news from ruidoso: Ruidoso Downs Race Track "tax parity bill" opposed in Santa Fe
- 01/29/10 05:35 AM
The Ruidoso News reported yesterday that current legislative efforts in Santa Fe, to help Ruidoso Downs Race Track with “tax parity” is essentially “dead” as currently written. State lawmakers are in no mood to grant tax concessions to race tracks and casinos – given the $600 million budget gap the state is facing. It appears that new legislation may be substituted, whereby local property tax or gross receipt tax dollars would be used to offset the track’s annual losses. This option seems to have support in the Capitol – and within the Senate Finance Committee, where Chairman John Arthur Smith ( (0 comments)
news from ruidoso: Update: Flood Cleanup in Ruidoso - News and video
- 08/06/08 04:09 AM
Just a brief update on cleanup and rebuilding efforts in Ruidoso, after last weekend’s flood that hit the river areas of Upper Canyon, Hwy 70 campgrounds / RV parks, and the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack. Property owners who can provide proof of residence, have been allowed back in to their homes that were flooded, even though water and sewer services are out in some areas.
Ruidoso flood- bridge at Eagle Dr. - one of several bridges destroyed in flood See recent news stories on the cleanup efforts at: KOAT - Albuquerque Officials from FEMA have been working in the Village to (0 comments)
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