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Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce Statement Regarding the Grant County Veterans' Memorial Business and Conference Center
The Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce acknowledges the Grant County Commission's decision to resume direct management of the Grant County Veterans' Memorial Business &and Conference Center.
For more than a decade, the Chamber has had the privilege of managing the Conference Center and working alongside Grant County leadership, local businesses, community organizations, and visitors who have utilized this important community asset. We are grateful for the opportunity to have served in this role and proud of the work accomplished through this long-standing partnership.
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Grant County to take over management of conference center
By Mary Alice Murphy
At Tuesday's Grant County Commission work session on Sept. 8, 2026, during the review of the regular meeting agenda, Deputy Manager Andrea Montoya gave the history of the request for proposal (RFP) for Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center property management.
"On September 19, 2025, Grant County released a request for proposal 26-02 for conference center property management services," Montoya said."The purpose of the solicitation was to obtain qualified property management services for the Grant County Conference Center. Grant County received one proposal in this response from the Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce [which has been managing the conference center since 2016]. The evaluation committee completed evaluation of the proposal on November 10, 2025. The original cost of this proposal came in at $266,000. Following the evaluation and subsequent discussions regarding the proposed services, the Silver City Chamber of Commerce submitted a best and final offer in the amount of $230,000. The best and final offer is being presented to the Board of County Commissioners for consideration. The Board may approve or reject the best and final offer submitted by the Silver City Chamber of Commerce."
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Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
The Beat learned that 74 burros (donkeys) and their leaders registered and signed in to run or walk the 3-mile or 6-mile course leaving from the start line on Broadway and returning to the same line for the finish.
The event is hosted by New Mexico Burros, and this was the second annual race. in Silver City
The burros ranged in size from quite small to as big as a horse. Many of the leaders of their (or borrowed) burros ran the course and others followed behind walking the course,
Before the race started volunteers who organized the event handed out small stuffed burros to all of the kids in the audience . Pictured is Audri Orosco holding her tiny burro.
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By Lynn Janes
On August 20, 2026, the commission had a regular meeting at the city annex building. Jacqui Olea, interim town manager, called the meeting to order.
The board approved the agenda for the meeting and minutes from July 23, 2026.
New business
Priscilla Lucero, Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments director, said they had a power point presentation ready for the NMFA (New Mexico Finance Authority) legislative oversight committee meeting in Alamogordo on September 2, 2026. She, Laura Phelps, Community Development Manager, Freeport McMoRan, and Alex Brown would be doing the presentation. She wanted others to join in the presentation for the support. Mayor Arnold Lopez, Santa Clara, said Sheila Hudman, village administrator would be attending. Raymond De la Vega, Stantec, said he would be attending. Olea, Bayard representative and Hurley representative will also be attending.
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By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a special meeting August 18, 2026. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Simon Wheaton-Smith, Nicholas Prince (phone), Stan Snider (phone), Victor Nanez and Angela Salaiz.
The council approved the agenda.
New business
The council approved a public celebration permit for the Piano Room Jazz night on August 29, 2026, in the El Sol Theater. The Little Toad Creek will be the license holder. Jacqui Olea, interim town manager, said it had been vetted by all staff and did not have any objections. Snider had a few comments. He thought it would be good to have these events downtown and hoped to see the piano bar do well. He also referred to a timeline they set at the meeting in July of 25 days before an event for the application to come in. This did not fit that guideline. Olea provided some clarification. Since the process had been changed not all the businesses had been made aware of the expedited process would no longer be done. It has caused some confusion.
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Allegations of county dumping debris in "Turkey Creek" have two sides to the story
By Mary Alice Murphy
Lewis Mitchell of Buckhorn has alleged twice in public input at the Grant County Commission at the Tuesday work session and at today's Regular meeting (Sept. 10, 2026) that the county has dumped debris in "Turkey Creek," which flows into the Gila River.
He alleged that chunks of concrete and asphalt from the renovation of the ballfields in Cliff were dumped into "Turkey Creek."
[Author's Note: The creek in that area is Duck Creek, not Turkey Creek - wrong bird.]
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