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…
Public Utility Advisory Board in lockstep with City, deaf to citizens’ concerns on smart meters
…Member Ron Pacourek spoke during public comment. “Where has everyone been for the last five years,” he chided the public. “Blaming the public” resident-activist Ron Fenn said, during public comment…
Preview of Truth or Consequences City Commission July 8 meeting
…and then subletting space on water tanks and other towers to communications companies. Further, the company manages, operates and maintains the communications equipment and leases. The lease they are seeking…
Follow-up: $1-million electric-utility smart meters purchase relied on vendor information
…the City Commission to take Commissioner Steve Green’s place, who subsequently resigned. Szigeti was the only City Commissioner who answered the Sierra County Sun’s questions, perhaps answering for the board,…
Preview of Truth or Consequences City Commission August 26 meeting
…Sisney to the Planning and Zoning Commission, the only two who applied for the two open seats on the board. The P&Z recommends both be appointed. The City Commission will…
Wildlife trail or commercial development for Rotary Park?
…officials have been drafting a competing plan to encourage commercial development in this little riverfront oasis. Their “Riverwalk” plan is a ghastly insult to our historic hot springs neighborhood, to…
Two EB city councilors push through a stronger Open Meetings Act resolution
The City of Elephant Butte passed its Open Meetings Act resolution at the Dec. 16 meeting—conforming to the state requirement for the resolution’s yearly renewal—but went even farther to ensure…
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…
Gila National Forest is changing its management plan after 34 years—Sierra County Commission submits comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement
…is the least acreage designated for extraction among the alternatives. Sierra County Commission Comments: Most of the Commission’s comments were geared toward protecting grazing-permit holders, which was summarized in the…
At-large voting will have to wait, City Commission settles for do-over on election resolution
A window for changing how the City of Truth or Consequences votes in its city commissioners opened and then closed in a flash at the Dec. 11 meeting. The City…