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By Lynn Janes
On May 23, 2024, the commission held a regular meeting at the city annex building.
Priscilla Lucero, director, Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments, said they had not applied for colonias funding due to not being ready for construction until 2025. However, they had awarded $42 million for projects in southern New Mexico which left about $20 million that would be reiterated in August or September. They had sent in the EPA final request for funding but had to make adjustments. The EPA had also approved the PER (preliminary engineering report).
Upper Gila River Valley-Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-
Lowlands of the Bootheel-Uplands of the Bootheel-Southwest
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Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Otero Mesa-West Central
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Southeast Tularosa Basin-Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central
El Paso County-Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt
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Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern
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[Editor's Note: This is the first of several articles, photos and videos to come. Stay Tuned.]
Photos (below) by Mary Alice Murphy at the Saturday, June 8, 2024 artist and artisan mercado (market).
Vendors of hand-crafted and handmade items from clothing to furniture, from jewelry to home decor, from utilitarian to simply beautiful items for the home; from traditional art in various media, the choice was almost overwhelming. Don't miss it next year, if you did't get there this year!
[Editor's Note: This is the fourth and final of a series of articles of a long Grant County special meeting on April 23, 2024. It will continue the budget hearing]
Article by Mary Alice Murphy
The next presentation in the budget hearing on April 23, 2024 came from Treasurer Patrick Cohn.
He requested an increase of $1,500 for office supplies, which included $1,000 for a pallet of paper and $500 for the rise of costs for supplies.
Cohn also requested an additional $500 for an increase for the office's Cummings cash counting machine maintenance.
SILVER CITY, NM, June 9, 2024 – The lightning-caused Trip and Antone fires were reported west of Mangas Mountain on the Quemado Ranger District, Gila National Forest on June 7, 2024. Both fires were located within a 1/4 mile of each other and have since burned together and are being managed as the Antone fire. The Antone fire is currently 671 acres and is burning in primarily ponderosa pine and minimal mixed conifer. Observed fire behavior has been low intensity surface fire with moderate rates of spread.Â
Currently, the Antone fire is being managed with a confine and contain strategy, using direct and indirect suppression and point protection tactics. This strategy is subject to change based on changing conditions. As always, the safety of our firefighters and community is our top priority. Management objectives include the continuation of restoration work in the Slaughter Mesa area to improve habitat and reduce fuel loads.
By Roger Lanse
The U.S. Forest Service is the incident command agency of the Whitetail Fire, an approximate100 acre blaze, on USFS land, southwest of White Signal, according to Maribeth Pecotte, USFS Public Information Officer. The fire is lightning-caused and started Friday morning, June 7, 2024.
Saturday, Jun 8, Pecotte noted three engines and a hot-shot crew are working to establish a perimeter around the burn site. Aided by air tankers dropping retardant, forward progress of the fire has been stopped and resources are 'anchored in,' meaning crews were able to locate their resources in a single location from which to tackle the fire.
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