Stuff you need to know, 1.3.23
Today's intelligence: high-speed rail proposed for New Mexico; wildfire recovery monies go undistributed in southern New Mexico; and Sierra County ranks poorly in life expectancy rates.
Category News
Preview of county commission meeting for January 6, 2023
The Sierra county commission will hold their first meeting of 2023 on Friday, January 6. A public hearing to consider an ordinance that will provide for a rebate on property taxes for low income residents of the county will be held at 9:45 a.m.
PAWA granted standing in local water litigation
In the hearing on the application to transfer water rights to wells in Caballo for use at Copper Flat Mine, the hearing examiner has decided that Percha-Animas Water Association has standing to appear as a protestant against the granting of the application.
Appeals court affirms water conservancy in New Mexico
Water conservation has been a legal requirement in New Mexico for several decades, but until now, the courts have never discussed or defined the requirement. Yesterday, the Appeals Court gave substance to law by affirming a lower court decision based on conservation principles.
Sierra county commission meeting highlights for December 13, 2022
Three years after being invited to collaborate with Mexican wolf recovery program the county commission decided it is in the county’s best interest to join. The commission discussed but declined to submit comment to a letter from the USDA informing of plans for feral cattle removal in the Gila Wilderness.
Stuff you need to know, 12.16.22
Today's must-read reporting: the dimensions of the humanitarian crisis brewing at the El Paso border crossing and the latest data about New Mexicans' unaddressed and growing alcohol consumption problem
Fixing Cantrell Dam may not be worth it
The $3 million to $5 million to repair Cantrell Dam isn't worth it, the engineer said. Even at full function, it doesn't provide flood protection against three-inch intense-rain events. The engineer recommended "breaching" the dam, not repairing it, until City Commissioner Merry Jo Fahl said breaching would "scare" people.
Stuff you need to know, 12.12.22
Today's must-read reporting: a preview of a new documentary about domestic animal neglect; New Mexico gets a tourism boost from Lonely Planet; and Las Cruces-Albuquerque flights to debut in January.
Stuff you need to know, 12.5.22
Today's intelligence: The Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act that is heading to President Biden's desk to be signed into law has roots in the theft of a ceremonial shield from New Mexico's Acoma Pueblo.
Stuff you need to know, 12.2.22
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: A second attempt to create a special hospital taxing district for Sierra Vista Hospital is announced, and more details emerge about Truth or Consequences's handling of the animal cruelty complaint against T or C Mayor Amanda Forrister and her husband Lane.
Stuff you need to know, 12.1.22
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: NASA drops greenhouse gas monitoring program and possible "dead pool" crisis next summer facing Colorado River ecosystem.
Stuff you need to know, 11.29.22
Must-read reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: New Mexico's utility regulatory commission set to become an appointed body after legal challenge fails.