Seven Springs Fire Seven Days Later, Ruidoso in Recovery, and More
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Seven Springs Fire One Week Later
Today marks one week since the Seven Springs Fire erupted in the Sacramento Mountains. The Reader visits the Incident Command Post as crews make progress on the lightning-caused blaze.
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One Year Later: Ruidoso Still Recovering from Fires, Floods
By Elva K. Österreich
Village sees signs of rebound after devastation of 2024.
Lodgers Tax Funding Applications Due June 30th—Five Days Away
The council approved the updated Lodgers Tax Advisory Board application process, which was drafted by Advisory Board member Bri Jonnes. The deadline for submissions is June 30th.
The app is not up on the village website GIS dashboard, but the Reader has a draft.
View it, here:
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Reader Top Comment of the Week:
Julie L-s commented on “Fires and Cloudcroft Updates: Cannabis, Budget, and More”:
“Wrong, you don't treat a cannabis shop like a gift shop, restaurant, or coffee shop, you treat it the same as a BAR!! There are specific restrictions and regulations per the state, and there should be for the village. For instance, cannabis shops should be a certain distance from schools or daycare facilities.”
Fires and Cloudcroft Updates: Cannabis, Budget, and More
The beginning of the Seven Springs Fire, which began on Tuesday afternoon, June 17th, near Bent, NM, on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. Plus: catch up with our breakdown of the Tuesday, June 17th Village Council meeting
Cloudcroft Ultra Races: Registration Open
The Cloudcroft Ultra 53k, 9.5 mile, 4.75 mile and a 1 mile Kid's Dash trail races are back!
The 53k, 9.5 & 4.75 mile races are on the Rim Trail (T105). Cloudcroft Ultra Organizer Cloudcroft Runners note that “the Rim Trail was the first U.S. Forest Service Trail in New Mexico to be designated as a National Recreation Trail. It is a combination of old Indian paths, railroad grades, homestead trails and logging routes linked together by newer section built in the 1960’s and beyond.”
The Kid's Dash will be a 1 mile loop around Zenith park. All races will start and finish at the Pavilion in Zenith Park.
Deploying New Fire Hydrants
In a timely move, Public Works Supervisor J.J. Carrizal’s maintenance crews are installing new red-white-and-blue hydrants throughout the Village — one went in on Grand Ave last week, and a stack of hydrants is staged at the maintenance yard. Almost 100 new hydrants will be in service once the deployment concludes.
Is My Water Safe?
Check out the official notice from the Village of Cloudcroft and the Cloudcroft Water System 2024 Consumer Confidence Report on the Reader.
Reader Reels: New Biz, The Highland
From the Archives:
Cloudcroft's Fire Chief Shares Village Emergency Alert Plan
"As the South Fork and Salt Fires burn to our North, and thousands of people remain evacuated, Fire and EMS Chief Wuersching reminds Cloudcroft Village of our emergency protocols."
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