Low turnout at the Nov. 14 town hall meeting appeared to catch City Administrator Aaron Sera by surprise. The city had announced in advance that it wanted public input, including from local business owners, on a proposed ordinance pertaining to single-use plastic shopping bags. The city’s spokesperson, Amanda Sanders, said she had even visited some businesses in person to let them know the discussion would be taking place. The city …
Thursday’s town hall meeting marked a year since the city of Deming introduced the monthly gatherings, and the first to take place in the new municipal building. The building, which housed a Kmart until it closed in 2016, sat empty for nearly four years until the city purchased it in 2020 with plans to renovate it for retail space as well as new city offices. The address is 1275 E. …