Sierra County has recently experienced a spike in COVID-19 cases, which stood at 47 on Oct. 1 and at 76 on Oct. 20, a 62 percent increase in cases in three weeks. New Mexico Department of Health spokesperson David Morgan, in an email exchange on Oct. 14, said Sierra County has no known hot spots […]
Although provided too late to be compared side by side with the answers of her Republican opponent for the New Mexico House seat in District 35, Whitlock’s responses are still of public interest.
The Truth or Consequences City Commission passed a resolution expressing support for a spaceport visitors’ center located north, near Interstate 25, but the New Mexico Spaceport Authority—which would pay for it—says it currently has no plans to put one there.
Truth or Consequences City Commissioners were receptive to past commissioner George Szigeti’s proposal to address the city’s improper use of utility enterprise funds to fund general operations.
The Sun asked Republican incumbent Rebecca Dow (left) and her Democratic opponent Karen C. Whitlock (right) to answer in writing a set of six questions, each tailored to the candidate’s background and experience. Only Dow responded by our deadline.
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What infrastructure projects Truth or Consequences will pursue over the next few years, throwing staff hours and public monies into them, were chosen behind closed doors.
The Truth or Consequences City Commission approved a grant application for an unknown amount of grant money, for an unknown amount of City matching funds, which money will go to purchasing City equipment, which also went unnamed and unpriced. The grant application was approved via a resolution at the Aug. 26 meeting. There was a
Truth or Consequences Mayor Pro-Tem Brendan Tolley announced during the Aug. 26 City Commission meeting, “I’ve developed some health issues that don’t allow me to serve,” stating he would be resigning immediately.Tolley did not give details on his health problems and did not immediately respond to a phone call from the Sierra County Sun. Tolley
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The Truth or Consequences City Commission will meet at 9 a.m., Aug. 26 at City Commission Chambers. Agenda items are: Infrastructure Capital Improvements Plan ranking Annual expense and revenue report Public Hearing on grant application for equipment Citizen advisory board appointments to P&Z and PUA Public Hearing on grant application for equipment: The only thing in
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Although Rolf Hechler decided not to run for Truth or Consequences City Commission March 2020 and is no longer on the board, Mayor Sandra Whitehead put him in charge of the goal-setting meeting. The four-hour yearly goal-setting “retreat” was held Aug. 19 at the Black Range Lodge in Kingston, 40 miles out of town. Whitehead
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The Truth or Consequences City Commission went on its yearly retreat Aug. 19, with Mayor Sandra Whitehead instructing new fellow-Commissioners to let City Manager Morris Madrid handle all issues, even those raised by their constituents. Whitehead admitted she doesn’t answer emails from constituents. “I forward all my emails to Morris to handle and then he
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Over in less than a minute and with no discussion, the Truth or Consequences City Commission approved a $2.3-million loan, partly to refund and refinance a 2009 debt, but also adding over $1.12 million in new debt for unnamed projects. The refinancing-refunding-new-money loan was approved unanimously at the Aug. 12 meeting after holding a public
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At the August 18 meeting, the Sierra County Commission will consider whether to be the fiscal agent overseeing the doling out of $500,000 from the state Economic Development Department to AeroVironment. AeroVironment, a company based in Simi Valley, Ca., partnered with SoftBank in December 2017 to form HAPSMobile, Inc. HAPS stands for High Altitude Pseudo
During yesterday’s Truth or Consequences City Commission meeting, the “retreat” to be held next week was referred to repeatedly. It turns out that in the last several years it has become a tradition for the City Commission to make it as difficult as possible for the public to attend its yearly planning session. The planning
On Tuesday Wilson & Company gave a virtual presentation on the waterline replacement project downtown, the purpose of which was to get those who live or work in the area to fill out a questionnaire so it can minimize impacts and “fine tune” the work schedule. The questionnaire asks business owners and residents to “characterize”
On the Truth or Consequences August 12 agenda, packed to the gills with important items, is the Infrastructure Capital Improvements Plan, which should take months of preparation, public involvement and public hearings. But if City staff gets its way, the process will be given short shrift, which is likely since the deadline for submission is
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The Truth or Consequences City Commission has a packed agenda with several important items on August 12, starting at 9 a.m. PUBLIC HEARING: CITY LAND SALE IN HOT SPRINGS DISTRICT Nearly a year ago Truth or Consequences Zoning Official Traci Alvarez and City Manager Morris Madrid presented an ordinance to sell six lots in the
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Two members on the Truth or Consequences Planning and Zoning Commission feel the City Manager City Attorney and Zoning Official “are trying to run us out of town.” P&Z Chairman Lillis Urban and P&Z Commissioner Merrill Dicks received a letter July 14 from City Attorney Jay Rubin, City Manager Morris Madrid and Zoning Official Traci
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The newly-formed City of Truth or Consequences Planning and Zoning Commission has already lost two members. P&Z Vice Chairperson Dennis Dunnum resigned because of a friend’s and his own illness about a month ago. P&Z Commissioner Merrill Dicks resigned Aug. 3, the day of the last P&Z meeting, his resignation letter stating he was doing
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Sierra County budgeted $23.8 million in expenses last year and $21.5 million this year, a 10 percent decrease in spending. The budget wasn’t available to the public until about 10 days after it was approved. It was passed by the Sierra County Commission on July 21, with the public completely cut out of the process.
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