Town of Taos Meetings and Highlights for June 2009
Town of Taos Meetings and Highlights for June 2009
Town meetings scheduled as of 5/28/09, events sponsored by the Town, and/or those at our Town venues.
1) June 1, Taos downtown parking meters will again be “pay to park”, but free lunchtime meter parking will be offered from 12 noon to 1 p.m. to specifically accommodate residents accessing downtown merchants/services. Plus, during regular ‘feed the meter’ hours (10 to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Mon - Sat), Town Police will issue ‘warnings’ (not tickets) for first-hour-only violations to ease everyone back into the parking change. Reminder: The Town offers free all-day parking in the Loretto lot behind Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, off of Camino de la Placita, at Town Hall/Taos Library, and behind the Taos Center for the Arts (TCA). See helpful parking map on the home page at www.TaosGov.com.
2) June 4, the new Taos Express Shuttle begins, a Town-sponsored non-stop weekend roundtrip bus service to the New Mexico Rail Runner’s Railyard District Station, on Guadalupe, Santa Fe, www.NMRailRunner.com. $10 round trip for adults; children 10 and under ride free. Pilot program schedule thru Sept.: Thurs., Fri. and Sat. evenings; Sat mornings. ADA compliant. Bicycles welcome. Reservations strongly recommended (24 passenger bus) 575-751-4459. Great for tourists and locals alike. Check out details online at www.TaosExpress.com. Intent is to expand this service beyond Sept. pilot, including schedule expansion as NMRR offers Sunday service.
3) June 3, 10:30 a.m., Taos Regional Landfill Board Meeting, agenda is budget approval for 2009-2010, Town of Taos Convention Center, Civic Plaza Dr., Barb Wiard, TSV Mayor Pro Tem for details, bwiard@newmex.com; later that evening, 5:30 p.m., Town Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers. For more info. contact Matthew Spriggs, Dir., Community & Economic Dev. Dept., Planning & Zoning Division, 575-751-2003.
4) June 6 & 20, July 11, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Fish Fiestas, in which youth 11 years old and up learn fish biology and anatomy, fishing skills and outdoor ethics. Sponsored by the Town of Taos, Bureau of Land Management, Carson National Forest, and New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. For info. contact Mark Lujan, BLM Taos Field Office, 575-758-8851, Juan Martinez, Carson National Forest Service, 575-758-6252, John Grasso, Carson Nat. Forest Service, 575-758-8678, or Judy Esquibel, Town Youth & Family Center, 575-758-4160.
5) June 9, 1:30 p.m., Regular Town of Taos Council Meeting, 1:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers, Civic Plaza Dr.
6) June 13, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Jessica Pallington West, author of Lipstick, a new book subtitled, What Would Keith Richards Do? Daily Affirmations from a Rock ‘N Roll Survivor, will read/speak at the Taos Public Library. Then from 2-4 p.m., presentations by performance poets Anne MacNaughton and Peter Rabbit. All part of the free Taos Library’s Taos Summer of Love (SOL) festivities. Also, remember to pick up your limited edition SOL reusable/recyclable cotton book bag ($12 donation requested), and starting June 30, your “Love Songs” CD, produced by KTAO Radio’s Revolution Records, from Friends of the Taos Library – all sales to benefit the Taos Library expansion. See www.taoslibrary.org for details. Items available at the Library, Taos Visitor Center, and 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Taos Plaza Live each Thursday night!
7) June 13, 4th Annual Young Eagles Flight Rally/Taos Regional Airport Open House. Youth ages 8-17 have a chance to take to the skies at this event, sponsored by the Taos Regional Airport, local Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1436, Taos Aviation Services, Taos Youth & Family Center and the Town of Taos. Registration forms are required and can be obtained at the Youth & Family Center or Taos Airport. Originals only must be returned to either location by June 10. A drawing will be held before the event and 40 randomly selected participants will be scheduled for a flight time 6/13. The rally is part of the national EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) Young Eagles Program, created to interest young people in aviation. Get more info. from Mark Fratrick, Director, Taos Regional Airport, mfratrick@taosgov.com or call 575-758-4995.
June 16, 1:30 p.m., Public Hearing for 2009-2010 Town of Taos Budget, Town Council Chambers
9) June 18, 1-3 p.m., Father’s Day Project, Youth & Family Center. Make that special card and gift for your Dad and/or Grandpa during this free event for children ages 6 through 11 (6-7 year olds must be accompanied by an adult). Materials/examples provided. For more info. call Judy Esquibel, 575-758-4160.
10) June 20 E-Waste and Plastics Recycling Drive at Town of Taos Recycling Center, and all other recycling/landfill/transfer station locations in the area. Acceptable: E-waste includes computers, monitors, lap top computers, LCD screens, printers, scanners, fax machines, stereos, phones, cell phones, battery back-ups and computer peripherals. Acceptable plastics include #1 -- soft drink and water bottles, mouth wash bottles, peanut butter and mayonnaise bottles; and #2 – milk, water, juice, shampoo, dish and laundry soap bottles, plus cereal linters, and grocery trash and retail bags. Taos Recycling Center, 201 Bertha St., 758-9679; Taos County Solid Waste Yard, 105 Albright St., Taos County Transfer Stations, 737-6300.
11) June 21, 6-10 p.m., The Annual Taos Fiesta Pageant selects a new queen and her court, Bataan Hall, Civic Plaza Dr. Public welcome. For info. call Evangeline Romero, 575-758-8111.
12) June 30, 6:30 p.m., Mayor/Council Quarterly Citizens Open Forum, Town Council Chambers. Come and discuss what’s on your mind with Town Council members.
13) June 30, 2-2:45 p.m., The Amazing Bodinni Magic Show, free, Youth & Family Center. For more info. call Judy Esquibel at 575-758-4160.
Cathy Connelly, Public Relations Director
Town of Taos
400 Camino de la Placita
Taos, NM 87571
575-751-2001 office
Fax 575-751-2026
575-779-1013 cell
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Hey,
I saw one of the highlights of June, and saw the Fathers Day comment and it got me thinking. I still have no idea what I am going to buy Dad for a gift this year. Not sure what I am going to do this year, maybe my sisters and I can club together and buy him a track day which I know he will love! At least I have the card already sorted so that’s one less thing to worry about. This year I am going to be sending Dad an eCard rather than a paper card. He loves his computer, so I am sure that he will appreciate it. I was on the net and came across a cool Fathers Day eCard site that I quite like. Up until now I had not sent an ecard before, but this site made it real simple. Hope this is helpful?