Ruidoso News: Batch Plant Permit Battle Persists

By The Alto CEP On August 31, 2023, Judge Sugg of the Twelfth Judicial District Court issued an order denying a motion for preliminary injunction (case No. D-1226-CV-2021-00241) to terminate the building of the Alto concrete batch plant on State Highway 220.  The 81 page document ended with Judge Sugg’s statement, “It is therefore ordered…

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…

The intent of Alto CEP’s appeal is to request that the New Mexico Court of Appeals remand the decision of the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) and reinstate the denial of the air quality permit  for the proposed CBP, as originally ordered in June 2022. The basis of our appeal has both technical and legal components. …

There are many valid reasons why a concrete batch plant should not be built at the proposed location.  Among them are:   First and foremost, it is a health hazard, particularly to those with respiratory issues. While there is no single established dangerous proximity zone, since it depends to some extent on topography, wind direction and wind speed,…

We are blessed to live where we do, in our beautiful mountain setting. Our enjoyment of our stunning bucolic surroundings should always be appreciated, always preserved, and never taken for granted. Tragically some of our neighbors have had their enjoyment taken away, at least temporarily, as a result of the McBride and Nogal fires. As…

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…