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By Lynn Janes
On March 21, 2024, the commission held a regular meeting at the city annex building.
Raymond De La Vega of Stantec said they have done the final draft of the preliminary engineering report (PER) and have sent copies to everyone and will be waiting for comments before it will be sent to the environmental protection agency (EPA). They want to make sure they have all the correct information.
Stantec will be preparing the scope and fee for design. One of the main timeline restrictions happening will be the necessity of using some of the funding by March 2025 [corrected]. "We want to make sure all the preliminary data needed will be done as soon as possible. "
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Consolidated Schools held a work session and regular meeting, on March 19, 2024. Members in attendance Ashley Montenegro, Michelle Diaz, Patrick Cohn, and Kimberly Klement. Superintendent William Hawkins also attended. Mike McMillan had not attended.
Work session
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT Â TO NOONMDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations 2-5 inches above
7500 ft elevation. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range.
* WHEN...From midnight this evening to noon MDT Monday.
[Editor's Note: This is the fifth of a series of articles on the Grant County Commission work session on March 12, 2024. It begins the review of the March 14, 2024 regular meeting agenda.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
At the Grant County Commissioner March 12, 2024 work session, County Manager Charlene Webb began the review of the March 14, 2024 regular meeting agenda.
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Uplands of the Bootheel-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Eastern
Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-West Slopes
Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Sacramento Mountains Above
7500 Feet-East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
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