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By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a regular meeting July 28, 2026. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Simon Wheaton-Smith, Nicholas Prince, Stan Snider, Victor Nanez and Angela Salaiz.
The council approved the agenda with some changes. Snider acknowledged that Lori Ortiz, finance director, and Randy Hernandez, business operations manager, had really worked hard on the budget. He did not feel he had enough time to review it because they had just received it. He wanted to postpone that agenda item. Hernandez and Charles Kretek, town attorney, said the budget must be turned in by July 31, 2026.
By Lynn Janes
On July 23, 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 and minutes from June 25, 2026.
New business
Priscilla Lucero, Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments director, had an update on NMFA (New Mexico Finance Authority) legislative oversight committee meeting in Alamogordo in September. The water commission will be providing a presentation at the meeting about the project.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
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The Gila Native Plant Society hosted a family day in the Silva Botanical Garden on July 11, 2026. A number of activities kept adults and kids entertained. They included creating items out of various pieces of word, leaves, etc. found in nature, a chance for kids to catch a butterfly using a net and to learn about those butterflies.
NM 211 is now open at mile marker 3. Removed from NM Roads.
FLOODING – Gila Area
Closure, NM 211 northbound and southbound at mile marker 3 due to flooding. Use extreme caution.
When the roadway is flooded do not cross and seek an alternate route. Turn around, don't drown.
Grant County Commission addresses changes in solid waste processes
By Mary Alice Murphy
At the Grant County Commission work session on Tuesday, August. 11, 2026, along with other items discussed, commissioners spent the most time on Resolution R-26-40, as part of the review of what would they would approve or disapprove at the regular meeting.
At the work session, County Manager Charlene Webb moved to review of Resolution 2640. T"his is a resolution directing publication of notice of meeting and intent to adopt ordinance O-26-02 Solid Waste Collection Disposal and Piece Ordinance of the County of Grant New Mexico. Tis resolution is is a notice of intent to consider the adoption of a solid waste ordinance. What this ordinance does is it repeals the current ordinance, which was adopted in 19990-27 years ago. What this ordinance does is it cleans up many many sections of that ordinance that are not applicable at this time. "The operations of the Solid Waste Authority also cleans up some areas for code enforcement, and it also, in Section 10, provides language for the board to establish a system of fee-by-resolution, saying that you have the authority to set the fee-by-resolution regularly. not in the ordinance."
ROAD ADVISORY
FLOODING – Mimbres/Lake Roberts Area
NM 35 from milepost 27 to 5, Mimbres, has water running over the roadway at low water crossings, roadway is still passable. NMDOT is currently monitoring and will notify as conditions change.
When the roadway is flooded do not cross and seek an alternate route. Turn around, don't drown.
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