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Anthony board appoints Delia Montes, reappoints Noe Juarez and schedules removal hearing for planning commission chair
Summary
The Board approved the appointment of Delia Montes and the reappointment of Noe Juarez to the Planning and Zoning Commission and voted to schedule a removal hearing for Commission Chair Arnulfo Castaneda at the June 3, 2026 regular meeting after the chair did not submit a promised resignation letter.
The Anthony Board of Trustees approved two Planning and Zoning Commission membership items and scheduled a removal hearing for the commission chair.
Trustee Fernando G. Herrera moved to appoint Delia Montes to the Planning and Zoning Commission; MPT Jose G. Garcia Jr. seconded and the motion passed (recorded as Vote (3-0-1)). The board then approved the reappointment of Noe Juarez to the same commission by the same vote pattern. Both motions were recorded in the meeting minutes as passing by roll call.
Mayor Gabriel I. Holguin told the board that concerns had been raised about the leadership of the Planning and Zoning Commission and specifically about Chair Arnulfo Castaneda. The mayor said Mr. Castaneda had been contacted on multiple occasions about resigning and had indicated he would provide a resignation letter but had not done so. The mayor said follow-up communications had been made and that the governing body would discuss options under the city's ordinances and procedures, including notice of a removal hearing.
Following that discussion, MPT Garcia moved and Trustee Genaro Soriano seconded to schedule a removal hearing for Planning and Zoning Commission Chair Arnulfo Castaneda at the June 3, 2026 regular meeting; the motion passed (recorded as Vote (3-0-1)). The minutes contain an inconsistent spelling of the chair's given name in one place ("Amulfo"), which appears to be a transcription error; the mayor's initial reference uses "Arnulfo Castaneda." The minutes do not record a resignation letter or any formal removal action at this meeting; the scheduled hearing will be the next opportunity for the board to consider removal.
The board adjourned at 8:27 p.m.
