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Taos County manager outlines senior-center leases, road projects, plaza work and wildfire series
Summary
County Manager Brent Jaramillo reported ongoing work on senior-center leases at Rio Cuesta and La Cienega schools, road projects including Blueberry Hill and Leah Valencia, plaza renovations and a wildland fire lessons-learned series scheduled for May 29.
Taos County Manager Brent Jaramillo updated commissioners on a set of operational projects including senior-center leases, road work, plaza renovations and community outreach.
Jaramillo said staff is "still working on the lease agreement for Rio Cuesta School to be used as our senior center" and that Chris would inspect La Cienega School where renovations for a Cuesta senior center are underway. He announced the third wildland fire series session — a lessons-learned panel on the Calf Canyon–Hermit’s Peak fires — scheduled for May 29 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Baton Hall.
On public works: Jaramillo said work has begun on Blueberry Hill Road and Leah Valencia Road and noted projects going up to Ski Valley. He also reported coordination with the Taos Farmers Market and the town to paint curb markings to reduce parking bottlenecks that impeded emergency access. He said the county is negotiating a professional services agreement with Living Design Group to design a storage facility behind SuperSafe and develop a parking lot and that plaza renovation pricing is being returned and contracts would likely come forward in the June meeting.
On other projects, staff reported updated engineered estimates and phasing for Tierra Kemado Community Center paving; bid documents for that job are expected to go out within a week after missing materials were submitted. Jaramillo also said La Morada Road payments to three property owners had moved forward and checks were expected in the county's next check run.
Why it matters: these operational projects affect local infrastructure, senior services and emergency access; commissioners asked for follow-ups on the detox center and the Arroyo Hondo Community Center but staff had no additional updates at the meeting.
Next steps: staff will return to the commission with contract documents for the parking and plaza projects, continue senior-center lease negotiations and hold the May 29 wildland fire series.
