Doña Ana CountyMonday, November 2
Project Jupiter's new monitoring committee elected Lynn Moorer chair at its first meeting
The Daily El Paso team
If you follow Project Jupiter, the new 11-member Community Monitoring Committee held its first meeting Sat., Oct. 31 at the Doña Ana County Government Center in Las Cruces. It set rules of order and elected Lynn Moorer chair over nominee Arturo Terrazas. Terrazas became vice chair, and Don Bassett is secretary.
The committee's first session ran four hours
- 11
- residents on the Community Monitoring Committee
- 4 hours
- for its first session
- 60 minutes
- baseline public comment window members debated
- 3 minutes
- per speaker in that debated format
Reactions split. Karena Oberman, who opposes the project, told KTSM 9 News it's “very inspiring to me” to see the committee's members step forward. KFOX reported that some residents questioned the committee's independence, and others asked for more representation from Sunland Park and Santa Teresa.
- Draft bylaws: live Spanish interpretation, recordings, transcripts online
- Future meetings: sites south of Las Cruces, mileage stipends discussed
- Next session: date and place not yet announced
Want a say? The committee is inviting the public to submit suggested topics and expert speaker recommendations for upcoming study sessions.
Two-thirdsvote needed for future bylaw amendments
The committee also adopted language updates to its bylaws on personal gifts, gratuities, favors and benefits.
Source: KVIA
Sources: KVIA, KTSM 9 News, KFOX