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LARGE SCALE PROPERTY TAX ERRORS IN PLACITAS

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

LARGE SCALE PROPERTY TAX ERRORS IN PLACITAS  by Floyd Cotton When Placitas residents began receiving their property tax bills on November 2, 2011, it soon became obvious that many bills contained erroneous tax rates for items related to the Eastern … Continue reading →

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Sandoval County and Cashwell Developers Game Placitas

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

Sandoval County and Cashwell Developers Game Placitas by Bob Gorrell November 22, 2011   Over the years Sandoval County has enjoyed the ever increasing downhill flow of cash from the property tax rich Placitas Area.  It has a new plan … Continue reading →

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PZC Meeting re:Cashwell – October 27, 2011

Posted on October 31, 2011 by admin

Report: Cashwell Re-Zoning Hearing, Oct. 27, 2011 by Orin Safier On Oct. 27 the Sandoval Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) held the second part of the hearing on the latest application for Cashwell Re-Zoning for Cluster Housing.  No final decision … Continue reading →

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ESCAFCA and Your Property Taxes

Posted on October 27, 2011 by admin

I have been asked several times recently if property taxes will go down this year because Placitas and Algodones east of I-25 have been removed from the ESCAFCA boundaries. The short answer is NO, as part of the compromise bill … Continue reading →

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Should the improperly approved Fisher Sand and Gravel Operation be allowed to continue?

Posted on October 21, 2011 by admin

ln April of 2010 the Sandoval County Development quietly gave administrative approval to a Terrain Management Plan for the grading of a large parcel of land south of Hwy 165 and east of I-25.  You may have noticed over the … Continue reading →

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Redistricting in Sandoval County

Posted on October 15, 2011 by admin

Redistricting in Sandoval County   by Jerry Saxton   As an aid to the redistricting of our County Commissioner Districts each commissioner appointed one member from his District to a watchdog group. Commissioner Orlando Lucero appointed me as his representative. … Continue reading →

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CASHWELL: P&Z HEARING PROCEDURE

Posted on October 7, 2011 by admin

REMARKS ON THE COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION’S PROCEDURE FOR HEARING THE CASHWELL REZONING REQUEST Presented at the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) meeting, August 25, 2011 Stephen M. Barro October 2, 2011 This is a slightly edited version of remarks … Continue reading →

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CASHWELL ISSUE ANALYSIS

Posted on October 6, 2011 by admin

ISSUE ANALYSIS: THE CASHWELL PROPOSAL FOR A CLUSTERED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Stephen M. Barro October 4, 2011 The Cashwell family, owner of a 103-acre tract along highway NM 165 in the heart of Placitas, has applied for Special Use (SU) zoning … Continue reading →

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Redistricting in Sandoval County

Posted on October 5, 2011 by admin

Redistricting Meeting September 28, 2011 By Patricia Morlen   Below are a few thoughts on the plans being proposed during the Redistricting Public Workshop on Wednesday September 28th.  At this meeting we learned about a new plan, designated  A1. The … Continue reading →

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Update on the I-25/US 550 Interchange

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin

As many of you have heard, the interchange at I-25 and US 550 is scheduled for reconstruction. The project is currently in the Environmental Assessment phase and numerous interchange configurations have been examined. The preferred alternative is a Single Point … Continue reading →

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