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Residents press Luna County for clearer rules and a public list on abandoned-property cleanups
Summary
Carol Felsley urged greater transparency in the county's code-enforcement process for abandoned properties, saying a public list of 80 properties is confusing and inconsistent; planning staff said the county is prioritizing visible areas and will move to a software system to track enforcement.
Carol Felsley told commissioners she is concerned about how the county is prioritizing abandoned properties and urged clearer public records and consistent follow-up.
"The county interest in cleaning up abandoned properties is what I'm interested in tonight," Felsley said, adding that she had obtained a county list that showed "like, 80 properties" but that only a fraction appeared to be actively managed. She said one property on her list showed as closed despite two abandoned RVs and ongoing trash on the site.
Planning staff member Lupita (identified during the exchange) said the property in question is on "Manny's list" and that staff are prioritizing properties that are more visible, have more traffic or houses nearby. Lupita told the meeting the county is beginning a process to track code-enforcement work and plans to transition to software that will make records accessible to the public.
One commissioner suggested posting a publicly accessible list on the county website that would show where each property stands in the resolution process and allow community input to adjust priorities.
No formal policy or vote was taken during the meeting; staff described the change to a software tracking system as a work in progress. Residents asked the county to ensure consistent criteria for prioritization and to make historical records of enforcement actions available.
Next steps: staff said they are implementing a software system to track code-enforcement properties and will consider making a public list available online; no timetable was given in the meeting transcript.
