Bayard resident Suzette Marrufo discovered that the tap water in her home was brown and cloudy Wednesday, and not only reached out to Bayard City Hall for help, but also took to Facebook, posting a picture of a cup of brown, cloudy water to warn fellow residents of the issue. “I wanted to notify other residents so that they wouldn’t consume the water and get sick,” she said. Although the …
The Bayard City Council’s scheduled meeting Monday was just one casualty of Bayard City Hall’s closure due to “unforeseen circumstances” last Thursday afternoon, per a printed notice taped to the door of the building. “We had a COVID exposure at City Hall,” Councilor Eloy Medina said. “We felt it would be in the best interest of the public to [temporarily] shut down.” “Somebody walked in there who had COVID-19,” Mayor …