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Mayor Torres urges no fracking in the Rio Grande Basin; county resolution and neighborhood traffic changes noted
Summary
During announcements Mayor Jack Torres urged opposition to fracking in the Rio Grande Basin for health and safety reasons, noted a DVD documenting citizen resistance, and said Sandoval County approved a resolution to support $320,000 for moving utilities on 550; Public Works installed four speed tables on Sheriff Posse Road.
In announcements at the Sept. 24, 2018 meeting, Mayor Jack Julity S. Torres urged opposition to hydraulic fracturing in the Rio Grande Basin on public-health and safety grounds and referenced a DVD titled "Sacred Land, Sacred Water" documenting citizen efforts. He also said Sandoval County approved a resolution to support moving utilities on Highway 550 and that the county would need to find funding in its budget to deliver the $320,000 support he described. Ida Fierro noted a Sandoval County meeting at 4:30 p.m. on the county's Oil and Gas Ordinance. Andy Edmondson reported four speed tables had been installed on Sheriff Posse Road to slow traffic.
These remarks occurred during the meeting's announcements section and did not trigger council action in this session.
