Tucumcari EDC discusses COVID-19 recovery plans and PPE gaps
Greater Tucumcari Economic Development Corp members review long term strategies from the Southern Rural Development Center and the IEDC while noting mask shortages for local businesses. The board highlights the airport as a safer alternative for travelers and contemplates rural growth and PPE solutions.
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Greater
Patrick Vanderpool
EDC
International Economic Development Council
Reopening Plans Pin Down Across New Mexico With May 15 Target
Susan Grisham outlines phased reopening if virus containment holds through mid May with retailers at 20 percent capacity and restaurants at 50 percent. many venues remain closed and mass gatherings banned. Public health orders limit polling, surgeries resume gradually, and Tucumcari golf course and state parks begin limited reopenings with social distancing and capacity rules.
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Susan Grisham
Economic Recovery Council
Christina Campos
Guadalupe County Hospital
Santa Rosa
Brian Moore
Clayton
Moore
Department of Health
Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course
Rex Maddaford
Maddaford
Mask attitudes mirror pandemic tensions in Quay County
Nannette Macias-Ray of the New Mexico Health Department urges public mask use and distancing. Tucumcari leaders note PPE shortages as economy reopens, with concerns about visitors from Amarillo. Store clerks describe mixed adherence to distancing and PPE guidance amid ongoing transmission worries.
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Vanderpool
Council
New Mexico
Quay County
Richard Primrose
Nannette Macias-Ray
State Department of Health
Tucumcari
Ruth Ann Litchfield
Litchfield
Tractor Supply
Quay County Patriots push to reopen small businesses during crisis
Deanna Osborn notes a Facebook group idea for a Freedom Cruise by Quay County Patriots. Organizers say many members are Republican or constitutionalists and want mom and pop stores allowed to reopen with safeguards. They reference Ute Lake reopening and four local COVID-19 cases as support for loosening restrictions. They stress responsible reopening rather than a full return to pre pandemic norms.
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Deanna Osborn
Quay County Patriots
Facebook
Quay County
Hall
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Osborn
Navajo Nation
Texas
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Primrose
Albuquerque
Southern Rural Development Center
Walmart
Carmen Runyan
Tucumccari
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Rotary Club
Ute Lake State Park
Logan
Mine Canyon
Rogers
Conchas Lake State Park
Gar Engman
Tee Pee Curios
Route 66
Engman
Dowell
Martinez
Mackenzie Goldman
Pedro
Pete” Gonzales
Deanna
Dana
Patty
Willis
Janet Brazel
Trigg Memorial Hospital
John Paul Amecheta
John Brasher
Bob
Ruth Welch
Carlos Chavez
Brian
Marley Wilson
Dunn’s Funeral Home
Christian Mother's Society
Friends
Angie
Joe
Clara
Albert
Nancy
Jason
Mary Ellen
Church of Christ
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