31 Mar 1989
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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1989
Page
1
The Hidalgo County Assessor's Office will mail 1989 property valuation notices this week. Taxpayers have 30 days to discuss valuations by letter or in person. Valuations should stay near 1988 levels. Notices come in pre sealed envelopes from a Deming computer firm to reduce postage costs and boost efficiency.
The Bootheel Sportsmen's Association sponsors a public meeting Friday April 7 at 7 PM in the Lordsburg Civic Center about turning Grey Ranch into a National Wildlife Refuge. Guest speaker Charles Ault of the Interior Department will discuss the plan. If approved the ranch and nearby land would become the Animas Wildlife Refuge.
O Spring notes renewed city attitude and maintenance. The Shakespeare Cemetery water line rotted out and replacement will start once materials arrive. Crews will repair potholes citywide next week, weather permitting. Residents urged to report precise pothole locations. City crews haul in sand for ballfields and playgrounds as Lordsburg hosts district little league this year. Volunteers welcome, especially new faces. On April 7, Bootsheel Sportsmen Association hosts a public meeting at 7 p.m. in the Lordsburg Civic Center to discuss Animas National Wildlife Refuge plans in Hidalgo County. Businesses and residents urged to attend. Write City Corner at 206 S Main.
Rusty Umphres and Myra Hall are hired as deputy and dispatcher by Hidalgo Sheriff. Umphres brings two years as a certified officer with Lordsburg PD and prior jailer and dispatcher experience. He is assigned to Playas. Hall served as a part time dispatcher for about a year, knows the system, and lives in Lordsburg. Sheriff Billy Darnell states the 1989 90 budget request will mirror last year and notes there are twenty federal prisoners currently.
The Lordsburg Board of Education schedules its regular meeting for Tuesday April 4 at 7 00 p m in the Board Room of Lordsburg Municipal Schools housed in the county jail The county jail can hold 26 prisoners and presently houses 26 There is a $40000 federal grant application under sheriff s department consideration with a decision expected by July for renovation and restoration funds.
Dick Dunagan died in El Paso Texas after a short illness on March 19 born February 15 1921 in the Animas valley He served as a Marine rising to second lieutenant and stood in the Roosevelt funeral honor guard He later taught school in New Mexico and Texas and retired The family Memorial Service was held March 26
Innovative Environmental Systems of New Mexico informs Hidalgo County residents of a hearing on April 3 to consider a landfill moratorium while a new zoning plan is developed. The letter outlines assurances on environmental safeguards, buffers, a reduced site size, and potential economic benefits for Lordsburg including $3 million in new payroll plus purchases. It expresses willingness to discuss fees to fund the county budget and to protect the environment without unduly restraining trade.
Lordsburg City Council will meet April 4 at 5 30 p m after any Housing Authority business. Agenda covers payment bills, minutes March 8 and 21, restaurant liquor license 3966 for La Casita, bids for CDBG projects, and other council matters including a landfill area. The text urges fairness and delays moratorium action to allow a full hearing on a development proposal.
Governor Garvey Carruthers backtracks on earlier veto of a waste act and moves to block new landfills with an executive order until new rules are drafted. Senator Maes questions the governor's powers while official efforts draft the order. Community meetings set March 30 and April 6, plus a March 31 luncheon at Kranberry’s.
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