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Newly hired Grant County Planning and Community Development Director Priscilla Shoup tries out her new desk and picks up a little advice for her new job from her predecessor, Mischa Larisch. Shoup, who has been working in the town of Silver City’s Community Development Department, will take over from Larisch on May 10.
Priscilla Arredondo Shoup has been named Grant County planning and community development director, and will take on that job beginning May 10. She will be the first woman to serve in the position.
A Grant County native and graduate of Cobre High School and Western New Mexico University, Shoup said she is “very excited” about the opportunity. She added that she is “glad to be staying in my home county,” and welcomes the challenges ahead.
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Gila National Forest road crew worker Patrick Garcia helps direct a bulldozer during refurbishment of the Little Walnut trailhead near Silver City.
Grant County is moving one step closer to developing a master plan to guide improvements to outdoor recreation opportunities opportunities that community leaders say will play a key role in diversifying southwest New Mexico’s mining-reliant economy.
On Tuesday, a review committee recommended to Grant County commissioners that they award a contract for developing the master plan to SE Group, a national company with offices in Utah, Colorado and Vermont that specializes in community planning and outdoor recreation enhancement strategies. The company has designed trails and open space master plans for Colorado communities like Frisco, Estes Valley and Snowmass, as well as for outdoor recreation destinations in other states.
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Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, Silver City Mayor Ken Ladner and others are seen inside the N.M. Senate chamber as Darlene Chavez, president of the Associated Students of Western New Mexico University sings the national anthem during the opening ceremony for Grant County Day at the New Mexico Legislature last year. The 2021 version will take place via Zoom.
Wednesday is Grant County Day at the New Mexico Legislature, and despite pandemic rules that bar all but essential staff, credentialed media, and, of course, legislators themselves from the Roundhouse, local government officials and representatives from a range of organizations here will still be pitching the priority needs of the region to legislators virtually.
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