County commission approves ranking of proposed capital improvements with little public input and limited discussion
Sierra County commissioners approved a new Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan that included millions of dollars in projects proposed for state funding with only a nod to seeking the public comment…
Idea of evening city meetings will go to informal vote as transparency dims during COVID-19 pandemic
…been noted on Facebook posts, emails to the Sun and at the podium during public comment. Lack of response and transparency was the biggest issue voiced by the community during…
Faulty NMED data states New Mexico State Veterans’ Home has 54 employees with COVID-19
…Sun over to the New Mexico Department of Health Communications Director Marisa Maez for any further clarification. Maez got in touch with ALTSD’s Anderson, who provided the following chart: New…
T or C’s motion to dismiss Hot Springs Land Development case is denied
…Mexico Municipal Boundary Commission to de-annex its acreage from T or C, allowing the property to once again become unincorporated Sierra County land. The commission informed HSLD it didn’t have…
County Commission says it will consider joining program to cover residents’ out-of-pocket air medical transport expenses
…the county commission learned at its June 15 meeting. Source: PHI Air Medical The coverage would be provided by PHI Air Medical, a national air ambulance company, through its PHI…
City Commission makes no findings of fact on smart-meter appeals, but provides opt out
Truth or Consequences City Commissioners sat as a quasi-judicial board during part of the Jan. 27 city commission meeting, hearing three residents’ appeals of a city staff decision denying them…
Making Sense of Sierra County’s 2020 Vote Counts
…turn out 100 percent of a party’s base, so it follows that Republican candidates who recorded vote counts equivalent to or higher than the number of registered Republicans in Sierra…
Sierra County Commission approves Amin’s building purchase: $2.16 million
Sierra County Commissioners said purchasing the Amin’s building, a recently-closed furniture store at 1712 N. Date St., is the least-costly means of acquiring an administration building to consolidate offices. The…
Riverwalk grant is gateway to future City spending
…the City Commissioners properly, despite numerous complaints on the audio in the last three months of the COVID-19 physical shutdown of meetings. None of the public comment was understandable. Local…
Preview: City of Truth or Consequences City Commission Nov. 13 meeting
…public comment to state health problems are related to the electro-magnetic waves the machines emit. People have also complained the City Commission purchased the meters without public input, although customer…