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Taos MRA board schedules financing briefing and hears project updates on TioVivo, LiDAR and Brick/BRIC
Summary
The board scheduled a May 6 virtual briefing with Albuquerque MRA staff to discuss financing options including tax-increment financing (TIF), and members reported progress on TioVivo site options, efforts to locate a LiDAR graves survey, town property mapping, Taos Main Street seed grants and plans to tour the Brick/BRIC project.
Board members set a near-term briefing on financing and discussed multiple project updates, including TioVivo site options, efforts to locate a LiDAR burial survey for a plaza lot, and outreach and tours for the Brick/BRIC project.
The chair said the board will meet virtually on May 6 with Jennifer Jackson, deputy director of the Albuquerque MRA, to learn how Albuquerque has approached financing and the use of tax increment financing (TIF). “She’s going to fill us in about what she’s learned on that process,” the chair said, and the board plans to report back at the May meeting.
A board member who reported on TioVivo said he had contacted town counselor Genevieve Oswald about siting the TioVivo project in the old bank building as a short-term option and noted an outdoor location could take longer and face design and cultural constraints, including graves identified in the Guadalupe Park parking lot. He said the town may have an existing LiDAR survey and that if none exists the board could request one; he also plans to ask the town GIS office for a map of town-owned parcels and buildings to identify feasible redevelopment sites with utilities.
Members suggested consulting the Taos Historical Society and local archives for historical context, noted overlap with Taos Main Street seed grant work, and urged scheduling an immediate tour of the Brick project rather than waiting for additional activity. The board agreed to pursue site tours and to invite local partners (SBDC, Taos Main Street, Taos County) to inform the board about what they need from the MRA.
No formal funding decisions were made at the meeting; the board set follow-up actions including the May 6 financing briefing and arranging tours and informational sessions to better understand project needs and timelines.
