![]() Work could begin sometime next month on a much-delayed and long-discussed plan to rehabilitate and upgrade the Taos County Courthouse located at 121 N. Plaza in the town of Taos. Earlier this year New Mexico Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez announced that nearly $1.3 million in federal funds had been secured for the project as part of a fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriations bill. In making that announcement, Leger Fernandez remarked that the funding would go for such efforts as stabilizing the building shell, providing Americans with Disabilities Act access throughout the structure, and rebuilding the front portal according to the original design. The Spanish Pueblo-designed structure, built with partial funding from the Works Progress Administration, was completed in 1934 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. A report prepared several years ago by the New Mexico Preservation District noted that the structure was distinguished by its exposed round vigas and wood decking, as well as twelve-inch diameter round posts and carved wood corbels. County officials are currently working through plans that may see the building of two new alleyways on either side of the structure, as well as the demolition of two structures on either side of the courthouse. Work on the project will be done in four phases, with the final phase expected to be completed sometimes in 2023 at a cost of anywhere between $10 million and $12 million. By Garry Boulard
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