Vero Beach Florida Family Loves Mountainair

"We are the Martinson Family from Vero Beach, FL and we discovered Mountainair in 2004 via the Internet when we suffered through many hurricanes, lost our roof & we were in search of a different place to live.

We finally were able to travel to Mountainair and we were not disappointed, in fact we have fallen in love! The town & the folks who live there are wonderful.

The Martinson Family"

I met the Martinson family while publishing the old Country Chronicles back in 2004. Rene and I have emailed each other every since and it was a such a treat to meet Rene and her family. The Martinson family works as part of a ministry in Florida with puppets. Maybe on their next visit the Martinson Family could introduce Mountainair to their puppet family.

Come back any time folks!

My One and Only Films In Mountainair

Hollywood visits Mountainair! The upcoming movie . . . "My One and Only" visited our fair community for few days of location filming. (Residents inside Uncle Walters watching scene set up and filming) . . .

Through the magic of Hollywood (actually the hard work of film crews) store fronts along Mountainair's US 60 were transformed and transported back to the 50's . . .

Film crews at work and play . . .

Vintage vehicles used for filming . . .

The movie stars Rene Zellweger (photo below) and Kevin Bacon is scheduled for release in 2009.

Thanks to the cast and crew of My One and Only for filming in Mountainair - You All Come Back Again Any Time!

1978 Ford F150 4x4

1978 Ford F150 4x4, 400M, Good Mechanical, New Tires. $2,000.00. Email Joan jbybee@unm.edu

Domestic Well Permit - Longer Wait Periods

Many of you may have read articles over the past few days regarding a recent ruling by Judge J.C. Robinson of the Sixth Judicial District Court in Silver City. For those of you who have not, here is my interpretation of what I have read.

The Bounds family, generational farmers along the Mimbres River near Silver City, filed suit against the State Engineer's office regarding the issuance of domestic well permits to a subdivision near their family farm

The Bounds suit centers around current domestic well rule - the State Engineers office is required to issue a domestic well permit without a review process, however, for other types of water use the State Engineers office is required to review the applications and render a decision for issuance of permits based on protection of higher priority water right holders.

Judge Robinson's ruling requires the State Engineer's office to follow a review process before issuing a domestic well permit. With short staffing, the turn around time for issuance of a domestic well permit could be extensive. The State Engineers office may appeal Judge Robinson's ruling - only time will tell. If you are looking to buy or sell your unimproved land or if you are contemplating subdividing your land, you might want to give a call to the State Engineers office for complete information and permit application requirements.

New Mexico Office of the State Engineer:

Web Site - http://www.ose.state.nm.us

Main Phone Number - 505-827-6120 (Santa Fe)
Contact Page: http://www.ose.state.nm.us/program_support_contacts.html

Writing Through Rose Colored Glasses: Rural America Still A Great Destination

Writing Through Rose Colored Glasses: Rural America Still A Great Destination

Check out what others have to say about one of our local business families - Turner Inn & RV Park. Kevin and Ruthie go the extra mile for folks that stay with them! What great representatives they are for our community!

How Much Rain Are You Getting?

How much rain are you getting? Thought it might be interesting to see if others would comment on this post and say how much rain you have been getting and where you are at.

As for our family (Lelan & Segan giving thumbs up on the rim of our tank) - just this past Sunday we were blessed with 1 1/2 inches of rain! It filled up our dirt tank (pond to most new comers) and we were lulled to sleep last night by the sounds of singing frogs!

Hope Everyone Else Is Getting Rain Too - Chime In & Share Your Rain Gauge Readings!

Mountainair Joins the World Wide Web

At long last, the Town of Mountainair has joined the on line world! The web site should offer another resource for our community to be noticed as well as for more people to obtain information regarding the Town. (http://www.mountainairnm.gov/)

Web Master Dennis Fulfer has done a very nice job in setting up the new web site - check it out and let Dennis know what you think! (His email is link on the home page under "contact us" - just a quick click and you can email Dennis).

Beware Charismatic Men Who Preach 'Change'

Check out this oustanding opion piece that will make you think! (click here--> Beware Charismatic Men Who Preach 'Change'). The link should take you to a Letter to the Editor of the Richmond Times - Dispatch that offers a reflection on the current election-year rhetoric from a gentleman that escaped Communist Cuba in 1968. An outstanding opinion piece that will make you think and hopefully ask more questions of the current candidates!

After reading the Letter to the Editor I read other articles on inRich.com (http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/home.html) - I think inRich.com is an outstanding news source with very well written articles! I hope that many of you will check it out. To be well read is to be well informed!

TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING, TOWN OF MOUNTAINAIR

AGENDA
FOR
SPECIAL
Budget Meeting of the Town Council
Town of Mountainair
Tuesday, July 21st, 2008
6:30 p.m.
109 N Roosevelt Avenue
Dr. Robert J. Saul Recreation Center

Call to order: Mayor Velta Gilley
Invocation: Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance: Mayor Velta Gilley
Roll Call:
Approval of Agenda:


NEW BUSINESS

a. Approval of Resolution # 08-07 Budget Approval for 2008-2009


Adjournment:

NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC MEETING has been given in compliance with section 10-15-1 NMSA 1978.

Respectfully Submitted by Mayor Velta Gilley

COPIES AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL

Error Correction - Town of Mountainair Emergency Meeting

It was brought to my attention by Dennis Fulfer that I had the Town of Mountainair Emergency meeting date posted incorrectly. The date has been corrected in the original post, however, I wanted to make sure that everyone had the correct date so:

Town of Mountianiar Emergency Meeting

Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Time: 6:30pm

Place: Doctor Saul Building

The agenda will be posted today, Friday July 18, 2008. Thanks for catching the error!

Town of Mountainair Emergency Meeting

The Town of Mountainair canceled the regularly scheduled meeting set for Tuesday, July 15, 2008. The meeting had to be canceled because Council Members Gayle Jones and Steve Sanchez were unable to attend leaving the meeting without a quorum.

An emergency meeting will be called on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 to address completion of the Towns annual budget.

The agenda for the emergency meeting will available Friday, July 18, 2008 and according to Susan Brazil, Town Clerk, the annual budget will be the only item on the meeting agenda.

Please contact Town hall at 505-847-2321 if you would like a copy of the agenda or any additional information regard this or any other meeting.