Speakers during the Sandoval County public-comment period addressed several unrelated topics, including a civil‑authority/sovereignty advocacy effort and support for a proposed local solar project.

Daniel Chavez described a video and supporting documents he said explain “how we lost our republic and also how we got it back,” urging people to visit a website and subscribe to a newsletter. Micah Crystal (identified in the transcript as Dr. Mariecki) expanded on that theme and described actions taken by the group to “rehabilitate the abandonment republic” and encouraged attendees to declare “sovereign status.” Those remarks were delivered during public comment and were not statements by county officials.

Other residents offered civic remarks welcoming newly seated commissioners; Ramona Goolsby and Rhonda Orchard thanked the board and urged accountability and civic engagement. Fred Walti spoke in favor of the Diamond Tail solar project and said he supports rapid deployment of carbon‑free energy. County staff told the speaker the project hearing was not on that night’s agenda and that staff will schedule a separate hearing to hear the appeal and accommodate public interest.

The board did not take formal action on any speaker requests during the public-comment period; items raised were recorded as public comment and will be handled through the county’s pending procedures where appropriate.