Taos Real Estate

1) 2/4 Town of Taos Special Council Meeting, 1:30 p.m., agenda attached.

2) Town of Taos Gross Receipts for November, 2009 (received in January, 2010) are up 12.53% compared to November, 2008.  Total year-over-year figures put Town of Taos GRT at a negative 4.53%.  Town of Taos Lodgers Tax revenues are down 3.47% year-over-year.  Certainly down is not great, but we’re holding our own far better than other comparable communities with double-digit decreases (of course not that we really think any other place is comparable to Taos).

3) Art in Town Hall: The new Art in Town Hall exhibit has rotated for its second quarter installation.  Come and see the new works by Taos artists on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.  Selection/installation of the works is completed by a committee including representatives from Taos Artists Org. (TAO), Taos Center for the Arts (TCA), Taos Gallery Assoc. (TGA), and the Taos Institute TIGA.  Email Assist. Town Manager Abigail Adame if you’re interested in more information, or submitting for committee consideration, aadame@taosgov.com.

4) 2/15 is the Taos Tourism deadline for first wave of content submissions for 2010 Taos traveler education effort.  If you didn’t make any of the meetings last Wednesday, or read previous emails, you can still get the form and participate.  Fill it out and get it in.  It’s free, and your info. will be used constructively in a variety of ways.  Hard copies at Town Hall/Executive Desk, or download the form off the front page of the Town’s web site, http://www.taosgov.com/documents/TaosForm2010.pdf.  Or, email this office cconnelly@taosgov.com and we’ll email you back a PDF or Word.doc of the form.  For more info., Joan Griffin 505/764-4444, ext. 222.  Also helpful, is this reference guide: http://www.taosgov.com/documents/TOTMarketingSummary_001.pdf.  And again, if you need it emailed, just let us know.  And if you’re still in a pickle about how to participate, call Cathy Connelly, 575-751-2001.

5) Current February dates for Town of Taos Council Meetings:

2/4 Special Town of Taos Council Meeting, 1:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers, 120 Civic Plaza Dr.

2/9 Regular Town of Taos Council Meeting, 1:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers

2/13 Regular Town of Taos Council Meeting, 1:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers         

 Reminder: You can now listen in on Council meetings via the internet.  Just go to www.TaosGov.com and click on the ‘listen now’ button in the lower right hand section of the homepage.  Town Council agendas and information about each item are also available online.

6) February Town of Taos Planning & Zoning Meetings:

/3 Town of Taos Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., Council Chambers, 120 Civic Plaza Dr.

3/3, 2010 – Planning & Zoning Commission meeting 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., Council Chambers. 

For more info call Town of Taos Planning & Zoning Div. Supervisor Allen Vigil 737-2646.

7) Town of Taos Municipal Election Dates: 

2/2 Last day to register to vote in March 2 municipal election, 5 p.m. deadline, Taos County Clerk’s Offices, Taos County (Not Town Hall)

2/10 First Day of early voting, Town of Taos Clerk’s Office, 400 Camino de la Placita

2/26 Last Day absentee/early voting, 5 p.m. deadline, Town Clerk’s Office

3/2 Taos Municipal Election, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., Rio Grande Hall, 121 Civic Plaza Dr. 

Contact Taos Town Clerk Rene Lucero for further information, 751-2005/rlucero@taosgov.com

Other Taos Calendar Items as of 2/1/10 for February, 2010:

·           2/6  The top High School Hockey talent in the State of NM - selected by the HS coaches Skills Competition – will play in the NM Star Game, 5-9 p.m., Taos Youth & Family Center, 407 Paseo del Canon, East, For info. 758-4160.

·            2/11 Valentine Craft Making – Town of Taos Youth & Family Center, 3-5:30 p.m., Free for children ages 6 to 12 (6 & 7 year olds need to bring their adult with them) – just bring your creativity and dress to “get messy”, 407 Paseo del Canon, East , For info. call Judy 758-4160. 

·           2/11 “How Will it End: A Conversation on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,” with  Mark Rudd, author and legendary Students for a Democratic Society activist and with Robert Efroymson, President of the Jewish Federation of New Mexico. The two will exchange opposing viewpoints on the prospects for a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.  Open discussion will follow. Taos Jewish Center, 1335 Gusdorf Rd. Suite R south of the Women’s Health Institute, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Call for admission/details 575-758-8615. 

·           2/13 Adventures in Film Making  10 a.m. to 12 noon, Free, Taos Public Library/Community Rm.  Rick Aragón, producer and director for the film Mystery’s Night will present a talk about animation film making.  This New Visions award winner will show his film and discuss producing, script development, storyboarding, finding an editor, recommended software programs, and marketing.  For info. 758-3063

·           2/16 VFW Post 3259 Ladies Auxiliary, 5-6 p.m., Los Angelitos Room, Coronado Hall, 120 Civic Plaza Dr.  For info., Virginia Padilla 613-5326.

·           2/20 Town of Taos Public Library sponsors the 2^nd annual Teen Poetry Slam, 1-4:30 p.m., Free, Library Community Rm..  Funded by “Friends of Taos Public Library”, the slam is open to poet-participants in grades 9-12.  Audience members can be any age.  Prizes include: 1^st $100, 2^nd $75, 3^rd $50, 4^th $25 and 5^th $25.  Registration is on a first come basis; first 20 students with 5 alternate slots.  Registration applications must be submitted to the Taos Public Library, www.taoslibrary.org.  To register, and for more info. -  Jeanelle Romo-Lucero, 737-2596, jromo@taosgov.com

·           2/21-26 Keystone Symposia, Taos Convention Center.  Private event.  Be sure and welcome Keystone participants back when you see them in Town.

·           2/20 and 21 Taos Naval Sea Cadet Program, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., El Alcalde Room, Coronado Hall, 120 Civic Plaza Dr.  For info., Roberto Molino 737-0138.

·           2/23 Stray Hearts Animal Shelter honors Spay Day USA 2010 - the first and only international day of increasing awareness that spay/neuter is a humane and effective means of reducing pet overpopulation.   To pick up a Spay/Neuter low cost application, call or drop by Stray Hearts Animal Shelter, 758.2981, www.strayhearts.org.  

·           The following event update is forwarded on behalf of the Taos Center for the Arts (TCA), housed in the Taos Community Auditorium, owned by the Town of Taos and operated by the TCA.