How is the county addressing the communications needs and public accessibility?
Colfax County is working to be more accessible and open to the public. The county covers a very large area, and it can take over an hour to travel 76 miles (a round trip of over 150 miles) to Raton from the Moreno Valley to visit with the county government. The Colfax County Board of Commissioners has traveled from Raton to the Moreno Valley to conduct workshops, meet residents and local officials, and to view the Colfax County Airport at Angel Fire. It is important that all county officials meet with their constituency in their home areas, and particularly in the Moreno Valley, as the Valley contributes over 55% of the county revenues from the property tax valuations. The Colfax County Board of Commissioners is addressing the communication needs between Raton and the rest of the county. The county has developed a website which helps promote and inform the county and will provide information to which the public will have access — the website address is www.co.colfax.nm.us. We are also
