Again EDAB Changes Directions Into Water Fight EC Board Dives
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'- ) f"i 797",'" St.udents celebrate Top roundballers earn New Mexico birthday tomahawk award See ~photos, Page 5A See story, Page 7 A NO. 72 IN OUR 43RD YEAR 35¢ PER COpy i: \ MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1989 RUIDOSO, NM 88345 Master Plan is 100% EDAB changes flexible, says planner directions again• by FRANKIE JARRELL that plan \ Ruidoso News Staff Writer Gathered along with the plan by FRANKIE JARRELL the negotiations· weren't placed in The airport master plan was ning board, were members of the Ruidoso News Staff Writer the hands of village administrators desipled to offer a flexible frame Ruidoso Village Council and the After agreeing last month to at the last meeting~ Village :n:uID work for the valuable property, ac Planning and Zoning Commission. pursue an agreement on one build ager Frank Potter said he is work cording to planner John Petronis. Petronis, in tpe village for the first Ing, the Economic Development Ad ing on it, 8S well 8S looking over~the "There's almost 100 percent time since the planning board was visory Board (EDAB) asked village building. flexibility:t said Petronis, president activated, asked if the group is administrators Friday to check out of Architectural Research Consul faced with any outstanding issues, seven buildings that have been 'We're not finding many prob if tants, the company that prepared and got a whole list ofanswers. named as possible civic/events cen lems with the building," said Pot .' the document adopted last year by ''I'd like to see some forWard mo ters. ter. the Ruidoso Village Council. tion," said MAPB member Herb Just two months ago, EDAB was EDAB member Ralllh Petty said, Speaking during a regular meet Brunell, adding the plan is a good pushing for a new building to be since the last meetmg, he was ing of the Municipal Airport Plan one, but he is ready to see some constructed on the old airport land, asked by two members of the ning Board (MAPB), Petronis said progress, something for the com but last month members backed off 'Ruidoso Village Council to look into his company has a continuing inter munity. on that plan because of cost over the old Safeway building. He said est in the airport property. He said, Brunell and board member Don runs and dissension among he learned that building can be after doing the research and pre Shaw disagreed over whether citizens. rented, also on a triple net basis, paring the plan, ARC is interested John Petronis, president of Architectural Research Associ They asked administrators to for $3,500 a month. Since the build in the excellent implementation of Please see MASTER, page 2A ates, talks about the airport Master Plan he developed. prepare a proposal over the large ing is own by the Monnon Church, building behind Ruidoso State it may not be taxed, he added. Bank North that is commonly "Are we on a search again for·an referred to as the "old True Value" other building?" asked Hirschfeld, building. The plan was to present andI apparently that's just what EC Board dives into water fight their recommendations to the coun EDAB is doing. cil on Tuesday, January 10. For, by the end of the meeting, But Friday, board members ex Potter was authorized to recheck. by FRANKIE JARRELL it," said board member Frank panded their request for informa all the buildings that were investi Ruidoso News Staff Writer Sayner. tion on buildings to include all the gated before EDAB was told by a " 'The Eagle Creek Inter- "Ev~allon used from Eagle buildings that were checked out previous council to concentrate its .... _--boinmnnity Water..·,AsBociation '.is..' Creek "'Cup a .gallon at Bonito." last-¥ear.Those--buildinga were--in- -ef£orts-on-som~n-the-:old-~ ready to jump into the dispute be said Runnels, noting that vestigatea-l)y a taSK force and by port land.' . tween the Village of Capitan and Alamogordo is ignoring that issue village staff, and EDAB members All agreed that the community is Alamogordo. in the complicated dispute between asked village manager Frank Pot pushing fora facility, and Petty During a meeting Friday morn the two towns. Although the inde ter to pull the information from the reminded EDAB ofthe commitment ing in Ruidoso, members of the pendent Eagle Creekgroup has had files and do further research and to Ruidoso lodgers to provide a Eagle Creek board, their attorney no involvement in that dispute, report back at noon Tuesday, Janu meeting place as soon as possible. Bill Payne, Capitan Mayor Benny Runnels said it has reached the ary 24. "I want to get something going," Coker and Capitan attorney Mike point where Eagle Creek's ability to Buildings to be considered in said Hirschfeld. Rwmels talked about water. sell water to Capitan has been in elude the old Gibson's, the old con In discussions over a proposal Alamogordo and Capitan have terrupted. vention center in Ruidoso Downs, for the old nirport land being of had an arrangement for years that 'ryou are involved whether you the old Ben Franklin, the old fered by racetrack owner, R.D. allowed Capitan to purchase water like it or not," said Runnels, calling Safeway on Sudderth Drive, King's, Hubbard, Petty said Hubbard is from the Bonito River. That ar on the board to adopt a statement Rocky Mountain Builders Supply spending a lot ofmoney at the track. f Ruidoso Village Councillor Larry Simon and water rangement ran into problems saying the water delivered by Eagle and the old True Value. and is going to do some great things , f engineer Jackie Atkins take part in a meeting Friday of the recently that led Alamogordo to Creek to Fort Stanton was for the James Paxton, agent for the old for this town. EDAB member "r Preston Isaacs said one sign of the Eagle Creek Intercommunity Water Users Board. shut offwater to Capitan. benefit of Alamogordo. He said if True Value building, said his client Those two municipalities have the credit isn't allowed on a gallon is willing to rent the building to the optimism about the racetrack is the had several meetings over their dis for gallon basis, it should be ad village on a "triple net" agreement fact that Turf Club seats already pute, w?-th the next one scheduled mitted that the benefit was sub at $55,000 with the village paying are sold out for this year. ing was one inch, bringing the later this month. stantial. taxes and insurance. He said his 'What happens at the race track total of new snow for last week Meanwhile, Eagle Creek board Runnels asked for a statement client, even on a rental, will give ... what happens at the ski area ... to four inches. The weather at members said Friday that the from Eagle Creek to the effect that the village an option to purchase are important to the community," report time is clear and calm. No 100,000 or more gallons of their the board is going to insist on credit the facility fpr $700,000. said Isaacs. .. chains are required on the Ski water that is delivered to Fort for the water delivered to Fort EDAB member Bill Hirschfeld, Potter said hel1 have infohna Run Road Monday. Stanton daily is being ignored. cautioning the group against nego tion on all the proposals on Janu Skiing conditions are ex "Somebody owes Eagle Creek for Please see EC BOARD, page 2A tiating in a public meeting, asked if ary 24. cellent on the lower mountain slopes and generally fair to poor on the upper slopes, especIally highly traveled areas. Ruidoso man is All lifts are open. All trails are open but East of East and SKI REPORT Rover. dead, apparent Some trails, including all Ski Apache reports the un beginners areas, were machine disturbed, settled snow depth at groomed. yesterday. suicide victim midway is 31 inches today (Mon day). New snow .Saturday mdnl- The resort is ope~ 4aily. by FRANKIE JARRELL Ruidoso News Staff Writer INSIDE A 71-year-old Ruidoso man died People _ 5A C>plnion 1OA ' early Saturday, the victim ofan ap parent sUicide. sports 6A-7A Classffled 11A-12A Ruidoso Police said Floyd E. The ..Dreame 3A TV Gulde Section A ., McCune was pronounced dead in Business••••••..•....•.•.•.......................•.....4A the backyard Of his 112 Skyview . Drive home after police and emet- . 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