The public must have a strong say in the selection of T or C’s city manager
…departments. So, we won’t address all the components of a successful executive search, other than to point prospective search committee members to this online tutorial that a Google search uncovered….
Will Elephant Butte Lake’s SOS prompt statewide water management reform?
…has located online a copy of HB 15736, and the text of its TITLE XIV ELEPHANT BUTTE RECREATION POOL, NEW MEXICO is reproduced in a downloadable PDF below. A determination…
Making Sense of Sierra County’s 2020 Property Taxes
…below is broken down by the county’s four jurisdictions: Truth or Consequences, Williamsburg, Elephant Butte and the county outside those municipalities. Each is published as a downloadable PDF. Please note that…
Local government meetings for June 2020
…87935. Please follow CDC recommended guidelines for proper sanitation prior to delivering your comments. “Any written comment must be no longer than 3 minutes when read out loud. The comments…
Policies
…of the Week” feature. We are also committed to training committed volunteers with the requisite research and writing skills to be beat reporters. Social media impose few restraints on what…
Passive City Commission leaves people at mercy of City Manager
…the process. For more information on the City Commission’s Jan. 29 meeting, read: www.sierracountysun.com/truth-or-consequences-city-commission-chooses-smart-meter-contractor-over-residentsrsquo-wish-to-ban-them For information on a court case filed the day after the Jan. 29 meeting, read: www.sierracountysun.com/fenn-files-court-case-against-city-for-violating-law-requiring-they-hold-a-special-election-on-smart-meter-ban…
“Riverwalk” ideas get thumbs down from community
…locations presented in a five-minute PowerPoint narrated by Wilson & Company Transportation Planner Paige Wolfram were wholly rejected by the open house attendees. Open House PowerPointDownload Wilson was hired last…
Why watchdog journalism is disliked and essential
…examples, complaints against the Sun’s reporting can only be discounted or dismissed. We want to hear from the community we serve, and we intend to be proactive in soliciting feedback…