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Public commenters press county on salvage yard cleanup; praise PHI Air agreement and hospital staffing
Summary
During public comment at the Feb. 23, 2023 Cibola County commission meeting, residents asked the county to inspect and clean up an apparent salvage yard on State Road 53, praised a new air-medical agreement and local event turnout, and gave updates on hospital staffing and a forthcoming county 'safe room.'
Several residents spoke during the public comment period at the Feb. 23, 2023 meeting of the Cibola County Board of County Commissioners.
Rony Pynes, a resident, asked the commissioners when the property on State Road 53—described in his remarks as a salvage yard with broken and burned vehicles, trash and other debris—would be inspected or cleaned up. The transcript records Mr. Pynes requesting follow-up on the property; no staff timeline or county action on that complaint was recorded in the meeting minutes.
Thomas Wheelan thanked the commission for an agreement with PHI Air that the public commenter characterized as providing access to emergency air transport for county residents with the county co-pay covered. Wheelan also praised the Trail Alliance for organizing the county's Quadrathlon, which he said drew about 300 participants, and provided a brief update on the local hospital: he said an orthopedic surgeon will visit three times weekly and that three new OB/GYNs have joined the staff. Wheelan said the county's planned "safe room," intended for people who feel they may harm themselves, will open within the next few weeks. These remarks were entered under public comment; the minutes do not record a formal county response or an operational timeline beyond Wheelan's statement.
CL Peterson invited the public to a free movie night at the Cibola Arts Gallery and asked that local artists, including Gilbert Waconda, be considered for recognition at the Santa Fe Roundhouse during the 2023 legislative session.
These public comments were entered into the meeting record during the public comment agenda item; the board proceeded to its new-business votes after public comment.
