City Council selects Polasek as Roswell city manager
Roswell City Council approves Steven Polasek from Keller Texas as the next city manager despite objections over his 155000 annual salary and severance package. Councilor Juan Oropesa criticized pay exceeding the posted 110000 to 130000 range.
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Polasek
Steven Polasek
Keller
Texas
Roswell
City of
Juan Oropesa
Duffey Extends Campaign Edge with 10 Percent Financing Lead
In Roswell, James Duffey mantened a campaign fund advantage for Chaves County District 1 commissioner as of Sept 1 with 9,783 cash on hand while opponent Ortega reported 863. Duffey received multiple GOP and local donor contributions, including a 1,000 gift from Dexter's Three Amigos Daily and 500 from several local businesses. Ortega raised 800 during the same period. The race remains the sole county contest on the November ballot with voters limited to the 1st district east of Main Street.
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Chaves County
Democratic Party
James Duffey
Ortega
Duffey
Republican Party
New Mexico
Roswell
Duffey- Ortega
1St Commission
Main Street
George Krasowsky
Coll Brothers Oil
CBS Commodities
Dexter
Friends of
Dennis Kintigh
Candy Spence Ezzell
Michael and
Dianne Marley
Whitney Farms
Jay and
Carrie Hollifield
John Lackey
Patrick Barncastle
Sheriff
Roswell Seed Co
Robert Corn
Kim Chesser
Patricia
Nora Espinoza
Keith Rogers
Mary
Clarke
Amy Coll
Pablo
Dora Martinez
Adrian Ortega
Theresa Martinez
Tony
Jeannie Ortiz
Southwest
Commission
Chaves
Parks chief reports split on Yucca Center fate in Roswell
Roswell Parks Director Tim Williams said residents at five Yucca Recreation Center workshops were about evenly split on renovating the 1911 facility or building a new center. He noted issues include a leaky roof and ADA noncompliance due to an unconnected elevator, with at least 60 thousand dollars needed for elevator work.
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Tim Williams
Roswell
Parks and Recreation
Yucca Recreation Center
Yucca
Williams
Parks and Recreation Department
Yucca Center
Dona Ana County adopts safe county plan on immigration
Dona Ana County commissioners approve a 5-0 resolution to become a safe county and bar staff from inquiring about immigration status unless required by law. The move follows a February petition with 10 000 signatures and advocacy by the Border Network for Human Rights.
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New Mexico
Border
Dona Ana
Border Network For Human Rights
Commission
Billy Garrett
Garrett
Dona Ana County Detention Center
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICE
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Three Amigos
Dona Ana County
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Ero
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