San Juan County Treasurer Carol Taulbee
Tax time is coming soon and while no one is happy to receive a tax bill, we want to make sure bills are set to the correct address. Last year, we received multiple trays of returned mail after tax bills went out! To reduce the number of tax bills sent to an incorrect address and returned, we need updated mailing addresses! (Yes, your taxes are still due even if the bill doesn't get delivered to the right address, sorry!)
There are two easy ways to make sure the bill comes to the right place.
First, you can sign up for e-billing and get your tax bill in your email.
Second, update your mailing address on a paper form, or online. It just takes a moment, and if you receive your tax bill somewhere other than the property address, you may need to update your account.
Find more information online at our website:
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The Aztec Museum & Pioneer Village invites you to enjoy the Smithsonian’s nationwide FREE MUSEUM DAY on Saturday, September 17, 2022, 10am-4pm. Guests may enter at 125 N. Main Ave in Aztec or the side gates facing Minium Park as you enjoy “Aztec Painted Pianos” with live music, food trucks & vendors at Minium Park, 10am-3pm that day (an Aztec Chamber of Commerce event).
The Museum will offer family crafts, sponsored by Jodi Johnson in honor of her family’s Aztec legacy (Greenes, Gouldings, Morgans & Johnsons). Guests can learn about Aztec’s rich heritage stepping back in time in the Pioneer Village. The Aztec Museum & Pioneer Village features more than a dozen structures on its grounds including the original 1912 Aztec Jail, 1880 Hamblet Cabin, and artifacts tied to the area’s agricultural and oil & gas industries. For more information, call (505) 334-9829.
Image: There's a new Sheriff in town at the Museum--or rather a new Director's Assistant, Cadence Dahozy, a 2022 graduate of Bloomfield High School and a welcome addition helping us serve the community.
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Please visit Growing Forward Farm's Thursday Farm Stand, weekly from 4:30 pm-6:30 pm, where our Farmers-in-Training sell fresh, locally grown produce that benefits their hard work and our educational farm! Find us at 216 S. Oliver drive, Aztec, NM 87410. |
Each year San Juan County seeks public input on the infrastructure needs within the unincorporated parts of the County and summarizes these needs in the Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP). This plan, covering a five-year span, focuses on short and long-term planning for infrastructure improvement projects and is utilized as a planning tool to seek legislative, state and federal grant funds needed to make these projects happen. The County Commission adopted the new 2024-2028 plan totaling $62,999,025 at their August 16th meeting. Projects include, but are not limited to, wastewater improvements, public safety equipment/facility purchases, road improvements, recreational trail improvements, hospital improvements and McGee Park building replacements. San Juan County thanks the public for their input through this process and thanks our legislators for their efforts in allocating dollars to San Juan County to aid in completing these projects!
Yard of the Month
Summer isn't quite over yet, there is still time to submit for Yard of the Month!
Congrats to Baxter and Brigette Benedict for being recognized as the August Yard of the Month!
Do you know of a property in the unincorporated parts of San Juan County that is beautiful?
The San Juan County Commission recognizes one yard or property every month for its beauty, unique style, or the hard work and dedication of its owner in making San Juan County beautiful. It doesn't have to be green, just well maintained!
If you would like to submit a property for review, contact Code Compliance Officer Shana Wells at (505) 333-3130 to submit a nomination.
Let’s show our appreciation for those who set the example and make San Juan County Beautiful.
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The Housing Choice Voucher Program is a federal government program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Since housing assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual, participants can find their own housing, including single-family homes townhouses and apartments.
The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.
Housing Choice Vouchers are administered locally by public housing agencies (PHA’s). The PHA’s receive federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the voucher program.
The family that is issued a housing voucher is responsible for finding a suitable housing unit of the family’s choice where the owner agrees to rent under the program. This unit may include the family’ present residence. Rental units must meet minimum standards of health and safety, as determined by the PHA.
A housing subsidy is paid to the landlord directly by the PHA on behalf of the participating family, the family then pays the difference between the actual rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the program
Did you know that San Juan County Public Works is responsible for the operations and maintenance of approximately 1,500 lane miles of public roads within San Juan County? Of that total inventory, approximately 500 lane miles are paved roadways.
Asphalt roadways are also known as flexible pavements. As the name implies, flexible pavements are intended to expand, contract and warp based on environmental temperature and moisture conditions. Over time, this movement will result in cracking of the asphalt and the potential for water infiltration into the road substructure. Excessive water infiltration often results in rapid degradation of the road surface.
