A Las Animas District Court judge denied a request for a reduction of bond for a Trinidad woman accused of setting a health center office on fire earlier this year. A public defender for Sherry Abeyta, age 44, asked the court to reduce her bond to about $10,000 cash or surety, noting her indigent status and connections to Trinidad, during a hearing in Las Animas County District Court Tuesday, March 14.
The City of Trinidad and Trinidad State College are entering into a Workforce Housing Now Incentive agreement after the college’s housing redevelopment program came up against a sewer block. The agreement, unanimously approved by Trinidad City Council Tuesday, March 7, allocates $50,000 of city housing incentive funds to TSC to complete a reconfiguration of a sewer line that is currently connected to two homes the college owns, and one abutting home owned by another party.
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The Colorado Bankers Association told consumers on Monday their accounts are safe after the collapse of two large banks sent shockwaves throughout the country. “Colorado’s banks remain financially strong and stable,” Jenifer Waller, president and CEO of the Colorado Bankers Association, said in a statement.
Water and sewer rates for Trinidad residents are projected to increase after Trinidad City Council issued its first approval of the proposed increases this month — as the city’s water and sewer departments seek to bolster their cash reserves, citing rising costs to maintain and operate the utilities.
The City of Trinidad has surpassed its goal of creating 100 additional housing units by 2024 to “rejuvenate” the local housing market, according to a city consultant facilitating the initiative. Through the city’s ongoing Housing Now Incentives program, which provides direct financial assistance to qualified developers and property owners working to bring affordable workforce housing to Trinidad, the city has fund- ed 11 projects —with the potential to add 115 newly activated units, with 62 of those being deed restricted.
The skies were blue, the weather warm with a breeze and the residents clad in green attire during the 5th Annual Trinidad St. Patrick’s Day Parade — which saw a smaller turnout than in years past.
So far, more than 1,250 local governments have opted out of the contentious Colorado program requiring employers to provide paid family and medical leave. That number stands to grow as the new March 31 deadline to opt out approaches.
Over two years after New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the executive order declaring the emergency is set expire at the end of March and is not expected to be renewed.
CITY OF TRINIDAD GRANTS The City of Trinidad grant program for nonprofits, administered by the Trinidad Community Foundation, is now open. Eligible entities for grants are: Colorado registered nonprofits; a government entity including public schools; a non-profit private school; an organization that engages in charitable, civic, or educational work.