Could there have been a worse way to announce the movement to create a national monument in Luna County? I doubt it. The event was not advertised in the Deming Headlight or the Deming Chamber’s weekly email. Ray Trejo, a county commissioner and supporter of the Mimbres Peak Monument Coalition was a guest speaker at the event, and did not even notify fellow Commissioners Colette Chandler and John Sweetser of …
Two of the three Luna County commissioners met in regular session on Nov. 16, with Commissioner Ray Trejo absent. Commissioners John Sweetser and Colette Chandler approved an ordinance establishing application procedures for low- to moderate-income housing assistance grants or loans in order to comply with the state’s Affordable Housing Act. County Manager Chris Brice said the county did not have plans to build or manage affordable housing projects. “There are …
Could Luna County make a renewed play for business as a filming location for movies and television once Hollywood’s current double labor strike by writers and performers is resolved, that is? The answer from Luna County is: why not give it a try? At the Luna County Commissioners’ regular meeting July 13, Christie Ann Harvey of the Greater Luna County Economic Opportunity Council announced that Luna County has established …
After recent meetings became a free-for-all, the new board of commissioners set some soft limits on public input while promising all would still be heard.