02 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
New Mexico Gallup Independent
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1977
Page
1
Sanitation crews will start at 6 a.m. and finish at 2 p.m. under Sanitation Department head Felix Schmidt to avoid the heat, about two hours earlier than the usual 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Directors of the Gallup McKinley County Chamber of Commerce plan a 2 p.m. meeting at 103 W 66 Avenue to discuss the April city travel count and related matters.
City Manager Paul McCollum said council aims to finalize budget cuts this week ahead of a Tuesday night meeting at City Hall. Street crews on Northside repair potholes using hot asphalt mix. A flora study in the San Juan-Chaco region near Gallup was awarded to Rangeland Resources International for 34 617 dollars, funded by the BLM.
Gallup multi millionaire Gilbert Ortega sells his 16 arts and crafts stores plus a Cameron Arizona motel and supermarket to Joe Atkinson for 5 million. The deal ends Ortega’s arts and crafts ventures across New Mexico Arizona and Texas.
The Gallup planning commission head says votes from an unpublicized Friday gathering on land south of Nizhoni Boulevard were straw polls and will be reconsidered at a June 16 planning commission meeting. City officials acknowledge potential Open Meetings Law issues and plan formalization of any decisions.
Gallup mayor says the city will not buy a 35000 dollar water pumping fire truck and the council cuts force countywide fire protection changes. He notes county water shortages limit response beyond city hydrants. County commissioners cut 5000 from 15000 proposed fire funds citing city’s increased contribution.
U S Sen Pete Domenici said the decision on building coal generation plants rests with the Navajo Nation, not Congress. He spoke in Shiprock and toured New Mexico communities including Farmington meeting local business people.
Gallup, 1977 78 budget tightens by 745 300 as City Council trims general fund requests from 5 7 million to 4 7 million. Discussion revisits police department staffing with limited additions and a tentative 13 000 MACOG grant. final budget hearing set for Tuesday.
Gallup city council trimmed about 1 million from the proposed Joint Utilities budgets on Wednesday night. Four of five utilities were reduced, with Finance Director Robert saying the city likely can transfer around 300,000 from current year utilities revenues to cover the gap.
A terse notice announces a special meeting called to prepare for Wednesday semifinals. Details are sparse but attendance is requested by local officials.
Woodard reports during a Wednesday session that the Inter-Tribal Association is financially in the red. The treasurer and board members apresentados a financial statement showing deficits and calling for scrutiny by the governors office.
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