LCCC Oct. 19 Meeting Commentary
Comments by Galen Farrington of AltoCEP about the Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting.
Comments by Galen Farrington of AltoCEP about the Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting.
On July 20, 2023 the Attorney for the Alto CEP Tom Hnasko filed an “Appellant’s Docketing Statement” with the New Mexico Court of Appeals, regarding the deliberation and vote of the Environment Improvement Board (EIB) to overturn the Final Order of the Deputy Secretary of the Environment to deny the air quality permit for the…
By the Alto CEP It has now been three years since a local contractor purchased the commercial property on State Highway 220 to the east of the State Highway 48 intersection. At that time an area resident inquired as to the use of the property and the response was “for storage,” a response similar to…
If you missed Thursday’s Community Meeting you can read here Mark Severance’s Presentation about preparing for the NMED Hearing. Two key points: 1. The hearing is remote and there will be two local venues for folks to gather in addition to watching via Webex on your own computer. The Traylor Gym at Capitan Public Schools…
A local realtor recently brought to the attention of the Alto Coalition for Environmental Preservation a news release published February 7, 2024. In the article, the Environmental Protection Agency reveals it has finalized stronger standards for particulate matter pollution. For the past two and a half years the Alto CEP has maintained that the proposed…
The following comments were presented to the Ruidoso Village Council meeting on 14 December, 2021, by Galen Farrington. “My wife and I have observed as the water concern issues have escalated during our almost 50 years in the Ruidoso area. We now live in Legacy Estates about one half mile east of Highway 48 on…
Many of you have noticed, and commented on, the excavation activities that began last Tuesday. This appears to be an attempt by Roper Construction Inc. to start construction at their proposed concrete batch plant site in the absence of an approved air quality permit. While the EIB did vote to overturn the Deputy Secretary’s Final…