Residents oppose Roswell alley trail connection plan
The city proposes linking the Cielo Grande path to the Spring River Trail via the alley between Wyoming Avenue and the Nancy Lopez Golf Course. Seven of ten Wyoming Avenue property owners and one Riverside Drive resident signed a May petition opposing the plan. Rich ard Hesse organized the petition and says turning the alley into a pedestrian and bike path will change the community, prompting comments at Monday’s Infrastructure Committee meeting at 4 p.m.
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Roswell
Cielo Grande
Spring River
Infrastructure Committee
Roswell Convention & Civic Center
N. Main St
GoToMeeting
Wyoming Avenue
Nancy Lopez
Riverside Drive
Richard Hesse
Wyoming Ave
Hesse
Construction sector drives Chaves County growth in April 2020
Chaves County reports April 2020 construction gross receipts of 24.27 million, up from 13.99 million in April 2019. County CFO Joe Sedillo credits construction as the key factor in the rise, noting the sector’s strong contribution to overall receipts despite the pandemic.
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Chaves County
Joe Sedillo
Local Roswell Legion Holds Flag Retirement Ceremony
American Legion Post 61 Roswell staged a flag retirement at First United Methodist Church park area. Post leaders Stephen Lee Mark Rowland Donald Weld led a brief ceremony with the National Anthem a prayer and a flag folding sequence honoring torn or faded flags.
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American Legion Post 61
Roswell
Richard G. Whitesell
U.S
First United Methodist Church
North Kentucky Avenue
Stephen Lee
Lee
Lisa Dunlap
Donald Weld
Mark Rowland
American Legion
Kentucky Avenue
Lawmakers block bill to curb governor emergency powers
New Mexico House Bill 10 to limit emergency declarations to 30 days without legislature approval will not be heard in the special session. House Rules committee did not meet again as Speaker Egolf deemed the measure not germane to the governor's call. House Democrats said the governor sets the session agenda and the bill lacks support to progress.
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Greg Nibert
Roswell
Jim Townsend
Arteisa
Rod Montoya
Farmington
Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert
Corales
House
Rules and Order of Business Committee
Nibert
Townsend
Brian Egolf
D-Santa Fe
Egolf
Daniel Marzec
House Democrats
Roswell educator and Sunrise Optimist Club charter leader
Roger K. Burnett reflects on four decades of service from education to historical writing. He helped charter the Sunrise Optimist Club in 2000, served as charter vice president, and has been a member for 20 years. His wife is also a charter member and active as president and secretary. Burnett, born in Eunice and raised in Hobbs, earned a BS from Eastern New Mexico University and taught 31 years, 20 of them in Roswell.
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Roger K. Burnett
Roswell
Burnett
Sunrise Optimist Club
Eunice
Hobbs
Eastern New Mexico University
New Mexico
West Texas
Optimist
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