Roswell Hosts 7th New Beetle Car Show Weekend
Dozens of New Beetle owners from across North America descend on Roswell for the seventh annual Roswell 2K New Beetle Car Show running through Sunday at the Roswell Convention & Civic Center. VW of America displays include concept cars and the VW Lounge. Awards, a Main Street parade, and a Car Crazy feature on Speed Channel are planned along with a night sky observing party.
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David Allen
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Roswell Convention & Civic Center
Allen
U.S. 70
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Volkswagen of America
Speed Channel
Barry Maguiar
Main Street
Third Street
10Th Street
Carlsbad Caverns
Fiesta Drive-In
Roswell International Ufo Museum
Roswell City approves staged water rate hike
City Manager John Capps says Roswell will keep the existing meter size based system with a 7.5 percent increase now and 1.5 percent annually for five years to fund a $19 million wastewater plant renovation. New rates apply to first 3,000 gallons per month and escalate $1.075 per additional 1,000 gallons.
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John Capps
New Mexico Road Delays Tied to Iraq and Katrina
Federal highway funding for New Mexico faces about 42 million dollars in rescissions linked to the Iraq war costs and Katrina recovery. Delays are expected to be brief, affecting up to 10 percent of next year’s projects, with no specific timelines given. State officials explore using gas taxes and vehicle fees to offset losses while cutting costs on construction.
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Iraq
New Mexico
New Orleans
Rhonda Faught
Washington
Pam Kordenbrock
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Federal Highway Administration
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Congress
Kordenbrock
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Faught
Department of Transportation
John Arthur Smith
Oil and Gas Lease Sales Break State Records
Santa Fe AP reports state trust lands lease sales set a record with $57.5 million for the fiscal year. June sales brought in $5.82 million, pushing 2006 earnings past the 1981 record of $57.39 million. The fiscal year ends June 30 and fifty tracts totaling 13,896 acres were offered and sold.
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State Land Office
Fires Burned, Contained Near Western New Mexico Areas
Fire crews continued to hold back blazes across New Mexico as evacuations remained in effect for Willow Creek N-Bar Ranch and Negrito Fire Center. The 12 461 acre Skates Fire near Lake Roberts prompted 150 home evacuations with residents returning. multiple fires including the Reserve Complex near Reserve and the Rivera Mesa Fire near Ocate were 50 to 80 percent contained with efforts to burn out perimeters and protect structures.
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Reserve Complex
Diamond A Ranch
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Ocate
Rivera Mesa
Raton
Dan Ware
State Forestry Division
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