Rio Grande Conservancy District votes on mill levy increase

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Property owners in the metro may soon be paying more in property taxes after the Metro Rio Grande Conservancy District voted to approve a mill levy increase. The MRGCD provides irrigation to over 60,000 acres, including to the six Middle Rio Grande Pueblos.Farmers protest at Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District over lack of water, infrastructureThe MRGCD says they have identified $175 million in priority projects, but they say they do not have enough money to sta