Sierra County budget is 10 percent less than last year’s
…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. The preliminary budget hearing wasn’t…
Whitehead remains Truth or Consequences’ mayor
Sandra Whitehead was voted mayor again by four of the five Truth or Consequences City Commissioners, with only new Commissioner Amanda Forrister voting nay. The meeting was difficult to attend….
Truth or Consequences general-fund budget wildly different than reality
The City of Truth or Consequences will soon start preparing the 2020-2021 budget and the City Commission’s three new board members will be tasked with targeting revenues and expenses before…
Preview: Emergency Resolution has TorC City Commission hand over power to Mayor and City Manager and Finance Director
…March 24 at 9 a.m. at City Commission Chambers, to declare a state of health emergency. If the City Commission passes the resolution declaring the emergency, it will dissolve much…
Gila National Forest is changing its management plan after 34 years—Sierra County Commission submits comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement
…is the least acreage designated for extraction among the alternatives. Sierra County Commission Comments: Most of the Commission’s comments were geared toward protecting grazing-permit holders, which was summarized in the…
School board expects school staff to work while students are out due to coronavirus
…at a time.” After a confused discussion, it was decided academic packets will be provided for each grade on the Truth or Consequences Municipal Schools’ website at torcschools1.schooldesk.net . Piper gave…
Ex-City Clerk Renee Cantin “never knew” what she did wrong
…City posted on its website she had “resigned.” Cantin filled in a few of the gaps during a recent interview. “I never knew why I was put on administrative leave,”…
Water-rate study numbers don’t match audited numbers; rate increase not based on real numbers
…upgrade, noting disparities in numbers used in the water-rate study, the engineering study by Wilson & Company and City staff numbers. The City Commission ignored and did not address the…
Sierra County passes resolution recognizing ranchers’ ownership rights in cattle-grazing allotments
Sierra County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution pushing back on the U.S. Forest Service’s treatment of ranchers as renters who can summarily have their grazing cattle kicked off federal land…
Truth or Consequences city staff spreading wrong info on water system’s leak rate
…refuting the Wilson & Company’s study on water-leakage rate. The PUAB and the City Commission held a joint session on Jan. 22. After Rural Community Assistance Corporation Karl Pennock presented…