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<br />TUESDAY. August 11, 19B7
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<br />SERVING AlAMOSA. CONEJOS. COSTILLA. MINERAL. RIO GRANDE AND SAGUACHE (aUNTIE S
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<br />. VOLUME UNO. 157.
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<br />Alamosa. Colorado 81101
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<br />Sewage flooding creek
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<br />State tells San' Luis to
<br />stop contamination
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<br />By WANDADIETRlCB
<br />Coarla' """'"""'"
<br />SAN LUIS - The CostilJa """"" aumm..!"",,!, _ _,_
<br />coofrmted with this town's waterpr'd:llew; Wedoe"day. wbeDSan I.J1isMl)w Joe
<br />E3p1oo:ta reported that a State ci Emergency u hem declaredfot San Luis by the
<br />TOlm Council becall3e of excess water.
<br />Water being pumped into the town's sewage SJ!temlrom resident's att.empb to
<br />keep their basements dry has overIOIIded the sewqe lagooos. Became the}agooos
<br />are overloaded. they are spilling a1nmt met! the Oaw permitted. and 215 times the
<br />bacterial content allowed, into Culebra Creek. 'The Worado State Healtb.
<br />Department bas naMed the town that it must Immediately either stop Ibe ettea:
<br />water from entering the system, or COD3tnJcta new' $1SO,ooo st1raR:e lagOOQ.
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<br />A Iiledraln _1'l>IlnIni aloag ......... and......-..oI. llluLLoIa
<br />eventually draining into Culebra Creek was prcposed by the SoU c.oOaenaUCll1
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<br />Service to intercept ground ~ter~it~~~~~.~
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<br />State tells San Luis to stop contamination........... ...............................
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<br />(Continued from P8li:e 1)
<br />n the northern part of town. If there is less water in people's basements, there will
<br />02: Ie&! water pumped Into thuewage system. Espinou. asked the Commi.sslonera
<br />or in-kind help installing this system.
<br />In 811$Wer to quesUorul about the cost. of the tUe drainage system, Espinor.a in-
<br />onned the com.mlssi.oners it would cost about SlOO,OOO for the complete.system.
<br />~st Chavez woolf thetownhad' anymoney fortbeproJeel..
<br />"No:' replied Espinoza.
<br />Chavez said he didn't think the county could legally give the town help, but that
<br />bey might be able to lease equipment to the town for the project..
<br />County Adminlstr.ator Mac1ovio GallegO!! said the county has legal n:strIctlons
<br />:nd paperwork that Is necessary fot" the county to give such help. He said be would
<br />)()k mto it.
<br />Community Action Agency Director Dave Pacheco reported that the town hopes
<br />~ receive grant money totund a massive drainage study that will cover the entire
<br />own of San Luis and make recommendations for solutions. Without proper study.
<br />.e added, applications for granb are not likely to receive much consIderadoo, but
<br />"thout outside funding, San Luis will not be able to solve its water problem.
<br />Several area l'1lnCbers asked. the commissioners to mediate some disagreements
<br />t:ey have conctming land leased from the county, 'I'M dispute conc:erm the
<br />lIJ1Chers' abWty to control the cattle on the leased land.
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<br />County Attorney Bob Pastore said be would be willing to mediate the dispute,
<br />'3ming that the county would no lmger be intere3ted In leasing the land if It
<br />&.~probJem.s.
<br />Alphonso Gallegos asked the commIssI.oner.t' help In 50Iving sccess problems be
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<br />Is having. HLs son bought land, with a verbal easement agreement, but now be Is
<br />unable to get tohlsland to work in the field.
<br />Pastore explained that it Ls not the Ct>unty', Job to provide acces.! to the property,
<br />but that Ls a di.!lpute between the two parties involved. He offered to sit down with
<br />them and help them find a fair agreement.
<br />Qlavez agreed, saying that the county doesn't care who leases the land. but It
<br />tWesn.'t:wantproblerm.
