Animal School Board votes on bonds and Rodeo property sale
During a windy outage the Animal School Board met to pass a 1500 bond issue to furnish the new school and discuss funding for a vocational building. They planned a sealed bid sale of Rodeo property and two acres at San Luis Pass. The board considered a playground by Sealed bid or lease option and asked for cost estimates from architect Jay Hill and Supt Tom Pace.
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Animal School Board
Bo Sawyer
Quinn & Co., Inc
Sawyer
Jay Hill
Tom Pace
Hill
San Luis Pass
Bill Godfrey
Rodeo
Ace
Larry Hancock
Hancock
Edward Elbrock
Domenici backs payments in lieu of taxes plan for New Mexico counties
Senator Domenici endorses a bill to pay counties for tax losses on federal lands. He cites 31 counties in New Mexico to gain money, with Curry County excluded, and New Mexico set to receive over 10 million dollars. The program would be funded by federal land lease income and could amount to 115 million annually.
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Hidalgo County
New Mexico
Pete V. Domenici
Domenici
Dona Ana
Curry Eure
House of Representatives
Senate Interior Committee
National Association of Counties
Senate Budget Committee
Three New Members Added To Chamber Of Commerce
Lordsburg Hidalgo County Chamber of Commerce welcomes Jay's Place Shady Grove Truck Stop and Radio Shack as new members. John Robertson will manage Hidalgo County display funding from county commissioners state fair board and UNM. Robertson attends chamber executives meeting in Gallup while former manager Glenn Dorsett serves as past president. Keith LeMay KNFT urged a Hidalgo County brochure with RC&D and others requested participation.
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Jay’s Place
Shady Grove
Radio Shack
Lordsburg- Hidalgo County
University of New Mexico
Robertson
Chamber
Gallup
Glenn Dorsett
Keith LeMay
KNFT
Bayard
Rc&d
Hidalgo County
Dem
City Considers Lease to Run Lordsburg Golf Course
Lordsburg moves toward city takeover of the northside golf course with a proposed lease backed by the city and county. Council must review an attorney drafted agreement while weighing funding sources and future annexation plans. Also approved a renewal of the Lordsburg Cable TV franchise.
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Lordsburg
Rick Sherman
Lordsburg Gollub
Harry Heath
Heath
Bill Oliver
John Schimmel
Felipe Alvarez
Oliver
Schimmel
Wilson Conover
Lordsburg Cable TV
Lordsburg Council to Meet Weekly Starting This Fall
Lordsburg city officials voted to shift from monthly to weekly meetings, setting Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the council chambers. City Manager Wilson Conover urged formal agenda sessions to prioritize work, warning the town’s image depends on the council’s discipline. The next regular meeting is slated for 7 p.m. September 22.
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Lordsburg
Wilson Conover
Conover
North Park improvements eyed by Lordsburg residents
About 25 northside residents attended a Monday city council meeting in Lordsburg to push for park improvements at North Park. Translator Felipe Alvarez relayed their demand for action, with councilman Bill Oliver volunteering to lead a planning committee to compile a needs list before any funding. Members Henry Alvarez, Felipe Saenz, and others were named to the committee.
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Lordsburg
North Park
Felipe Alvarez
Alvarez
Bill Oliver
Oliver
Henry Alvarez
Felipe Saenz
Jesus Gandarilla
Ernesto Lazos
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Elbrock
Sancovk
Pace
Hidalgo
Chamber of Commerce
Hidalgo County Fair
G. Ray Johnson
Franklin Hood
el Charro Restaurant
Johnson and Hood
Leon Nance
Farmers Market
Silver City
City
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