Grant County Commission held work session 060623, part 1
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- Published: 13 June 2023 13 June 2023
[Editor’s Note: This article is the first of a series of articles on the Grant County Commission work session on June 6, 2023 and the regular meeting on June 8, 2023. This one begins with reports and updates at the work session.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
The first report at the Grant County Commission work session came from Hidalgo Medical Services Chief Executive Officer Dan Otero, DBA. “In the medical division, we have 15 primary care physicians between Hidalgo and Grant counties. We are still recruiting because we want to get to 21. We have openings at all locations. We also have two contract providers, one in Lordsburg, and by July 1, one at the Mimbres Clinic. We are in the process of replacing the clinic in Mimbres and hope to have it open in November or December. The Animas Clinic will open in July or August. I am happy to announce we have a site director for the residency program, who just got certified. In the best-case scenario, we will take on residents again in summer 2024 or possibly 2025.”
Hurley continues discussion on Big Muddy
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- Published: 13 June 2023 13 June 2023
By Lynn Janes
The town of Hurley held a special meeting June 6, 2023, beginning with the roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ed Stevens, Mayor pro tem Richard Maynes and councilors Nanette Day, Reynaldo Maynes and Keana Huerta.
The council approved the agenda.
The council continued the discussion concerning the plans for the Big Muddy property.
Reynaldo Maynes asked if they had sent out a survey to the residents. Lori Ortiz, city clerk said they had asked residents to give them any ideas of what they would like to see in the park.
Stevens said he would like to see a basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts. He also said they needed to be placed so they didn't have to fight the sun. He went over some of the past ideas at the meetings. They had talked about having fruit trees and placement of the music venue to mitigate the noise to residents.
Santa Clara names Kevin Vigil new assistant fire chief
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- Published: 13 June 2023 13 June 2023
By Lynn Janes
The Village of Santa Clara held its regular meeting May 25, 2023. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Trustees, Olga Amador, and Peter Erickson attended. Arnold Lopez and Mayor Richard Bauch did not attend
The council approved the agenda with the addition of adding the full name of the village to an agenda item.
The council approved the minutes from the May 11, 2023, meeting.
Mayor's report none currently
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Hurley holds special meeting for Big Muddy
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By Lynn Janes
The town of Hurley held a special meeting May 24, 2023, beginning with the roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ed Stevens, Mayor pro tem Richard Maynes and councilors Nanette Day and Keana Huerta. Reynaldo Maynes didn’t attend.
The council approved the agenda.
The council continued the discussion concerning the plans for the Big Muddy property.
In previous meetings they had gone over a preliminary sketch done by an architect showing the location of the train depot that would be moved from its current location to the Big Muddy and the sketch also included walking paths, theater area, basketball courts, etc.
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CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .Winds will increase on Thursday afternoon with an upper level system across the far Southwest. Min RH values will between 6 and 14% combine with 20 foot winds between 20 and 25 mph along with ERC values in the 85-95th percentile to create low-end red flag conditions. Winds are expected to subside after sunset.
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LS Mesa Fire fully contained - final notification
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- Published: 13 June 2023 13 June 2023
Strong aerial support and quick action by ground crews were the recipe for success
SILVER CITY, NM, June 13, 2023 – The LS Mesa Fire, which ignited Friday, June 9, due to an unknown cause, is 100% contained at 132 acres.
“A strong aerial attack on Saturday set up ground crews for success on Sunday and Monday,” said New Mexico Forestry Division’s Incident Commander, Jose Ramos. “The retardant lines surrounding the forward fire flank gave crews time and opportunity to surround the fire perimeter with containment line and then mop up any remaining hot spots within the fire’s interior.”
No additional smokes were visible within the fire perimeter yesterday evening. This will be the final notification unless there are significant changes.
More information about the LS Mesa Fire is available at Wildfire | InciWeb For New Mexico Forestry Division, contact George Ducker, Communications Coordinator at 505-699-0601, or george.ducker@emnrd.nm.gov. For Gila National Forest, contact Maribeth Pecotte, Public Affairs Officer at 575-388-8211 or Maribeth.Pecotte@usda.gov.