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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 2002
Page
1
Readers of the Daily Record participated in a June 28 to July 8 poll on a Local Option Gross Receipts Tax for economic development. The tax would rise from 6.5 to 6.625 percent for five years, delivering 800000 to 900000 dollars annually.
A 1999 study by Jim Covell for the Southeastern New Mexico Economic Development Administration shows a deteriorating quality of life in Roswell and Chaves County. The council and county commission faced the report's sobering conclusions about local living standards.
Daniel Mendiola of Roswell faces a second degree murder charge after a preliminary hearing. Judge Robert B. Corn bound over the case to district court along with tampering with evidence and conspiracy charges. The June 19 altercation left Benito Juarez dead from gunshot wounds. defense claims self defense while prosecutors question the claim and identify unknown shooter. Bond set at $150000. Mendiola remains in detention with his mother attending the proceedings.
Alan Briley announced his resignation as Ruidoso village manager effective August 9 after serving since 1998 and as deputy since 1992. He will become Frisco Colorado's village manager, with councilors and the mayor forming a selection process for a successor.
The Chaves County Fallen Heroes Memorial Committee met at the Roswell Hispano Chamber of Commerce to plan a monument naming heroes who gave their lives in service. The group discussed wall or statue options and logistics for construction, honoring emergency medical technician Steven Lovato and Roswell Fire Department Chief Louis Jones who died aiding a burn victim.
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