!iH.f::'" :if;I/, t~ . ',' I l~" 9912:'31 1 375 ~;()U n-t""H.=-:ST r1ICHOFILM CO ## p 0 £~. 1 C~ 1215 t.~ TX 79991. EL PAEO The 'j \" .-Y" \. : .,," i·' j " . ,~ NO. 18 IN OUR 39TH YEAR RUIDOSO. LINCOLN COUNTY. NEW MEXICO 88345 MONDAY, JULY 9,1984 >, . n, . 4,¥," .£) .,' t :'1-.... • j"." Amphitheater opposed ! .• :: ... ; by DARRELL J. PEHR tt rounded by development. we have control over it," Hine said. "~ . News Staff Writer .. ' Ktr!se~aa~d s.aj4 he was concerned He maintained that the board has f; ..' about tfie'1iltuatron. and the respon­ never made representations that the ~, ", A proposed amphitheater for the sibilities of the ECICWSA board land would remain undeveloped. Ruidoso Summer Festival is in the members. He pointed out that the board center of a growing controversy bet­ "It seems like their position is to recently sold land which is presently ween the Eagle Creek Inter~ protect the watershed/J he said, He being used as a site for condominiums Community Water Supply Associa· added that he felt the encouragement near Eagle Creek Ski Area. tion (ECICWSA) and landowners ad· of commercial development may be The ECICWSA land is not affected jacent to the amphitheater site. outside the board's intended jurisdic­ by the restrictive covenants of the "I can guarantee that nobody wants tion. surrounding subdivisions, Hine said, it up there." real estate agent Rose According to Ruidoso village "Nobody else can covenant our pro­ Peebles said of property owners in the manager Jim Hine, an ECICWSA perty,., he said. Enchanted Mesa subdivision, which board member, the Eagle Creek According to Leon Eggleston, clerk abuts the Eagle Creek land. That land Association is much like a private for the association, the proposed site ~ ': has been suggested as a site for an corporation. The board is formed of for the amphitheater is on about 40 outdoor amphitheater for the Ruidoso members appointed by the village acres along Ski Run and Mon Jeau Summer Festival. councils of Ruidoso and Capitan. roads. He added that a 2~acre buffer Peebles explained that many pe0­ Hine said the association was form­ zone of undeveloped Eagle Creek land ple had bought lots in Enchanted ed when the two villages went would separate the amphitheater Mesa because of the seclusion, never together on a purchase of former from Enchanted Mesa. .I suspecting that commercial develop­ railroad land. Although the main pur­ Jackie Spencer of the Summer •I ment would spring up in the area. She pose of the board originally was to Festival board of directors made the also pointed out restrictive covenants provide water for the villages, the original request of the association of the subdivision that forbid com­ board also controls purchases and that the land be leased for the am­ mercial development. sales of the 600 acres the association phitheater site, at an ECICWSA "When 1 bought the land, I was currently owns. meeting June 20. given to understand that that land According to Hine, the board func­ According to Peter Strobel, also a was not to be developed," said Lance tions "for the benefit of the corpora­ member of the festival board, no deci­ Kirkegaard, a property owner in En­ tion serving public needs." sion has yet been made by the board At crossvvalk purposes chanted Mesa, referring to the Eagle "It's the feelings of the present to accept the lease drawn up by the Creek land. "I didn't want to be sur- board to retain ownership of land so association for use of the land. Traffic slows while a State Highway driver shall overtake a car stopped for a Department crew Installs a crosswalk on crosswalk. Also, the law says that Sudderth Drive Thursday. State law says anyone crossing the street and not using a driver must yield the right of way to the crosswalk must yield the right of way anyone using a crosswalk, and that no to traffic. It's official-=-Chamber dues up by MATT 6051510 breakdown of income and expenst"S, the chamber He urged the board to News Staff Wr1ter including lodgers' tax funds income delay the increase and how the funds will be spent Buddy Bundick responded, "When The Ruidoso Valley Chamber of The bottom hne. according to the you go up at all you're going to lose Commerce board of directors approved budget proposal. is that in­ some people." He said he did not unanimously approved a flat $40 coming and outgoing funds offset think too many members would drop membership.. -dues increase ~riday, each ot.her~ Jeaving tile chamber WJt.O out be~aU&e o( the inetea.se. then went on to approve the a balanced budget. Paxton said that the dues increase chamber's budget for 1984-85. Carrigan said that the budget could still will keep chamber members at a ExcludIng new chamber members. go into