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JASPER COUNTY â The Jasper County Board of Commissioners discussed county bridges and roads during its most recent meeting.
County officials were recently notified that it will receive $818,252.25 in funding from the latest round of Community Crossings Grants. As stipulated by the state, that money will be applied to upgrading county asphalt roads only, though the commissioners were hoping to use some of the money to covert the countyâs gravel roads into asphalt.
The county has 350 miles of gravel roads. Officials applied for $1 million in Community Crossings Grants, but got nearly $200,000 less than that.
County officials would still like to slowly convert gravel roads into asphalt in the future.
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Silver City, NM – The Western New Mexico University Board of Regents whizzed through a lengthy agenda Friday, approving the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, agreeing on new degree programs and ensuring the university is poised to capture anticipated Federal funding for capital projects.
Discussing the $50-million 2021-2022 fiscal year budget, WNMU Vice President for Business Affairs Kelley Riddle said, “For Instruction and General, we’ll be budgeting a carryover balance of $5.4 million. This includes a temporary budget for the Road to 4k Initiative previously approved by you,” she said.
New regent Dr. Daniel H. Lopez, who was President of New Mexico Tech for two decades, said the many questions he about the proposed budget during the finance committee meeting were answered to his satisfaction. “I have no concerns at this time, but I’ll continue to monitor.”
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When you re stuck in the tiny, old-fashioned elevator of the Lan Mart building, no one can hear you scream.
Upstairs at the Lan Mart.
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Anne Bishop the owner of Pilates With Anne on the second floor discovered this a few years ago, on her way to teach a class. Because her pilates studio wraps around the elevator shaft, and she knew she had a room full of students waiting for her, Bishop, on realizing the elevator was jammed, called out for assistance. Despite being separated by only a single door, not one person on the other side heard her. I couldn t believe they couldn t hear me yelling! she recalls now.