusdorf St., Weimer St. and Colores St. There will also be pedestrian improvements, new curb & gutter, lighting, landscaping, and six foot bicycle lanes. The current estimated cost for this project is $7.8 million (Town of Taos has been provided with ‘how to drive a round about’ brochures – Town Hall has them in the lobby if you’d like a hard copy; also see attached brochure as a PDF file).

NM 585 Project information can be found at www.nmshtd.state.nm.us; click on NMDOT Projects and then NM 585 under District Five. Traffic advisories can be found at www.nmroads.com.

For more information, contact Karyn Lujan, PIO, District Five NMDOT, at (505) 827-9567.

2) Reminder: Town Council Meeting tonight 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Civic Plaza Drive – amended agenda resent/attached.

3) Town of Taos offices are closed tomorrow, Friday, March 21 – Spring Day.

4) Joint Taos County and Town of Taos Meeting, 9 a.m., Monday, March 24, Rio Grande Hall, Town of Taos Convention Center, Civic Plaza Drive.

5) Taos Ice Hockey Coyote Classic – all weekend at Town of Taos Youth & Family Center.  Go to http://www.taoshockey.com for details, or call the Youth Center at 758-4160.  The younger children play this weekend – fun and inspirational to watch, even if you don’t know much about hockey.  The two weekend regional draw for this tournament is bringing over 3200 visitors to Taos.

5) Blood Drive this Saturday, March 22 — As the message below indicates, giving blood can save lives.  In addition, you can get a free cholesterol test when you donate.  For more information, contact Sharon Padilla 505-737-2617.  To donate:  You must be 17 years or older, weigh 110 lbs., bring a photo ID, and bring your donor card if you have it.  Don’t have caffeine that morning, and eat well – drink plenty of non caffeine fluids.

From: Riles, Tom [triles@bloodsystems.org]  

On behalf of our hospitalized neighbors in need of donated blood, I want to thank you again for the undeniable good you will bring to the community on 3/22, resulting from your providing me with Cathy’s contact information below, your involvement in our lifesaving work, & for speaking with me today.   Donating one pint of blood can help SAVE 3 LIVES, but sadly only 5% of the eligible donors in our community ever give this Gift of Life.  There is no limit to what we can do together, for the patients who are counting on all of us!  Thanks again, Tom Riles Donor Recruitment

6) Taos Coverage Clips – Conventions/Meetings.

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SMART MEETINGS Circ./Aud.: 30,000 Sausalito, CA 03/01/2008 “Peak Performance”

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7) Earthship Movie in NYC — Earthship Biotecture [kbase@earthship.net]

Garbage Warrior — Green Screens — Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 6:30 pm CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

Walter Reade Theater, West 65th Street, between Broadway & Amsterdam Aves on the upper level

Garbage Warrior tells the story of Michael Reynolds, a renegade environmental architect striving to build sustainable off-the-grid housing communities. Using beer cans, abandoned auto tires and disposable water bottles, among other materials, Reynolds creates environmental “earthships,” but not without conflict with the mainstream architectural bureaucracy. But after the catastrophic tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the need for self-sufficient housing is all the more pressing. Reynolds and director Oliver Hodge join for a Q&A. “If you create your own electricity, heating and water systems, you create your own politics. Maybe that’s what they’re afraid of.” –– Michael Reynolds

This presentation is supported by Sundance Channel’s weekly destination “Robert Redford presents THE GREEN.”  The Film Society’s Green Screens program addresses through film the vital environmental concerns of global warming, the safety of our food supply, sustainable living, and more. Each screening includes a discussion and reception with artists and expert commentators, where we invite non-profit organizations and others to provide materials and raise awareness of the many positive actions we can all take.  In addition to this series, the Film Society screens PSAs showcasing climate change, sustainability and other matters concerning the health of our planet and its inhabitants. We are one of the first movie theaters in the country to regularly screen such PSAs and we encourage other theaters to join us.

Cathy Connelly, Public Relations Coordinator

Town of Taos

400 Camino de la Placita

Taos, NM 87571

http://www.taosgov.com

cconnelly@taosgov.com

505-751-2001 office

505-779-1013 cell

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