surplus if all members paid dues level lower than or comparable the dues will now be $150 a year for their dues He said the chamber has to other chambers o( commerce about 75 percent of the membership. an 87 percent collection rate a t pre­ throughout the state. more (or the larger businesses. The sent. giving it an anticipated dues On a motion from Paul Crown. the Increase is retroactive to July 1 total of $75,000. board approved the across-the-board The meeting was called specifically That figure would jump to $90,000. increase. A dues increase (or That's politics to review and look at the budget, ex­ Carriga n said, if the entire member­ associate members also was approv­ plained board president James Pax­ ship came through on dues payments. ed, raiSIng the annual payment from It was baby kissing time for Senator Pete Fifth Annual Mescalero Celebration ton He said the budget committee, Budgie Green, who attended the $25 to $35 Domenlci Saturday as he rode in the Parade in Mescalero. which met in special session last Mon­ meeting as a chamber member. said Board members also approved the day, had devised a new form for last year's $10 dues increase resulted budget with minor wording amend­ reporting the budget tha t he felt was in a 15 percent drop in membership ment.s. now more readable and understan­ He predicted that this year's $40 in­ The entT) for .'Travel and Enter­ dable crease, which represents a jump of 36 tainment" was changed to just Bill Carrigan presented the new percent, will result in a larger "Travel." and "Other PromotlOns" form to members. going over the number o( businesses dropping out of became "Special Promotions." Villages' governing bodies to meet Ruidoso Downs 1:x>ard o( trustees filiated with the Ruidoso Hondo The Ruidoso village counctl WIll members plan their regular meeting VaHey Hospital about areas of protec­ meet at 6'30 pm Tuesday, July 10. at at 7 p.m today (Monday) in the tion and assistance. concerning village hall The items on the agenda vHlage hall on Highway 70 vlllage fire department volunteers include: Agenda items include: - A reques t (rom Al Junge on a -A presentation by Shaw The Capitan village council will meet at 7 tonight (Monday) at village street name change Engineering of a replat of Frank Cox ~A request from Marti Crupper of property. hall. Items on the agenda include Condel Architecture and Engineers of -A proposed ordinance for a gross EJ Paso. Texas. on a planning and receipts tax for infrastructure. If the -- Rpsolution on call for ele-ctlOns and budget transfers zoning subject. council passed the ordinance, it would -Ordinance 84-15. requiring a per­ schedule an election for a 0.5 percent -Opening of bids for tennis court improvement. mit for site preparation and installa­ sales tax to be spent on sewer lines. tion of mobile homes streets and other related facilities. -Budget increases (or MVD and highway. ~Ordinance 84-16, annexation peti­ The sales tax in the village is now tion of B. H. Buchanan. 4.5 percent. - Discussion on village haII annex and rural water seminar. -0r dina n c e 84- 17 . repe a lin g -Discussion of sanitation depart­ -EDD profile meetings. Chapter 2. Article 1. of the Municipal ment rates and other matters. -Review of personnel practices Code and establishing the library -Discussion of the New Mexico -Delinquent business registra- board as an advisory board. Municipal League conference plann­ tions. -A request for a restaurant beer A careless Fourth of July celebration fireworks evidence is Ira Caster (left). fire ed in Santa Fe in September. -Motor vehicle office hours. and wine license for Jeremiah resulted in the destruction of about half­ prevention officer for the Ruidoso area. Moon's, 104 Vine Road. a -Acceptance of Police Chief -Attorney reports on P&Z acre of forest Thursday. Displaying the and Andy Hale, foreman. Charles Robinson's resignation. - Report on flood plan. ~A public hearing for final budget -Consideration of extending the -Water Advisory Board approval. warranty on the new garbage truck. -Announcement of special -A report from village attorney -Discussion of a letter from meeting, ordinances on gross receipts Lee Huckstep regarding placement of Emergency Medical Service af- tax. security guards at places with live entertainment. Fireworks blamed for forest fire -Consideration of ambulance bids received. Firefighters of the Smokey Bear }.: ~~'.~ sive mop-up procedur('. whiC'h in­ WEATHER REPORT -Consideration of bids received for Hot Shot Crew and Forest Service '<\i "7> dudes carefully extinguishing all a metal building for the village Sewer .. Monday's predicted high. around 83 personnel responded Thursday to remaining traces of fire throughout Department.