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Preview: Truth or Consequences City Commission meeting July 22: Final budget workshop, $2.24 million loan, opting in to county running elections

by Kathleen Sloan | July 20, 2020
5 min read

…City Commission voted blind on the preliminary budget at the May 27 meeting. The final budget is not an action item, so perhaps the City Commission will hold a special…


City of T or C plans to build electric vehicle charging stations, apparently without market study or cost-benefit analysis

by Kathleen Sloan | April 1, 2021
8 min read

…city their competitor.   A residential-type car charger, such as a homeowner or an Airbnb proprietor might desire, would cost on average about $1,200 to install, according to Treehugger.com.  …


Preview of Truth or Consequences Planning and Zoning Commission June 24 meeting: Three public hearings

by Kathleen Sloan | June 23, 2020
4 min read

…meeting using the information listed below: June 24, 2020 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/996007693 You can also dial in…


New Mexico’s nuclear rush

by Sammy Feldblum and Tovah Strong | February 4, 2021
12 min read

…radioactive uranium from some 80 nuclear reactor sites around the country. Holtec, a company that has come under scrutiny for safety violations and other issues, could potentially be allowed to…


New Mexico needs a public bank

by Doug Lynam | January 11, 2021
4 min read

…It doesn’t compete with community banks and credit unions. It partners with them in providing loans. We deposit our state tax dollars with Wells Fargo Bank, and our money is…


T or C still mum about problems with city’s water wells, despite only two of eight working properly

by Kathleen Sloan | May 25, 2021
6 min read

…March, assuring the commissioners that “all of our wells are safe and sanitary with 100 percent confidence.” He publicly dismissed the Sun’s reporting as “incredulous blogs.” City Manager Bruce Swingle confirmed…


T or C water/wastewater director responds to issues raised by the Sun in a rare public report to the city commission

by Kathleen Sloan | March 18, 2021
7 min read

…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…


Report: TorC vets’ home violated virus safety rules

by Colleen Heild | January 28, 2021
5 min read

…test result. UPDATE: The Sun has confirmed with a spokesperson for the New Mexico Department of Health the status of administrator Juliet Sullivan remains under review and that Derrick Wheeler,…


Truth or Consequences’ city-owned electric utility has a 20-percent transmission loss

by Kathleen Sloan | May 2, 2020
3 min read

…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…


Sierra County’s flood and drainage master plan will serve the public for years to come

by Kathleen Sloan | January 5, 2021
5 min read

Sierra County recently completed a year-long, $400,000 flood and drainage master plan that charts existing conditions, identifies six major watercourses that threaten populated areas and provides specific engineering solutions to…


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