County To Consider Protests and Explain Complexities of Code

Unfortunately, yours truly is out of town and can’t attend this very important meeting of the County Commission on March 24 at 9 am, wherein issues of procurement and protests against water transfers will be discussed.

The Friction urges members of the Art and Artifacts Review Committee as well as members of the Taos Regional Water Plan Public Welfare Advisory Committee to attend. Increasingly, as Taos County adheres to current interpretations of the “code,” government slows and frustrates the ability of employees and concerned citizens to implement the policies of the commissioners themselves.

Now that the BIA and Santa Fe County have filed for water rights transfers from Top of the World farms in northern Taos County and ignored Taos County ordinances, the future has arrived. Commissioners must confront the County’s historic lack of decisive and consistent implementation of regional water policy. The County established a citizens advisory committee but have ignored the recommendations urging “all commissioners” to pay attention and establish policy that protects the county.

The idea that the Office of State Engineer will look after everyone’s interests is as absurd as expecting the Department of Tax and Revenue to look after Agricultural exemptions or “hoping” that the legislature will pass laws in the interests of all the citizens.