San Juan County Public Works maintains a 5-year rolling pavement preservation plan to extend pavement life, improve safety, and meet motorist expectations on County roads. This plan includes preventative maintenance projects such as rubberized crack seal and chip seal as well as pavement rehabilitation projects that include asphalt milling and overlay with new asphalt material. The pavement preservation plan is developed with the intent to provide critical preventative maintenance at 10-year intervals.
Each summer, Public Works executes is planned pavement preservation projects. As you encounter these and other work areas, please observe all posted signage and speed limits to protect our crews and the motoring public.
Practice in Progress!
Each year, the San Juan County Office of Emergency Management hosts a drill series to increase the preparedness of the community in case of disaster.
The annual Emergency Operations Functional exercise took place on August 10 and involved 50 people from multiple disciplines who would all work together to mitigate any large-scale disaster in the community.
The EOC functional is a precursor to the Full-Scale Drill which is coming up in October.
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Sheriff Shane Ferrari
On August 21, 2022, the San Juan County Sheriff’s observed National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day.
According to the group Facing Fentanyl, this day was established in remembrance of loved ones that died from fentanyl poisoning and acknowledge the devastation this drug has brought to thousands of affected family members and friends. This is a day of coordinated response for fentanyl awareness organizations and affected family members to come together, sharing their lived experiences as a whole group to warn our youth and the public about the dangers of fentanyl.
Last year more than 69,000 Americans lost their lives from this highly addictive drug, at one point being the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45. We must raise awareness and take proactive steps to get these drugs off the streets and help save lives.
Learn more about the danger of illicit fentanyl at https://facingfentanylnow.org or www.dea.gov/onepill
For local resources for those struggling with addiction, scan the QR code above.
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San Juan County hosted interns this summer under a NM Public Education Grant to provide high quality, hands-on internship opportunities to local students, age 16 and older. The six week program included weekly trainings with skilled teachers on all aspects of “real-world” employment.
We received an interest from 90 students and were able to place 71 student interns at various businesses in the local area. Unfortunately, 19 withdrew or were no longer interested in participating. Twenty-five businesses provided forty worksites for the summer interns. We thank them for their willingness and availability to work with us to provide this amazing opportunity for the future workforce. We look forward to continued partnership with County businesses to provide summer internships!
THANK YOU! TO THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES:
Animas Valley Mall
Aztec Family Dental Care
Aztec Municipal School District – Operations & Tech departments
Aztec Rent Me
Aztec Rogue Foods
Badlands, Billiards & Hot Tubs
Casa Montessori Preschool
City of Aztec – Animal Shelter, Electric Dept, Library, Parks & Rec, Public Works, Senior Center, Library
City of Farmington - Animal Shelter, Civic Center, Four Corners Musical Theatre, Pinon Hills Golf Course
Dr. Jack Smalley, DDS
Dugan Production Corporation
Farmington Chamber of Commerce
Farmington Schools – School Transportation
Four Corners Federal Credit Union (Kirtland)
J.A. Drake Well Service / Drake Energy Services
Jack’s Plastic Welding Inc.
Briones Law Firm
M&R Plumbing
Medallion Heating
N.A.P.I.
NMSU Agriculture Extension Office (Growing Forward Farm*)
Pinon Hills Academy
San Juan County: Alternative Sentencing Division, Behavioral Health Center, Community Development, County Executive Office, Human Resources, Sheriff's Office
Trinity K9 SAR
Woods Insurance Service
*Andrew L. Foster – Coordinator, Growing Forward Farm stated, “This program provides an opportunity for young adults to learn real world professional skills with the New Mexico Department of Education and local employers supporting them the whole way. I wish I had this when I was finishing high school—the skills I get to teach these young people will give them a head start in their working lives, which is invaluable in todays job environments. We provide a supportive ecosystem for our future community contributors to learn tough professional lessons that will positively impact them for the rest of their lives. Plus, the relationships we establish with our participants are meaningful, we are as invested in the success of these young people as we are in the success of our businesses and community projects.”
The student interns at San Juan County were with their worksites for 5 weeks and on their last week participated in a clean-up initiative of our County community in partnership with our Solid Waste department. The students did amazing and in just two days (along with the Solid Waste employees) picked up 2.16 tons of trash at two separate sites. Included is a picture of the students at one of the work sites: from left to right they are: Jacqueline Hernandez, Itzel Hernandez, Meredith Sabol, Kaitlyn Aguilar, Alycia Antonio, Katherine Flores – not pictured is Tiaunna Sterling).
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San Juan County is Hiring!
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Are you looking for a fulfilling career where you can Build A Stronger Community?
See our current openings at SJCounty.net/jobs |
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