4 Things From Last Night's Village Meeting, Cloudcroft Woman Arrested on First-Degree Murder Charge, Congressional Cloudcroft Visit, and More

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(L-R) Trustees Foster, Hanna, Mayor King, Trustees Maynard, and McCoy prep for Tuesday Night’s three-and-a-half-hour meeting.

4 Things to Know from Last Night’s Village Meeting

• The Village Council unanimously voted to dismiss Village Clerk Jolyn McTeigue from her position. Mayor Tim King swore in newly-hired Utilities Clerk Ashley White to fill in as Interim Clerk.

• The council delayed allocating Lodgers Tax funds until closer to the budget meeting, which is open to the public on Thursday, July 24th at 10:00 a.m.

• The Michael Nivison Public Library is open Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Grants specialist Lauren Groesbeck announced the village recently received $43,000 through a rural library grant.

• Village-contracted financial consultant Judi Starkovich delivered an update on the village budget. Bank reconciliations are time-consuming due to errors, missing records, inconsistent systems, and other issues.

The Reader will deliver a fuller report, including the hard numbers and what else happened at the meeting, later this week.

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The Bear Facts

The Otero County Sheriff’s Office killed a bear in Cloudcroft over the Independence Day Weekend, the Reader confirmed with NM Game and Fish.

At Tuesday night’s Village Council meeting, NM Game and Fish officers presented on Bear safety, protocols for euthanasia or relocation, and more. The Reader will report on the full village meeting soon.

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Upcoming Village Meetings:

• Community Development Block Grant Public Meeting Thursday, July 24th, 9:00 a.m.

• Village Budget Meeting Thursday, July 24th, 10:00 a.m.

• Planning and Zoning Tuesday, July 29th, 9:00 a.m.

• Special Council Meeting Tuesday, July 29th, 6:00 p.m.

• Parks and Rec Monday, August 4th, 6:00 p.m.

• Planning and Zoning Wednesday, August 6th, 9:00 a.m.

• Fire/EMS Meeting Wednesday, August 13th, 6:30 p.m.

• Village Council Meeting Tuesday, August 19th, 6:00 p.m.

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Cloudcroft's Independence Day Weekend Photo Essay

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Cloudcroft’s Police Force Expands with New Officer and Chief of Police

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What's Going on in Cloudcroft? Find out with Our Summer Field Guide

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