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Commission approves a slate of contracts and routine resolutions; several grants and capital projects move ahead

Taos County Board of Commissioners · April 8, 2026

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Summary

The Taos County Commission approved resolutions to certify the county road inventory and to trade in equipment, accepted the FY2025 audit, and approved contracts for community‑center renovations, maintenance building repairs, drainage work at Saint Anthony School, senior-center retrofit, and a wildfire‑risk thinning project.

At its April 7 meeting, the Taos County Commission voted to approve several resolutions and contracts that will advance capital projects and routine county operations.

Resolutions • Resolution 2026‑12: Commission certified the county’s maintained road inventory (minor text correction added); motion passed by roll call. • Resolution 2026‑13: Commission authorized a trade‑in of a 2023 Caterpillar skid steer (market quote $65,500), enabling replacement equipment purchase; motion passed. • Resolution 2026‑615: Commission formally accepted the FY2025 financial audit presented by Cordova CPAs (see separate article).

Contracts approved (motion and roll call votes recorded) • TCC‑2026‑10: Living Designs Group — code review/design work for El Prado Community Center renovations (funded largely via $100,000 grant for design). • TCC‑2026‑11: Facility Build Inc. — demolition and concrete repairs at Taos County Maintenance Building in Cuesta to expand shop space. • TCC‑2026‑12: Franken Construction — grading/drainage work at Saint Anthony Parochial School in Penasco, administered while county serves as fiscal agent for PVHPS under a Destination Forward grant. • TCC‑2026‑13: Facility Build Inc. — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and kitchen equipment replacement at the Malia Castillo Senior Center (former elementary school in Castillo) including ADA improvements. • TCC‑2026‑14: Watershed Dynamics — mechanical thinning of approximately 26.5 acres on Arroyo Hondo de Arriba land grant property as part of wildfire‑risk reduction grant spending; staff said work must complete before the end of the fiscal year.

Commissioners and staff emphasized prioritizing local contractors where possible and coordinating with grant requirements and state approvals. Each listed motion passed by recorded vote.