Roswell council OKs 110 million budget in emergency session
The Roswell City Council approved a final 2014-15 budget of 110 million dollars in an emergency meeting to meet a state deadline. Mayor and councilors faced prior opposition and absences from Tuesday, with Councilor Steve Henderson again voting against citing revenue and staffing concerns. The plan relies on a 2.5 percent increase in gross receipts tax and includes a 341 thousand dollar rise in health insurance costs for about 600 employees.
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Steve Henderson
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Mini Coopers Invade UFO Museum In Roswell Stop
The MINI Take the States caravan of 700 Coopers paused in Roswell before continuing to Lubbock and Boston. The charity drive to benefit Best Friends Animal Society includes participants from across the U S and abroad with numerous pets aboard.
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New Mexico Tax-Free Back to School Weekend Opens
Gov. Susana Martinez promotes a tax-free holiday in New Mexico from 12:01 am today to midnight Sunday. The window waives gross receipts tax on clothing up to 100 dollars, school supplies up to 30 dollars, and computers up to 1000 dollars, with an estimated statewide savings of 4 million.
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Nature's Dairy Delivers Final Milk Shipment
Nature's Dairy in Roswell ends its 35 year operation with Thursday’s last milk shipment. Twenty four employees lose jobs as the sole local dairy bottling and processing its own product closes, leaving residents of Southeastern New Mexico with no local dairy supplier.
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Nature’s Dairy
Roswell
Nature's Dairy
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