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Questa council shares local updates: landfill schedule change, donation drive and annexation talks
Summary
At the Sept. 24 meeting councilmembers thanked staff for flag replacement, noted a State Fair recognition, relayed offers of donated storage and a jacket drive, reported that the landfill will close Saturdays due to staffing and equipment issues, and discussed a possible annexation of Eagle Rock Lake.
Council members used the Sept. 24 meeting to share multiple community updates and offers.
Local acknowledgments and community offers: Councilwoman Louise Gallegos thanked Clerk Valerie Vigil and the utility department for quickly replacing flags in the town center and recognized former Mayor Mark Gallegos for entering a burger in the State Fair. Councilwoman Katrina Gonzales said C&M Storage has offered a storage unit to the Village and that Larry Sanchez proposed starting a jacket donation drive.
Landfill operations and meetings: Councilor Jason Gonzalez reported on a landfill meeting and said the facility will close on Saturdays because of staffing and equipment issues. Mayor John Ortega announced that Water and Natural Resource meetings are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Sept. 26–27, and said he met with the Forest Service’s new manager to discuss annexation of Eagle Rock Lake into Questa. Mayor Ortega also said a business forum held at the council chambers drew about six attendees.
Record and procedure: These matters were reported under "Matters from the Mayor and Councilmembers" near the end of the meeting. The minutes record the items as announcements and do not show formal motions or assignments related to the offers or the landfill schedule; further operational details and any timelines were not provided in the minutes.
Provenance: Announcements and updates recorded under Matters from the Mayor and Councilmembers in the Village of Questa meeting minutes, Sept. 24, 2024.
