What form of management and oversight is best for Sierra Vista Hospital?
…job of giving a summary of the history and an overview of current proposals before the public. It is ironic that the community I am moving from has approximately the…
Truth or Consequences City Commission ignores public opposition to piecemeal approach to repairing water system and imposes rate increase
…the water customers, “which compounds the problem you’ve enraged this community with.” “We need to stand back and wait for the new commission and for a long-term 20-to-30 year plan,”…
Defunding the police “not on our radar,” says Truth or Consequences Mayor Sandra Whitehead
The City of Truth or Consequences City Commission has received many requests to defund the police. The City Commission received five emails, revealed in an Inspection-of-Public-Records-Act request, and an…
Better late than never? City accepts $50,000 grant for sewer asset management plan
…current City Commission accepted the $50,000 award with zero discussion, again, with no application provided. The award letter from the NMFA states the plan must be completed within 18 months….
Truth or Consequences takes on more debt to fix ailing water system; Mayor Pro-Tem Brendan Tolley questions burden on residents
Truth or Consequences Mayor Pro-Tem Brendan Tolley pointed out how high the current debt load is on residents, while acknowledging more debt was necessary to fix a water-system crisis. “I…
Truth or Consequences per capita debt is almost 60 percent higher than recommended
Under City Manager Morris Madrid and an unquestioning City Commission, the City’s debt is rising at an astonishing rate. The City of Truth or Consequences, in the current fiscal year,…
City Manager claims City is reducing utility dependence—unsupported by the numbers—while planning to take more money out of utility fees
…an amount sanctioned by the City Commission, who passed the budget. Mayor Sandra Whitehead and City Commissioner Paul Baca were on the board then and now. While the transfer turned…
Public comment on Sheriff Hamilton during County Commission meeting
All six public comments given during the Sierra County Commission meeting on May 19 were critical of Sheriff Glenn Hamilton’s recent actions in deputizing about 20 church members at New…
TorC city clerk blocks petition intended to stop smart meters
…if the revenue for such projects comes from “enterprise funds,” which are the trash pick-up, transfer station, water, sewer and electric departments’ funds. According to City Commissioner George Szigeti, the…
“New taxing district” missing from messaging so far on special hospital district
…approved at the polls. Currently, elected officials sitting on the Sierra County Commission, Elephant Butte City Council, Truth or Consequences City Commission and Village of Williamsburg Board of Trustees sit…