enmjobnder.com SATURDAY,MAY 20,2017 Inside: 75¢ The Portales Police Department hosted its annual “Adopt a Cop” event Thursday. — Page 3A Vol. 89 ◆ No. 43 SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com City to apply for shooting range grant ❏ The commission voted 6-2 in The vote was simply to approve non-profit, likely a 501 C-3 organi- need in the city budget, but that he Clovis commission favor following nearly three hours the application as the first step in zation, should run the range. wants commissioners to have an voted 6-2 to approve of discussion. Commissioners the process. If the grant from the Mayor David Lansford noted “investment mentality for quality Sandra Taylor-Sawyer and New Mexico Game and Fish money for the range comes from of life issues.” start of process. Ladonna Clayton voted in dissent, Department is approved, the city taxes on ammunition. Commissioner Tom Martin said with Taylor-Sawyer feeling the would need to provide $41,000 to “If there (are) no facilities for he’d lost sleep over the decision By Stephanie Losoya money would better serve existing cover pre-construction inspections socialization and recreation, the Wednesday night, and that is was STAFF WRITER programs and Clayton concerned and first-year operations, plus quality of the city is downgraded,” the hardest decision he’s had to
[email protected] about new spending so soon after $8,750 in recurring costs in subse- said Lansford. make as a commissioner. the city’s July 1 gross receipts tax quent years. He went on to say he understands “The shooting range can be ben- CLOVIS — After a spirited dis- increase.