Sierra County Citizen

Analyses

T or C owners will see their property taxes triple

Map comparing state property taxes, courtesy taxfoundation.org

The ballot measure for $3 million in general obligation bonds for water, sewer and roads passed two years ago. How many voters knew or cared that property taxes would double or triple to pay off that debt?

News

New Mexico AG seeks contempt hearing, adds landowners to streams access suit

Barbed wire fence across the Pecos River

Attorneys for the state say that landowners are refusing to comply with a 2022 NM Supreme Court ruling allowing public access to rivers and streams. Republication of article by Danielle Prokop, of Source NM, September 6, 2024.

Max Yeh
September 9, 2024
Environment, Government, Law, Nature, Recreation, Social Issues, Statewide News & Information, Water

News

Stuff you need to know, September 7, 2024

'Astonishing' Study Shows Infant Deaths Rise in US When Bat Populations Fall. Common Dreams has published an article examining the implications of this study. Ecologists assume that life on the planet is interconnected. While that makes sense, hard evidence has been slow to accumulate. This study seems a major demonstration.

Max Yeh
September 7, 2024
Conservation, Environment, Health, Nature

Events

Yard Sales in Kingston this Saturday

Kingston yard sales this Saturday 10am til 2pm.

This Saturday the 7th of Septembre from 10am til 2pm

Analyses

Water-hoarder Augustin Plains Ranch—corporatocracy vs. the people

San Augustin Plains, image courtesy of the New Mexico Environmental Law Center

It's sickening that Augustin Plains Ranch, owned by an Italian billionaire, has forced the people to pay for legal battle after legal battle to stave off a massive water grab.

Kathleen Sloan
September 3, 2024
Government, Truth or Consequences, Water

Analyses

What you need to know, 9/3/2024

We know the electoral college elects the President, but do we know how few votes it takes to change the electoral college composition? Here is a detailed breakdown of how so few people end up deciding the results of a democratic election, courtesy of The Guardian.

Max Yeh
September 3, 2024
Govern, Government, Politics

Perspectives

We need money, again!

The funds for the Citizen are down to the last few hundred dollars, enough to get us to October. But we hope readers will donate enough to get us through all of next year.

Max Yeh
September 2, 2024
Arts & Culture, Business, Conservation, Development, Economy, Education, Elephant Butte, Environment, Govern, Government, Health, History/Natural History, Law, Medi, Media, Mining, Nature, Politics, Recreation, Social Issues, State, Statewide News & Information, Technology, Truth or Consequences, Visuals, Water

Visually Speaking

Flowers & Pollinators

Pollinators have been late and fewer this summer... I love to imagine what these flowers look like to them.

Véronique De Jaegher
September 1, 2024
Environment, History/Natural History, Visuals

Analyses

Wilson & Co. gives some reasons why the Cantrell Dam project will cost $8 million

Sierra County's Albert J. Lyon Event Center and fairground at 2953 S. Broadway, which was at the epicenter of the July 2020 flood event

Flood control for Williamsburg, the southeastern part of Truth or Consequences and the Sierra County Fairgrounds is going to be expensive. Liability is probably driving this project, but it’s not been explicitly stated.

Kathleen Sloan
August 30, 2024
Government, Truth or Consequences, Water