Lordsburg Council Votes For Pay Raise And Airport Deal
Lordsburg city council in regular session on December 20 approved pay raises for councilmen from 20 to 40 dollars monthly, mayor from 150 to 200, and the city judge from 150 to 300, to take effect in March 1990. Supervisors receive a one time 300 dollar increment, other city employees 200 dollars. An airport lease was cut from five to three years, with a SUNY Albany sponsored lighting deco tion system installed at no cost to the city as part of a nationwide network.
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Lordsburg
Lordsburg Airport
The
State University of New York
Albany
Proposed Clothing Store seeks City Assistance
Robin Braziel asked Lordsburg City Council on December 20 to back a $60,000 loan for a quality clothing store. The city would act as grantor for a loan repaid from a prior Urban Development Action Grant loan to Shady Grove Motel.
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Robin Braziel
Lordsburg
Braziel
Shady Grove
Shady
Lordsburg City Election Set for March 6 1990
Residents will elect four councilmen and a mayor on March 6 1990. Four-year terms end for Linda Schulz W L Sanders Danny Placencia and Freddy Morelos. Holdovers Pansy McDonald Bobby Borrego Chris Musquiz have two years remaining. Mayor Clark Smith's term ends in March. Smith became mayor after Steven Hill moved to Silver City. Prospective candidates may announce any time but must file at City Hall on Tuesday January 9 between 8 AM and 5 PM.
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Lordsburg
Linda Schulz
W. L. Sanders
Danny Placencia
Freddy Morelos
Pansy McDonald
Bobby Borrego
Chris Musquiz
Clark Smith
Smith
Steven Hill
Silver City
City Hall
Extra year added to Ballinger murder sentence
Gene Ballinger, convicted of second degree murder for the Pine Conega Ranch shooting death of Warren Uecker near Mule Creek, receives one more year under habitual offender laws. The term runs concurrently with his existing sentence. reduced by good time, release could occur as early as June 1990 or March 1991. Sixth District Judge Lee Wesley presided. Ballinger, 53, formerly of Lordsburg, worked for Lordsburg Liberal before moving to Mule Creek.
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Gene Ballinger
Warren Uecker
Pine Conega Ranch
Mule Creek
Ballinger
Lee Wesley
Lordsburg
Lordsburg Liberal
Year Of 1989 In Review Lordsburg Local Notes
Editor’s note recaps Lordsburg area events from January 1989 including tourism records at Ghost Town 3300 visitors in 1988 renovations planned for Steins Ghost Town, sales tax rise to 5.5 percent, firefighting calls at landfill and local sites, Terrel Davis and John on USS Carl Vinson Tiger Cruise, Maverick Stampede Basketball tournament winners Animal Panthers, bids on Playas Road landfill tabled, David Rowell elected fire chief, 50 DWI fines, 17 drug-bust warrants, Maryland landfill interest, CES welcomes Grand Officers with pot luck, Maverick basketball wins, open landfill forum, record school board voter turnout, seniors named Valentine King and Queen, CALL group formation, Gem Society field trip with attendees from several states, and Don Kling named Citizen of the Year.
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Shakespeare
Larry and
Linda Link
Steins
Second Street
Terrel Davis
John
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Animal Panthers
CES
Betty Self
Jim Ottino
Maverick
Hatch
T Or C
Lordsburg
Animas
Jim Culberson
Robert Lowrey
Dennis Estrada
Dennis Massey
Robert Reed
Claude Brown
Valentine King and Queen
Hidalgo County
Charles Hayes
CALL
Citizens Against
School Board To Meet At Lordsburg Tonight
The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Lordsburg Municipal Schools is scheduled for Tuesday January 2 at 7 00 p m in the Board Room Lordsburg Municipal Schools.
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Board Room
Widby Declares Candidacy for Lordsburg Mayor
Virgil Widby a 21 year resident announces his bid for mayor in the March 6 Lordsburg election. He aims to revitalize Motel Drive and shift city leadership to public administration, promising an open door policy at City Hall. Widby retired from 20 years in the U.S. Army in 1968 and currently runs the Coronado Twin Theatre.
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Virgil Widby
Lordsburg
Widby
United States Army
Coronado Twin Theatre
City Corner January 3 hearing on Shady Grove loan request
City Council to hold a public hearing on a Shady Grove Payback Economic Development loan proposal by Robin and Kelly Brazier to open a clothing store. The loan funds, once funded, would come from a special payback pool used for private business improvements and new ventures in Lordsburg.
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Shady Grove
Robin
Kelly Brazier
Amin
Department of Hud
City of Lordsburg
HUD
Lordsburg
HUD Advisory Board
Department of Labor
Washingon
D.C
DOL
Western Bank
Deming Home Federal
Robin Brazier
Kelly Braziel
Arthur Clark Smith
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