County and union clash over Chaves County deputy unit
The county opposes including sergeants and animal control officers in the proposed International Union of Police Association unit for Sheriff’s Office staff. The labor board met to verify signatures and set a hearing date, with the union seeking exclusive bargaining rights for 31 deputies. An election is favored by the county, while union lawyers push for certification by card count.
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Chaves
Chaves County
Police Association
Aflcio
Labor Board
Sheriff's Office
Sheriffs Office
Dave Parsons
Stanton Riggs
Uties
International Union of Police Association
Parsons
George Mata
Kelly Cassels
Roswell
Afl-Cio
Albuquerque
Dina E. Holcomb
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City zoo master plan forum set for tonight on East College
Roswell officials outline a public session on the Spring River Park and Zoo as part of a city wide master plan for assets and funding. Elizabeth Gilbert notes the process will involve citizens, with MRWM Landscape Architects and Torre Design Consortium guiding the effort and a draft due in early 2018.
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Spring River Park
East College Boulevard
City of
Mrwm Landscape Architects
Albuquerque
Torre Design Consortium Ltd
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Artesia Council weighs water chlorination options
Artesia leaders explored a full time water disinfection plan with Occam Engineers. Emily Dunnahoo and president Scott Verhines outlined six systems including ultraviolet and ozone options, highlighting cost and operation concerns after recent boil water alerts.
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Emily Dunnahoo
Occam Engineers
Albuquerque
Occam
Scott Verhines
Byron Landfair
Dunnahoo
Man accused in Roswell police evidence bay break in
Court records allege 32-year-old Clayton Pesek of Lubbock Texas is the man in salmon pants seen in footage from Roswell International UFO Museum surveillance. He is charged with breaking into the APD evidence bay and taking property, an area officials say has never been breached.
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International Ufo Museum
Clayton Pesek
Lubbock
Texas
RPD
Todd Wildermuth
Pesek
Chaves County
Audit finds $65 million in unpaid NM insurance taxes
A state commissioned audit of 30 insurers found 17 underpaid tax totals, led by Presbyterian Health Plan with about $28.9 million. The report details tax collection failures at the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance, whistleblower suits, and a push to shift tax collection to the Department of Taxation and Revenue as prosecutors pursue Presbyterian Health Plan for roughly $14 million in unpaid taxes.
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New Mexico
Superintendent of Insurance
Presbyterian Health Plan
Tim Keller
Keller
John Franchini
Franchini
Department of Taxation and Revenue
Hector Balderas
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian
James Hallinan
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