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November 23, 2020 Energy Issues
Occasionally I am asked about why there have been more political articles in our Energy and Environmental Newsletter. Good Question! Briefly the answers are: 1 - As American citizens we value our rights and freedoms — and those are determined by politics. 2 - Energy and Environmental policies (our focus) are also determined by politics. 3 - As with most topics, what you see in the mainstream…
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[Editor's Note: This is part 3 and the final part of the November County Commission work session and regular meeting.]

By Mary Alice Murphy

The review of the Grant County Commission regular meeting agenda for Nov. 19, 2020, was reviewed during the work session on Nov. 17, 2020.

The monthly expenditure report was the first action item on the agenda.

County Financial Officer Linda Vasquez presented the report telephonically at the work session. For the period ending Nov. 12, 2020, expenditures totaled $5,436,098.51. It included three payroll periods for a total of $650,897.51. Extraordinary expenses above $10,000 can be read in the chart below.

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New Mexico COVID-19 update: 2,468 new cases, totaling 81,896
Thirty-three additional COVID-19 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Sunday announced 2,468 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
710 new cases in Bernalillo County
1 new case in Catron County
82 new cases in Chaves County
58 new cases in Cibola County
4 new cases in Colfax County
45 new cases in Curry County
220 new cases in Doña Ana County
79 new cases in Eddy County
20 new cases in Grant County
3 new cases in Guadalupe County
8 new cases in Hidalgo County
121 new cases in Lea County
31 new cases in Lincoln County
1 new case in Los Alamos County
49 new cases in Luna County
190 new cases in McKinley County
1 new case in Mora County
52 new cases in Otero County
5 new cases in Quay County
31 new cases in Rio Arriba County
27 new cases in Roosevelt County
161 new cases in Sandoval County
193 new cases in San Juan County
21 new cases in San Miguel County
107 new cases in Santa Fe County
29 new cases in Sierra County
20 new cases in Socorro County
24 new cases in Taos County
15 new cases in Torrance County
4 new cases in Union County
103 new cases in Valencia County

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Twenty-five additional COVID-19 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 2,353 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
647 new cases in Bernalillo County
3 new cases in Catron County
118 new cases in Chaves County
57 new cases in Cibola County
3 new cases in Colfax County
85 new cases in Curry County
2 new cases in De Baca County
291 new cases in Doña Ana County
72 new cases in Eddy County
17 new cases in Grant County
3 new cases in Guadalupe County
1 new case in Hidalgo County
113 new cases in Lea County
31 new cases in Lincoln County
4 new cases in Los Alamos County
51 new cases in Luna County
212 new cases in McKinley County
1 new case in Mora County
26 new cases in Otero County
15 new cases in Quay County
27 new cases in Rio Arriba County
20 new cases in Roosevelt County
149 new cases in Sandoval County
127 new cases in San Juan County
7 new cases in San Miguel County
121 new cases in Santa Fe County
10 new cases in Sierra County
16 new cases in Socorro County
16 new cases in Taos County
21 new cases in Torrance County
85 new cases in Valencia County
2 new cases among individuals being held by federal agencies at the Cibola County Correctional Center

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By Roger Lanse

Grant County Sheriff's Office deputies responded Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, to a reported shooting on Broken Arrow Drive in Silver Acres arriving on scene at 7:57 p.m., nine minutes after they were dispatched.

Witnesses stated, according to a trusted source, that a female's ex-boyfriend, Cody McDonald, had shot the female's boyfriend in the head and then ran to another house on the property. A witness could hear kids crying. Deputies requested EMS to stage at the Ridge Road Chevron near Highway 90.

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Twenty-three additional COVID-19 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 2,993 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
1,005 new cases in Bernalillo County
4 new cases in Catron County
164 new cases in Chaves County
72 new cases in Cibola County
8 new cases in Colfax County
104 new cases in Curry County
2 new cases in De Baca County
281 new cases in Doña Ana County
72 new cases in Eddy County
31 new cases in Grant County
2 new cases in Guadalupe County
3 new cases in Hidalgo County
73 new cases in Lea County
21 new cases in Lincoln County
3 new cases in Los Alamos County
27 new cases in Luna County
131 new cases in McKinley County
2 new cases in Mora County
109 new cases in Otero County
9 new cases in Quay County
61 new cases in Rio Arriba County
50 new cases in Roosevelt County
191 new cases in Sandoval County
100 new cases in San Juan County
12 new cases in San Miguel County
170 new cases in Santa Fe County
7 new cases in Sierra County
22 new cases in Socorro County
47 new cases in Taos County
9 new cases in Torrance County
11 new cases in Union County
169 new cases in Valencia County
2 new cases among individuals being held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center
5 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
7 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County
4 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County
2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Roswell Correctional Center
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County

The Department of Health on Friday reported twenty-three additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:

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[Editor's Note: This is part 2 of a multi-part series of articles on the County Commission work session and regular meeting.]

By Mary Alice Murphy

The Grant County Commission at its work session on Nov. 17, 2020, heard a virtual UNM School of Architecture presentation on potential designs to revamp the Bataan Park memorial, which can be read https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-articles/61297-grant-county-commission-heard-virtual-presentation-on-bataan-memorial-park-at-work-session-111720 .

After completion of the presentation, department heads gave their county reports.

Planning and Community Development Director Michael "Mischa" Larisch presented his report.

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