More than two decades ago, Mining District communities banded together to secure funding for a wastewater plant to service the three municipalities of Bayard, Hurley and Santa Clara. Since the plant’s construction, the majority of the effluent water released from the plant has been pumped to Freeport-McMoRan’s Chino Mines Co. The mine, however, does not have a use for the water roughly 400,000 gallons per day, according to Santa …
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Over the course of 2021, struggles within Mining District municipal police departments continued. While these departments have long seen high turnover rates, area officials noted that over the last few years, it has grown increasingly difficult to maintain adequately staffed departments. Whether or not it is even sustainable for these communities to maintain their own departments remained a hot topic throughout the year. As 2021 began, Bayard and Hurley were …
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 …
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