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The City of Espanola could be a groundbreaker in partnering with the State of NM to waive gross receipts taxes for first year businesses that meet certain TBD thresholds. This would attract...
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The City of Espanola could be a groundbreaker in partnering with the State of NM to waive gross receipts taxes for first year businesses that meet certain TBD thresholds. This would attract businesses to our city and encourage more small business start-ups and registration of small businesses. Just an idea to dialogue about...
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Oct 1, 2020 by
Marcie Davis (20 points)
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The City of Espanola could be a groundbreaker in partnering with the State of NM to waive gross receipts taxes for first year businesses that meet certain TBD thresholds. This would attract businesses to our city and encourage more small business start-ups and registration of small businesses. Just an idea to dialogue about...
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The City receives as much as 1000 acre feet of water from the San Juan-Chama Project (Heron Lake) annually for municipal/industrial use. Only a small proportion of this water is used by the City...
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The City receives as much as 1000 acre feet of water from the San Juan-Chama Project (Heron Lake) annually for municipal/industrial use. Only a small proportion of this water is used by the City currently, with the remainder leased back to the US Bureau of Reclamation for endangered species management in the middle Rio Grande Valley.
Why not lease this water to farmers in the Rio Chama Valley instead? We are in a 20 year drought and there are annual water shortages below Abiquiu Reservoir that threaten the survival of our 400 year old community acequias and over 500 parciantes. This would sustain our local food supply and cultural traditions. It's a good idea.
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May 11, 2023 by
Timothy Seaman (7 points)
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The City receives as much as 1000 acre feet of water from the San Juan-Chama Project (Heron Lake) annually for municipal/industrial use. Only a small proportion of this water is used by the City currently, with the remainder leased back to the US Bureau of Reclamation for endangered species management in the middle Rio Grande Valley.
Why not lease this water to farmers in the Rio Chama Valley instead? We are in a 20 year drought and there are annual water shortages below Abiquiu Reservoir that threaten the survival of our 400 year old community acequias and over 500 parciantes. This would sustain our local food supply and cultural traditions. It's a good idea.
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I think it would be a good idea to turn some of these vacant and abandoned lots around town into film production sets and studios to bring more of the New Mexico film industry into the area. We need...
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I think it would be a good idea to turn some of these vacant and abandoned lots around town into film production sets and studios to bring more of the New Mexico film industry into the area. We need to control our own destiny in our communities around the state instead of letting others dictate to us. We have lots of talent here in NM, whether its acting, writing, directing we have talent. If we build, we can create. ~Ephraim Hernandez
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Jan 11, 2018 by
Ephraim Hernandez (20 points)
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I think it would be a good idea to turn some of these vacant and abandoned lots around town into film production sets and studios to bring more of the New Mexico film industry into the area. We need to control our own destiny in our communities around the state instead of letting others dictate to us. We have lots of talent here in NM, whether its acting, writing, directing we have talent. If we build, we can create. ~Ephraim Hernandez
