Hurley review budget for next fiscal year
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- Published: 13 May 2024 13 May 2024
By Lynn Janes
The town of Hurley held a budget workshop April 30, 2024. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ed Stevens, councilors Nanette Day, Keana Huerta, and James Langley. Reynaldo Maynes didn't attend.
Lori Ortiz, clerk/treasurer, started addressing everything on the budget and explaining it to the council. She had given them the basic budget but had added professional services that would be needed and new financial software. They have had the current software cause problems on the audit resulting in findings. The new software that will eliminate that problem will cost $30,000. They have been asked to use a software that has been built for governments and allows the proper notations and adjustments needed to avoid findings.
Grant County Water Commission looks at financial analysis.
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- Published: 13 May 2024 13 May 2024
By Lynn Janes
On April 25, 2024, the Grant County Water Commission held a regular meeting at the city annex building.
Karl Pennock of RCAC (Rural Community Assistance Corporation) attended to give the commission an update on the revenue and financial analysis he had done for the water security project. He has been working on the project for a few years. For the past six years, he has worked on the financial end to do analyses of many other projects. The presentation he provided outlined the costs associated with the project based on Stantec's preliminary engineering report (PER) and the next steps.
State Representative District 39 Candidate Questionnaires from Gilbert Guadiana and Gabrielle Begay
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- Published: 13 May 2024 13 May 2024
State Representative District 39 Candidate Questionnaires from Gilbert Guadiana and Gabrielle Begay
By Frost McGahey
[Editor's Note: This is the last article on the Primary Candidates, which has been done through an emailed questionnaire. Articles will resume for the General Election.]
The Grant County Beat asked Candidates questions so voters can determine who they want to vote for. Early voting has started and election day is June 4, 2024. The primary is only partially closed. Independents and Declined to State, as well as those who belong to minor parties, can vote in it using Same Day Registration and picking to vote as a Democrat or Republican.
McCray Gallery Clay Show 051124
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- Published: 11 May 2024 11 May 2024
Clay works by ceramics current and post-bacc students at McCray Gallery will continue from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. through Wednesday, May 15, 2024. If you have not yet visited, you are invited to do so to see the creativity of world in clay.
Three artists are featured. Allyson George creates fantasy characters in clay and animation. Hugh Remar has ceramic mugs, bowls and pots, as well as hanging sculptures. Victoria Prejean is inspired by French Renaissance work. Her displayed work, to honor her family's roots in New Mexico for at least the last seven generations, features terra cotta pottery with copper embellishments to reflect the state.
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Grant County Commission holds work session 040924, part 5
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- Published: 09 May 2024 09 May 2024
[Editor's Note: This is part 5 of the Grant County Commission first work session of the month held April 9, 2024. It continues county reports.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
The next county report at the Grant County Commission April 9, 2024 work session came from Planning and Community Development Director Randy Hernandez.
[Editor's Note: This is from his report, which is always so long and he speaks so fast, that it's impossible to get good notes.]
Funded by Colonias:
• BOP: Trail Ridge, EOP: Tanglewood Circle.
• Crum Road (Design): Design fee proposal will be submitted by April 12.
• Franks Road (Design): Design fee proposal will be submitted by April 12.
North Hurley Road Phase 3 (Const.): Bid documents are being prepared. Anticipated bid release by April/May 2024.
Santa Clara appoints alternate municipal judge
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- Published: 09 May 2024 09 May 2024
By Lynn Janes
The Village of Santa Clara held a meeting April 25, 2024. Mayor Arnold Lopez called the meeting to order. Trustees, Olga Amador, Peter Erickson, and Ralph Trujillo attended. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza didn’t attend.
Mayor’s report
Lopez had attended the Tommyknocker, mountain bike event at Fort Bayard, and said he had met some great people and people from other parts of the country. At the same time a softball game had been going on there. “I have not seen that many people out at Fort Bayard in years and it was good to see.” May 11, 2024, Fight Like A Girl will be having an event at Fort Bayard and Lopez said he had been asked to speak. Freeport McMoRan will be having a two-day picnic event at Fort Bayard coming up and will have about 1,500 people participating."