The Deming City Council on Tuesday approved a request for fees and hours of operation for the upcoming inflatable water park adjacent to Voiers “Pit” Park, located near the inclusive playground. The general entry fee for the park was set at $5 per person, while children three years of age and under may enter for free. The park plans to open Friday thru Monday, divided into 90-minute slots. The windows …
The city’s labor agreement with Deming police was not due for negotiation this year, but City Administrator Aaron Sera asked them back to the bargaining table anyway for some updates that the City Council approved last week. The amended agreement includes a small pay increase as well as an increase to officers’ uniform allowance, allowing them to claim reimbursements for certain clothing and equipment items. “The times have changed so …
Some border cities in Texas have enacted states of emergency in order to unlock resources. Arizona has rolled out a “preparedness approach” to provide shelter and assist local law enforcement, with emergency measures standing by. No emergency declarations have been made in New Mexico, but local governments had some plans in place as the expiration of Title 42 a federal policy allowing for the rapid ejection of asylum applicants …
A month after fire inspectors closed it down, Deming Silver Linings remains shuttered, although it has been permitted to offer some food to unhoused individuals provided no one enters the building it leases at 212-214 S. Copper Street. Other services Silver Linings provided, such as laundry and showers, are unavailable at the location. As things stand, the thrift store and resource center serving those without shelter will not reopen until …
The Deming City Council met briefly in special session last Wednesday to address zoning on a parcel of land where a local developer plans to build housing. The ground is being prepared for multifamily housing on S. Diamond Avenue south of Florida Street. Developer Jimmy Galindo requested a zoning change from single family to multifamily housing in order to build fourplexes on the property. Galindo told councilors four buildings with …