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Photo Added: Virtual Volunteer Center launches
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 05 September 2023 05 September 2023
Attendees at a recent preview of upcoming Virtual Volunteer Center. Moderator Alicia Edwards seated in center front.
Photo and article by Mary Alice Murphy
Former director of The Volunteer Center (TVC) and The Commons, Alicia Edwards, and the current director of The Commons, Dave Chandler, held a small event to announce the coming launch of the virtual TVC. An open house will take place at The Commons from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.
Edwards said the original TVC was formed to connect community volunteers to help meet the needs of the Silver City and Grant County community, which includes poverty and food insecurity.
The Commons, a facility at 501 E. 13th Street, which includes a commercial kitchen, a large community garden, and a place to host food distribution to those who need it, was built to house The Volunteer Center and its programs.
Grant County Commission holds special meeting 082223
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- Published: 04 September 2023 04 September 2023
Photo and article by Mary Alice Murphy
Homeland Security Investigations representative Alec Gonzales out of El Paso presents the 2022 SAC HSI El Paso Exploitation Case of the Year Award to Grant County Lt. Jason Jordan for successfully completing a years-long sexual predator investigation.
With no public input at the Grant County Commission special meeting on Aug. 22, 2023, Dave Chandler, director of The Commons and Jay Brady, Commons pantry manager, gave an update on what their organization does and has been doing.
“Thank you for your support for the Gila food pantry,” Chandler said. “I’ll be giving you some statistics.”
He noted that the Casey Foundation develops stats for economic development, education, health and family for each state.
Downtown bomb threat
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- Published: 01 September 2023 01 September 2023
By Roger Lanse
A male called Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, regarding a bomb threat at Little Toad Creek, 200 N. Bullard Street. Silver City Police Department officers were dispatched at approximately 5:49 p.m.
According to an SCPD incident report, dispatchers said the male stated he had placed a pipe bomb inside the Toad that was set to go off in 10 minutes. He also stated he could see officers arriving on scene and could observe them entering the building. He said, "time is ticking, there's only five minutes left."
Officers were stationed for traffic control, the report said, at Hudson Street and Broadway, Bullard and Spring streets, Texas Street and Broadway, and Bullard and Yankie streets. All patrons and employees were evacuated from the building.
Grant County Commission holds work session 080823 and regular meeting 081023, part 7
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- Published: 31 August 2023 31 August 2023
[Editor's Note: This is the final part 7 of a series of articles on the Grant County Commission work session on Aug. 8, 2023, and the regular meeting on Aug. 10, 2023. This will continue with the review of the regular meeting agenda and decisions made at the regular meeting.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
At the Grant County Commission work session on Aug. 8, 2023, County Manager Charlene Webb continued with the review of the Aug. 10, 2023 regular meeting agenda.
The second resolution under consideration addressed the salaries of elected officials and chief deputies in Grant County.
Candidates file for municipal and various board positions
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- Published: 31 August 2023 31 August 2023
By Mary Alice Murphy
On Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, at the Grant County Clerk's Office, candidates for various municipal, school board and water board positions filed to be on the ballot on Nov. 7, 2023.
Two candidates will vie to serve as mayor of Bayard. They are John L. Ojinaga and José L. Diaz. They will replace the current mayor Chon Fierro.
The village of Santa Clara also has two candidates to replace current Mayor Richard Bauch. Arnold H. Lopez and Alonso J. Romo will face off in the election.
Santa Clara hires city clerk-treasurer
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- Published: 31 August 2023 31 August 2023
By Lynn Janes
The Village of Santa Clara held its regular meeting August 24, 2023.
Mayor's report
Mayor Richard Bauch said the regional water commission had met that day and they will finish the PER (preliminary engineering report) by December. The plan creates a good strategy for the mining district.
New Business
Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza and Trustees Arnold Lopez, Olga Amador, and Peter Erickson unanimously approved the amendment to the employee contract for Police Chief Leonel Sandoval.
The council approved the amendment to the employee contract for Village Administrator Sheila Hudman.
Grant County Commission holds special meeting to approve mail-in ballot canvass
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- Published: 30 August 2023 30 August 2023
The second item on the agenda elicited discussion on the HMS-managed senior centers' ICIPs.
By Mary Alice Murphy
In a special meeting on Aug. 30, 2023, three Grant County commissioners, District 1 Commissioner and Chair Chris Ponce, district 4 Commissioner Billy Billings and District 5 Commissioner Harry Browne attended in person, with District 2 Commissioner Eloy Medina and District 3 Commissioner Alicia Edwards attending by phone.
The only item of new business addressed the mail-in ballot election, which ended on Aug. 22, 2023.
Voters overwhelmingly approved the ballot question, which deleted the sunset clause from the original ordinance passed in 2012 to fund the Dispatch Authority through a 1/8 GRT increment. For history and more information on the issue, please visit https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-articles/79609-revised-confused-about-the-mail-in-ballot-you-received .
Grant County Commission holds work session 080823 and regular meeting 081023, part 6
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- Published: 30 August 2023 30 August 2023
[Editor's Note: This is part 6 of a series of articles on the Grant County Commission work session on Aug. 8, 2023, and the regular meeting on Aug. 10, 2023. This will continue with the review of the regular meeting agenda and decisions made at the regular meeting.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
County Manager Charlene Webb continued at the work session on Aug. 8, 2023 with the review of the regular meeting agenda for Aug. 10, 2023.
The next agenda items addressed agreements.
The first agreement considered the appropriation agreement from the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration for $80,000 to the Grant County Community Health Council.