City committees weigh Cahoon pool closure at April council meeting
Infrastructure and General Services panels vote to shutter the Cahoon pool at 1101 W Fourth St due to structural cracks and water leaks. Staff say the city loses about 150000 annually in operation while spending roughly 175000 to run the facility and have paid nearly 450000 in repairs over eight years.
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Jeanine Best
General Services Committee
Roswell
Cahoon
Fourth St
Parks and Recreation
Jonathan Phillips
Cahoon Park
Economic District lauds state funding for Roswell area projects
Roswell based Economic District reports $26.66 million in capital outlay funding for area projects as New Mexico lawmakers approved $385 million statewide. District Executive Director Hubert Quintana says many projects gained full or partial funding. session ended Feb 18. Attending officials included Rep. Larry Scott Sen. Gay Kernan Rep Candy Spence Ezell and Rep Bob Wooley.
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Ments
New Mexico
Hubert Quintana
Eastern New Mexico University
Spence Ezell
Bob Wooley
Roswell
Quintana
Baby girl dies. Roswell PD investigates
An eight month old girl died at a home on East Third Street and is under investigation by the Roswell Police Department. EMS responders found the infant unresponsive. CPR failed and the Medical Investigator pronounced death at noon. No cause yet. autopsy pending.
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Roswell
East Third Street
Rpdis
State Office
Berrendo water coop to receive 6.3 million funding
The Berrendo Cooperative Water User Association Inc. gains 6.3 million dollars in USDA Rural Development aid for a major system upgrade. A new well and water tank will be built with more than 47000 feet of lines laid to serve the Berrendo community as state director Terry Brunner presents the obligation certificate to president William Snipes.
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Berrendo Cooperative Water User Association Inc
Usda Rural Development State Office
Berrendo
USDA
Usda Rural Development
Terry Brunner
Roswell
William Snipes
Brunner
New Mexico
Medicaid funding squeeze fuels debate in New Mexico
New Mexico considers cutting Medicaid spending by 8.4 billion over the budget period prompting tension over closed door meetings. An advisory group offered initial recommendations on lowering provider reimbursements while the Human Services Department gathers industry input to curb costs without harming care for the poor and disabled. The legislature and Gov. Martinez underfunded Medicaid by 886 million through mid 2017, risking loss of federal matching funds as enrollments rise since 2014. Full coverage now reaches over one third of the state's 2.1 million residents.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Human Service Department
Susana Martinez
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