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job following stormy rSANTA FE (AP) — A dispute roads, bridges and other so-called Lunabetween the executive director of infrastructure along the New natelt;the New Mexico Border Authori- Mexico-Mexico border. yearty and Lt. Gov. Casey Luna has Culbertson was one of the Cocost the director, Victor Contrer- finalists when Contreras was quitas, his job. hired. Culbertson was involved in meetim To end three months of division several border construction pro- quitfm and deadlock, Gov. Bruce King jects and trades in the cattle splitI Ml took control of the authority Mon- market in Mexico and the United resigday and directed it to dismiss States. “IContreras and appoint Miles Cul- When Contreras was hired in 8aid.bertson of Las Cruces. late June, he was hired on a and t“It was very obvious to me we divided vote, narrowly edging out dulehad to make a change, King said Culbertson, who King said he his 1after the meeting. “The change thought was the strongest Lfwas for Victor Contreras to step candidate. ousl;aside as the administrator of the Since taking office, Contreras ConlBorder Authority. has bickered with Luna, who is he vTelling authority members the authority chairman, and T1that he wasn’t going to “fiddle Luna’s top aide, Raymond Cox. In othearound” any longer, King said it letters and conversations, the hav«was time to make the agency men have argued about the thework or disband it. authority’s direction and Con- Slt;om King said the agency’s internal treras’ performance. Contreras Marf°r squabbles have resulted in chaos, also said he questioned the hiring wallll0r keeping the authority from per- at the authority of planner Kelly Kin|forming its duty, to help develop Simmons, who had worked for gpet
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Alamogordo Daily News
Alamogordo, New Mexico, US
Tue, Sep 29, 1992
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