Fahl goes out with a bang, but not the one she intended
Truth or Consequences residents packed the city commission's Dec. 17 meeting to express their vehement disfavor of Fahl's vague resolution that could "open the door to ICE."
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No Kings: Court rules against T or C—City commission can’t make up public bid rules
Ron Fenn, activist and thorn in the side of the T or C city commission, had to file a case in court to get it to uphold the law and get fair treatment. District court, appellate court and remanded back to district court, Fenn finally got justice, after great exertion.
Calling all animal lovers–come to T or C workshop on new animal control ordinance
Mahatma Gandhi: The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
Sierra Vista Hospital increased revenue by 24 percent due to Governor’s work on Medicaid–and no one tells us?
The hospital's Joint Powers Commission, made up of elected officials from T or C, Village of Williamsburg and Sierra County, are supposed to be reporting to their constituents on hospital doings at their respective meetings. Nope. What do they intend to do with this "new" money?
USDA’s six-week closure now aside and approvals gained—$17.5 million in T or C water projects soon to go to bid
Two critical water projects that will greatly lessen the massive leakage of water--up to 70 percent--will go out to bid in about a month.
T or C’s third $790K tranche of $3 million G.O. bond approved for issuance
City Manager Gary Whitehead and Public Information Officer and Tourism Coordinator Carrie Gaston have made the $3 million G. O. bond approved by voters in 2022 crystalline clear in a series of very readable charts. Kudos for transparency. The city can claim good stewardship and ask for another bond.
Ironic justice–Sandy Jones is appointed to fill Travis Day’s seat on the Sierra County Commission
It's been almost a dozen years since a Democrat became a Sierra County Commissioner. Hopefully a plurality of views will now be entertained at the county level as a result.
Corporatocracy–making the rich richer, exploiting local resources needed by the people
Copper Flat Mine's efforts to reopen over the last 15 years have been supported via resolutions passed by Truth or Consequences city commissions in the past and by the current mayor's passivity and "trust."
Sierra County Commissioner Travis Day: Questions he’s not answering about his resignation and new Trump administration appointment
Is it just coincidence that Day's resignation and federal job start coincides with the likely end of the government shutdown?
Cut-throat business practice with shareholders—locals should expect the same from Copper Flat Mine owners
Copper Flat Mine will use tons of water, loads of electricity, will dump tons of damp tailings with lead, mercury, sulfates, nitrates and other contaminants as well as creating dust and air pollution with these same contaminants. A boom/bust operation lasting maybe 20 but probably 12 years.
T or C awards bid for “Shovel Ready” water project
Whitehead's oversight and procurement savvy probably saved the city $800,000 on this project.
Prep for T or C’s (so far unscheduled) workshop on $540,000 electric study
Is the city's "cash cow" going to become a "cash hog" out of neglect? That question and others need to be asked and answered by city staff and engineers who authored a 72-page study.