Great American Cleanup mobilizes three city projects
Tucumcari and Chamber of Commerce officials coordinate three community beautification efforts to promote the town. City code enforcement officer Cathy Estrada notes volunteers grow each year and local sponsorship supports the initiative. Projects start at 8 a.m. Saturday with volunteers meeting at the fitness course beside the Quay Apartments.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cathy Estrada
Estrada
Carole Keith
Quay Apartments
Tucumcari Mainstreet
Paradise Motel
Keith
Dunn Park
Bobbye Rose
Rose
Mesalands grants honorary degrees to Oklahoma couple
Mesalands Community College celebrated its largest graduation class, 84 seniors, with David and Miriam Murphy of Oklahoma City receiving honorary degrees for their five year scholarship program funding a Tucumcari graduate and five annual paleontology digs. University speaker Dominguez urged continued education. Rose Chavez earned a bachelor’s degree from Franklin University.
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Meéaesatlands Community College
Phillip O. Barry
Mesalands Community College
David Murphy
Miriam Murphy
Oklahoma City
Murphys
Ers
Tucumcari
Murphy
David L
Miriam L. Murphy
Rose Chavez
Mesalands
Franklin University
County Clerks Plan Voter ID Reforms and Redistricting Talks
County clerks plan to draft a voter ID bill for the next legislative session with support from White and colleagues. They argue voter registration checks curb fraud more effectively than polling place checks. White notes redistricting post 2010 Census may redraw Tucumcari and Quay County districts, highlighting population versus registered voters in district lines.
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White
New Mexico
Susana Martinez
Dianna Duran
Tucumcari
Quay County Commission
County Commission
Farmers Criticize Water Fees as Unpaid Service Tax
District members resent proposed water assessments claiming a $2 per acre charge atop a $10 fee adds to costs for farmers with no water. Jimmy Speed warns a tax could trigger land liens while Christina Fleming calls for budget cuts and layoffs instead. Fleming notes many farmers have had no income due to water allocation shortfalls.
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Jimmy Speed
Christina Fleming
Board of Directors
Arch Hurley
Fleming
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