TAOS — It’s seen better days, the old Taos County Courthouse.
As Democratic U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández toured the iconic building on the Taos Plaza recently, she saw firsthand the need to rehabilitate the piece of town history.
Taos Mayor Daniel Barrone, Taos County Manager Brent Jaramillo and Taos County Commissioners Darlene Vigil, AnJanette Brush and Candyce O’Donnell presented a proposal to Leger Fernández with the hope she will seek nearly $1.3 million in federal support for it.
“It’s a little bit disheveled because we are in the midst of demolition, and organizing things and exploring,” said Richard Sanchez, Taos County construction manager. “There’s a lot of things that have been done over the years that nobody knows.”
“It’s a history…
