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Clovis votes to permit liquor license renewal

Clovis city commission voted Thursday to allow Shogun Japanese Steak House to renew its liquor license.

The restaurant has been at 600 Pile Street for years but because of a reent corporate structure change state law requires the restaurant to apply for the license again.  A short public hearing was held, short because no one showed up to comment on the matter.  A vote was held and the commission approved the request.

Mayor Pro Tem Chris Bryant reported on the recent hospital board meeting he attended.  He said Plains Regional Medical Center continues to work on recruiting new physicians and retaining physicians.

There was activity concerning getting improvements done on Sugar Beet Road on the east side of town around its intersection with US 60/70/84.  The commission adopted a resolution declaring the city’s intent to submit an application to the New Mexico Department of Transportation for “Local Government Transportation Project Funds” and allowing matching funds if awarded.

Mayor Mike Morris gave a report to the commission on a recent meeting of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority, the board that is overseeing construction of the Ute Water Pipeline of which Morris is chairman.

Morris spoke of a workshop for pipeline member communities to outline what their share of the pipeline looks like for each member community.  That meeting is set for March 14 at 6:00 p.m. at the North Annex of the Clovis Carver Public Library in Clovis.

Morris had praise for retiring district 3 city commissioner Fidel Madrid, praising Madrid for working hard at his job as commissioner even though he is retiring.

City Finance Director LeighAnn Melancon spoke to the commission about Tuesday’s city election noting that the 995 votes cast represented 5.14% of the city’s registered voters.

Morris expressed disappointment at the low voter turnout.  “I would expect that the public would have more interest than that,” he said.

Melancon said, “We normally run at 17% to 19% voter turnout.”

District 2 city commissioner Gary Elliott blamed low voter turnout on “no debates or candidate forums.”

District 1 commissioner James Burns said, “I think people vote when they are upset or angry, and people aren’t upset or angry.”

Clovis city commission meets for a second March session on the 17th at 5:15 p.m. in the North Annex of The Clovis Carver Library.

 
 
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