PUAB Chair Szigeti says T or C’s restrictions on private solar systems are “not legal”
…the ordinance, but the Truth or Consequences Code of Ordinances, available online, states that this number is still “reserved.” A downloadable copy of Ordinance 664 is attached here. Ordinance 664Download…
T or C’s customers’ past-due utility bills skyrocket during pandemic, but collection problems date back earlier
…“That is my motion,” Commissioner Luna said. Commissioner Forrister seconded it, and the motion passed unanimously. The commissioners placed the onus for the collection problem squarely on deadbeat citizens. A…
T or C water/wastewater director responds to issues raised by the Sun in a rare public report to the city commission
…report” has been completed at a cost of $99,000, Alvarez’s capital project report states. It has been submitted to the New Mexico Environment Department for comment. No details were provided…
Update: T or C city commission manager’s search has transparency problems
…said. Mayor Sandra Whitehead did not return the Sun’s call requesting comment. Whitehead has been a city commissioner for about 10 years. City Commissioner Frances Luna was a county commissioner…
Capital projects report: nearly $7 million added to T or C debt load so far this year
…in free money” to the city. Neither she nor her fellow commissioners commented on the accumulated debt, which city taxpayers and fee-paying utility customers will be required to pay off….
Report: TorC vets’ home violated virus safety rules
…DOH said Wednesday that 36 residents had died of COVID-19, more than 110 positive cases among residents have been reported and there were at least 78 cases among staff members….
New Mexico Copper Corporation shareholder applying for 2,400 acre feet a year water use at mine
…over the last decade at 20-percent annual interest, according to THEMAC website. As a point of comparison, Silver City uses 2,270 acre feet of water a year, much of it…
Who enforces the mask mandate in New Mexico?
The Sun has learned that a formal complaint leveled against the Sierra County Commissioners for failing to comply with the state’s mask mandate at an indoor public meeting has been…
Truth or Consequences’ city-owned electric utility has a 20-percent transmission loss
…is .1137 cents, according to Electricity Local’s website, electricitylocal.com, which has made a study of electric rates nationwide. The Sierra County Sun compared electric rates in three similar-sized cities in…
Preview: Sierra County Commission April 21 meeting; Mexican wolf, opening up businesses
…locations: –Facebook: SCEmergency Services –Facebook: Sierra County Sentinel, KCHS Radio —YouTube.com: KCHS Radio –Twitter: KCHS Radio –Dish Network: Channel 371 on YouTube –Local radio station KCHS, 101.9 FM Public comment…