HM 41 — TRANSFER OF "ESCUELITA" BUILDING

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 41REQUESTING 56THTHAT LEGISLATURETHE -BOARD STATEOF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF NEWMEXICORIO -ARRIBA FIRSTCOUNTY SESSIONTRANSFER 2023THE INTRODUCED"ESCUELITA" BYBUILDING MiguelIN P.THE JUAN BAUTISTA BALDEZ LAND GRANT-MERCED TO THAT LAND GRANT-MERCED TO BE PART OF ITS COMMON LANDS AND USED AS A PUBLIC MEETING PLACE AND FOR OTHER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

Garcia8 WHEREAS, more than forty years ago, the elders of the Juan Bautista Baldez land grant-merced constructed two buildings for the children and Susanyouth K.of their community using locally made adobe bricks and other local materials;

Herreraand 6WHEREAS, 8one 10of Athese MEMORIALbuildings REQUESTINGwas THATused THEas BOARDa OFpreschool COUNTYand COMMISSIONERSthe OFother RIOas ARRIBAa COUNTYrecreation TRANSFERcenter; THE "ESCUELITA" BUILDING IN THE JUAN BAUTISTA BALDEZ LAND GRANT-MERCED TO THAT LAND GRANT-MERCED TO BE PART OF ITS COMMON LANDS AND USED AS A PUBLIC MEETING PLACE AND FOR OTHER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

eand t 17 WHEREAS, moreit thanis fortyunfortunate yearsthat ago,only the elderspreschool ofbuilding, theknown Juanlocally was lthe n"escuelita", dremains 18standing Bautistaas Baldeza landcultural grant-mercedlegacy constructedfrom twothose buildingscommunity elders for = = 19 a l the childrenbenefit and youth of theirfuture communitygenerations; using locally made i a e r 20 adobe bricks and other local materials;

and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, one of these buildings was used as a preschool d r e 22 and the other as a recreation center;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, it is unfortunate that only the preschool e a n b 24 building, known locally as the "escuelita", remains standing as u [ a cultural legacy from those community elders for the benefit .224816.2 of future generations;

and WHEREAS, Rio Arriba county does not keep the escuelita building open on a daily, year-round basis, and the building is typically opened only at the specific request of someone HM 41 Page 1 from the community for a specific event;

and WHEREAS, there are several political subdivisions or special districts of the state and public service organizations within or that work in the Juan Bautista Baldez land grant-grant-merced, e t 17 merced, including a mutual domestic water association, two w l n d 18 acequias, the Canones early childhood center, two grazing = = 19 a l associations and the land grant itself;

i a e r 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF a t m m 21 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the board of d r e 22 county commissioners of Rio Arriba county be requested to c e s k 23 transfer the escuelita building in the Juan Bautista Baldez e a n b 24 land grant-merced to that land grant-merced to be part of its u [ common lands and used as a public meeting place and for other .224816.2 - 2 - services to the community;

-HM 341 -Page 82 1025 12 14 16 e t 17 w l n d 18 = = 19 a l i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .224816.2