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Grant County meeting: hospital board appointment, routine approvals and USDA wildlife update
Summary
Commissioners approved a slate of routine items including the appointment of Tanya Elliot to the regional medical center board and several infrastructure and funding measures; USDA Wildlife Services introduced a new district supervisor and discussed rabies, Mexican gray wolf issues and screwworm monitoring.
SILVER CITY, N.M. — At its Feb. 12 regular meeting, the Grant County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine items, heard a USDA Wildlife Services introduction and scheduled further internal follow‑up on real property and water rights.
The board unanimously approved the consent agenda and later voted to appoint Tanya Elliot to the Hidalgo Regional Medical Center board of trustees; commissioners cited her background as a respiratory therapist and as a Medicaid attorney as qualifications for the volunteer role.
Other actions taken by voice vote included approval of an airport parking‑lot drainage improvement project, a commitment of local funds for senior services, an agreement contingent on receipt of matching funds, a resolution recognizing telecommunicators and a local DWI grant application resolution. A bar budget adjustment request was also approved.
Ray Pierce of USDA Wildlife Services introduced new district supervisor David Carrasco and described the agency’s coverage of nuisance wildlife, recent sampling for rabies and surveillance for the reappearance of the New World screwworm. Pierce told commissioners the county will have access to quarterly reports and that a locally based specialist will attend future meetings when in place.
Before adjourning into an executive session on real property and water rights, commissioners thanked public participants and encouraged continued civic engagement on matters raised during public comment.
