Election Day 2020 in Sierra County
…the last Sierra Countians to cast a vote in 2020, an elderly woman is helped to enter the polling place in the Elephant Butte community center. Photograph by Diana Tittle…
City contemplates raising Gross Receipts Taxes
The subject of raising taxes was considered at both Truth or Consequences City Commission meetings in October. At the Oct. 14 meeting, property tax increases were discussed. Increasing Gross Receipts…
Sierra County Regional Dispatch Authority will buy radio tower and radios to “improve range immensely”
…back the loan will come from the county’s “emergency communications gross receipts taxes,” Atwell said. The emergency communications GRT measure was passed in 2015. Atwell told the commission that SCRDA…
Analysis: City commission shows favoritism in application of zoning code
…applicant with land-use rights not allowed under the city code. Despite the city code requirement the P&Z thoroughly vet land-use issues before coming before the city commission, the city had…
Funding
…Gelder William (Bill) West Raquel Wiltbank-Mateo Douglas Winquest Kendall Wochnick Fiscal Agent The Sierra County Public-Interest Journalism Project serves as the Sierra County Sun’s fiscal agent. SCP-IJP was incorporated as…
Truth or Consequences City Commission cuts City Manager loose on equipment-grant spending
…for commission-city manager forms of government, such as Truth or Consequences’, the City Commission’s duties are: 3-14-12. Powers vested in commission; duties of commission. A. All powers of the municipality…
Sierra County Commission will consider local economic development deal with AeroVironment
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…
Preview for Truth or Consequences City Commission meeting on August 12
…HEARING: NEW MONEY AND REFINANCING OLD DEBT COMES TO $2.33 MILLION The City Commission will consider whether to refund and refinance $1.2 million from a 2009 debt and whether to…
Whitehead remains Truth or Consequences’ mayor
…five people at Commission Chambers for the April 22 meeting was not a violation of the Governor’s order. Twenty percent of the Commission Chamber’s capacity could be filled, Whitehead said….
Truth or Consequences general-fund budget wildly different than reality
…off in each category. The frugality of the community-services spending resulted in the general fund being about $64,000 under budget. The general fund was budgeted to spend $5.24 million, but…