Blight concerns prompt talks on city county property cleanup
City and county officials in Roswell examine responsibility for demolishing dilapidated properties along Main Street and other major roads. ETZ chair Larry Connolly notes improvement but ongoing blight invites state highway project momentum. economist John Mulcahy cites negative impact on development. A 30 year old pact assigns city condemnation duties with county liens, guiding future cleanup.
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Extraterritorial Zoning Authority
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Main Street
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Chaves County
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Roswell committee weighs rental property ordinance changes
Roswell New Mexico city Legal Committee discussed adding two articles to an existing ordinance covering rental and commercial property maintenance standards and rental housing registration. Members asked questions, City Manager and staff proposed revisions, and no formal action was taken. The panel plans to revisit at month end and may set a public hearing if approved.
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Roswell
Judy Stubbs
George Peterson
Barry Foster
Joe Neek
Bill Morris
Morris
Stubbs
New Mexico
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Stubbs joins Lujan Grisham transition team in Roswell
Roswell City Councilor Judy Stubbs joins Gov elect Michelle Lujan Grisham's transition team. She says the invitation arrived around November 15 after November 8 election results. Stubbs and Jenifer Block co chair the General Services Committee, one of seven panels reviewing state department staff and policy for the new administration.
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Judy Stubbs
Roswell
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Stubbs
Susan Grisham
Steve Pearce
New Mexico
Susana Martinez
Jenifer Block
New Mexico Department of Transportation
General Services Committee
Accord
Migrants find shelter relief as holidays near
An exhausted migrant from Guatemala and his infant daughter rest after six days on a shelter cot in New Mexico. They follow a monthlong journey through Mexico to an El Paso port of entry and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Las Cruces. Volunteers report more arrivals stress shelters ahead of holidays.
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Yajaira
Juan Miguel
U.S
Las Cruces
Juan Jose
Cirila Alejandra Calelpu
Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
N.M
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