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JUNE 19, 2018

A PROCLAMATION DECLARING EXTREME OR SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS

WITHIN THE COUNTY OF TAOS AND TO BAN THE SALE AND USE

OF CERTAIN FIREWORKS IN THE COUNTY

Read the Proclimation, click the link below...

A PROCLAMATION DECLARING EXTREME OR SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF TAOS AND TO BAN THE SALE AND USE OF CERTAIN FIREWORKS IN THE COUNTY

From Taos County Fire and EMS the Office of Emergency Management:

Due to dry conditions and lack of moisture, effective immediately there will be no open burning in Taos County until May 1, 2018. If conditions do not improve by May 1^st the burn ban will remain in effect until conditions improve. If there are any questions please contact Taos County Fire Chief Mike Cordova at 575-737-6469, or Taos County OEM Director Bobby Lucero at 575-737-6459. This notice does not pertain to lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service or BLM which currently do not have any restrictions in place.

From the Rio Fernando de Taos (RFdT) Revitalization Project:

Drought and Fire in Taos Canyon

Drought and Fire in Taos Canyon

In our website you will find agendas for our scheduled meetings, minutes of all our meetings, job openings, hours of operation, forms and applications, access to our growth management plan, land use plan, information about all departments and their employees. This has been a collaborative effort with all employees to bring this information to the public and to better serve the community.