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by Chuck Ring (GadaboutBlogalot ©2009).
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We are working on an article that has to do with at least two of the Town of Edgewood’s projects being red tagged by a New Mexico Construction Industries electrical inspector. One of the projects is the Edgewood Town Library. The rumor is that the other project is the Edgewood waste water treatment facility located about two miles east of New Mexico State Road 344.
If the Town of Edgewood or its agents were required to obtain permits and did not, or the work was performed by unlicensed contractors or the work did not meet required standards or specification, the Town will have placed themselves and the citizens in a potentially dangerous situation which could lead to serious consequences and litigation.
We will report further when more details are obtained, or the details we have obtained thus far, are organized. In the meantime you can find the photos of the Red Tag documents below which are posted on the Edgewood Public Library. They are not the best, but you can see them yourself if you go to the library. Incidentally, the library is still open in possible violation of the documents below.
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The “Red” tag indicates that the building is closed, and shall not be occupied until code violations are corrected. If the city uses this facility (opens to the Public) those responsible can be jailed, and fined.
“This electrical system is unsafe and hazardous to LIFE and PROPERTY.” in police work you call this a Clue.
Jason Davis is a very good inspector, he is very tough, but has always been ready to listen. He like many of CID’s inspectors make for better electricians. However if you try and screw with him (ignore him), or lie, or threaten him, he will follow all the required legal options he has at his disposal.
Thank you for your response. I have a call in for Mr. Davis.
Is it not sad that our town government spends many hours writing, debating, and implementing restrictive ordinances for the good of the community and yet they still fail to comply with the regulations themselves? Somebody, be it the owner of the stucture or a member of the town staff ,is responsible for this “oversight” and should be held accountable!
Thank you to “he who never sleeps” (Mr. Ring) for a good article!
I’m not judging at this moment. But, it seems the inspection documents speak volumes. And, perhaps the responsibility was taken from staff and assumed by a higher power … and I’m not referring to a “supreme” being.
There seems to be a lot of assumption here. I can’t help being reminded of a quote from a comment on one of my recent articles “I say that it would actually be most helpful if you could go beyond innuendo and identify who you believe might have undesirable relationships or conflicts of interest.”
We’ll be tracking this issue as well. Predictably, there’s no help coming from searching the Town web site. In the meantime, I can provide a little clarification, having gone down and examined the red tag itself. First, the notice doesn’t state that the building must be closed, but that the work (remodeling) must stop. Second, having been victimized by an unlicensed contractor, I’ve managed to learn quite a bit about that issue. New Mexico law places 100% of the fault on the unlicensed contractor. Unlicensed contractors may not retain payment for work they have performed, and those for whom work is performed are entitled to a full refund and may be entitled to triple damages (Gamboa v. Urena. Unlicensed contractors can and do misrepresent themselves – the one who got me had a banner with a license number on it; as it turns out, it was an expired plumber’s license. At any rate, it should be interesting to see how it plays out.