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🌱 How county budget woes are reshaping dispatch and services near Moriarty

Also check out A Ceremony of Carols & Christmas Lessons & Carols on the Moriarty Patch calendar

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Coffee in hand, Moriarty? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How county budget woes are reshaping dispatch and services near Moriarty

Also on today's calendar: A Ceremony of Carols & Christmas Lessons & Carols.

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 60 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 64, low: 41.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 66 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• County $5.7M Over Budget on Building and Operating at a Deficit (mountainairdispatch.com) — Torrance County leaders are wrestling with a multimillion‑dollar budget gap while also shifting 911 dispatch overtime work from Moriarty police officers to Estancia officers because of staffing shortages. Commissioners reviewed costly road and building needs, animal services progress, and a new emergency alert system that Moriarty-area residents will have to opt into. They also postponed a pay raise request for the elections office amid wider cash‑flow concerns.
   

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