<br />The commissioners opened bids that they had received for a new grader. Jom
<br />BIIITis of MacDonald EquIpment Co. questioned why bhls that did nat lnclttde the
<br />demorL!traaon req~~ by ~ comrniss.ioners were still eligible for c0n-
<br />sideration and hb Wa! not, even though it WB$ late. He pointed out that his grader
<br />was priced S1,746le!lS than the nearest competittt'.
<br />Galle@os informed him that the commissioners could reject any bid, for any
<br />.reason. and that to bend the rule! in this way would set a bad precedent. He stated
<br />that the only way to legally accept MaeDona1d's offer would be to reopen the
<br />bidding pl'llCl!:SS.
<br />Pastore agreed. adding that a demonstration was not a conditfm,- wbfIe the
<br />deadline was.
<br />No action was taken on the matter.
<br />Duke WhIte of the Mesila Developnent Committee mJuested county belp and
<br />sapport in reincorpocati08 tbe town. He explained that development is moving up
<br />frcm Taos., and they would like Mesita to be an entity agal..n. No actica was taken.
<br />White also asked why the library In San Luis bas so little money, He bad ordered
<br />books throngb the llbrary, but the lIbrary had no mooey to pay the partage. White
<br />questioned '/I'by the lIbrary'sholmJ had been reduced.
<br />Gallegos explained that the library b funded by a separate bond issue. Last year
<br />. It overspent its budget, and must cut back this year. He stated that the library has
<br />received $1,300 from the state, so nen year the library will be In better shape.
<br />Prnx Ortega reported that the County Emergmcy Medical Technicians have a
<br />good performanct radng, and witb a recent good report, that rating Is being
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<br />maintained. Community Education Classes havestartedhl the EMT building,l!
<br />will continue.
<br />Ortega suggested that the sidewalk in front of the EMT buDding be completed a
<br />soon as possible. Fred Sanchez snggested that the 1ancbcaptng suggested by tht
<br />Colorado University Team that visited earlier be consfdered.. Chavez questlmed
<br />the expense. He was Wormed that the bigge.!l expense would be for the fence, and
<br />that the labor would come from the county.
<br />Ortega questiooed what he should do about those people who do DOt pay their
<br />ambulance bills. He was told to keep sending them a montbly bill
<br />Sitting on the Board of Health. the commissioners approved a 18 percent fn..
<br />crease in the salary of the director of Co.stilliI County Nal"$ing ServIces to $19,500.
<br />and appointed Ctysta1 Brandt to that position.
<br />Audrey Martinez requested that the house that her mother, Nadine Rascoa bad
<br />owned be declared a heaHh haJard. The f)ou.,e ha4 caagbt fire befoIoe ~
<br />passed away, and the plastic sew:B3e lines were burned through. SInce the Bre. the
<br />boU3e has begun to ~ell ftttn the sewage,and the fact that water bas not been
<br />pumped away.
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<br />The commissioners decided to have the hotI3e inspected to see U It Is a health
<br />hazard, and will decide at the next meeting what to do.
<br />The commissioDers sold 106 Job in the !.ago Costilla Raocbes to a client of Qd
<br />Coleman for three years of back taus., pri!)r to the county taking over the land. :
<br />The EI Rita Cemetery near San Francisco bas nm out 01. space.. The owner of the
<br />property evidently is will.ing to gelllots adJecen1 to the ~lery._A nqu.est_as
<br />made to the commis.sionrs to help pay for the property to claim tax dedut:tfom.
<br />. The commissioners appointed Dave Pacheco, Amos Bemal, Tom Valdez lIPId
<br />Maclovia Gallegos to the Airport Board.
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<br />The COJnmissioners replied to a request for a job, by stating that one ball of ~
<br />county workers: will be laId off fir four months, unW November. This Is to be atf.)
<br />tohireduring the winter, whenagricu:~jobsareSClltCfJ:.
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