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…
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…
By the Alto CEP Now that it has been established that the immediate and expanded areas surrounding the proposed Alto concrete batch plant (cbp) are primarily residential as unraveled in part one, Judge Sugg suggests a historical complicity favoring the placement of such plants in Lincoln County with misleading and antiquated information. The lead sentence…
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…
By: Galen Farrington What is a Sacrifice Zone? When I taught freshman English at Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso, I taughtthe two-part selection, “Cancer Alley, The Poisoning of the American South” andthe class was introduced to the concept of Environmental Justice andspecifically the term “environmental racism.” Today, ten years later,those living along the 85-mile stretch along…
In spite of the activities on the lot of the proposed concrete batch plant, the legal issues we have raised are not a done deal. The New Mexico Court of Appeals has agreed to review our cases. We are awaiting assignment of a panel of three judges in the New Mexico Court of Appeals…
In spite of the activity on the lot of the proposed concrete batch plant, the matter is far from settled. We have appealed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals the order of the Environment Improvement Board (EIB) to overturn the Secretary of the Environment’s order denying the air quality permit for the plant. We…
Referencing the relocation of the proposed Alto concrete batch plant Presenter: Galen Farrington Good morning Chairman Proctor and Commissioners. I’m Galen Farrington of Legacy Lane in Alto. I have spent 50 years of service to Ruidoso and Lincoln County as a teacher of 45 years, an Olympic cycling coach for 12 years, a US Chess…
November 3, 2023 By: Galen Farrington What is a Sacrifice Zone? When I taught freshman English at Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso, I taught the two-part selection, “Cancer Alley, The Poisoning of the American South” and the class was introduced to the concept of Environmental Justice and specifically the term “environmental racism.” Today, ten years later,…
Judge Sugg has denied our motion for preliminary injunctive relief to prevent the start of construction of the proposed concrete batch plant. We strongly disagree with Judge Sugg’s ruling and believe he is disregarding the uncontroverted evidence that the plant would cause excessive noise to the adjoining lots and surrounding properties. Part of Judge Sugg’s…
