LCCC Oct. 19 Meeting Commentary

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…

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,…

The political divide in the US has never been wider in my experience. It is so wide that unanimous agreement about any topic is almost an impossibility. Almost. In yesterday’s Lincoln County (NM) Commission meeting this joint statement opposing the Alto Concrete Batch Plant was read into the record. Clicking on the link will open…

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…

Cynthia E. Black  Ms. Corral: I’m opposed to the construction of the concrete batch plant proposed by the Roper Construction Company. My primary reason for opposition: Limited & connected aquifers where high use impacts neighbors Aquifer contamination potential is high There are other issues to consider for opposition to this concrete plant involving air quality,…