Monies available for landowners to clean property

"Lincoln County is looking for landowners who are willing to participate in a wildfire threat reduction/forest health improvement program funded by FEMA for forest thinning and forest waste disposal on private property. FEMA will pay 100% of project cost. The landowner must own property in the area(s) described in the attached instructions. The Sun Valley Water District is included as one of the County's high priority areas. The attached form must be completed and returned to the County as soon as possible. Call the County Planner at 258.5834, ext. 1 if you have questions."

N.M. Forestry in Capitan also now has cost-share money available for thinning on a 70/30 basis. Local folks can apply by calling State Forestry in Capitan.

FEMA HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAM

*100% paid by FEMA and Lincoln County
*Project goal - 4,000 acres
*Monies available - $4.5 Mil
*Based on PROPERTY OWNER PARTICIPATION
*Designed to protect all local water systems
*Proposed treatment areas: Brady Canyon, Carrizo, Eagle Creek, Lakeshore/Flying J, Nogal, Southside of Highway 220, Sun Valley, Upper Cedar Creek, West Gavilan.

Partners: U.S. Department of Homeland Security FEMA, Lincoln County, South Central Mountain RC&D Council, U.S. Forest Service, New Mexico State Forestry, New Mexico Emergency Management/Homeland Security and Little Bear Forest Reform Coalition.

Project Coordinator: Justin King / King Industries
(719) 510 0026
justin@king-projects.com

Mail the application to: 

Lincoln  County Manager
Attn: Hazard Mitigation Grant
P.O. Box 711
Carrizozo, NM 88301

Please call or email the Sun Valley Office to get an application sent to you.  575-258-5240 or sunvalleywater@valornet.com 

New Water Rates go into effect Dec. 23, 2014

Attorneys Give Free Legal Help in Lincoln County on Oct. 18

A free legal fair will be held in Ruidoso from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, at the Ruidoso Community Center, 501 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso.  State Bar of N.M. Attorneys will be available to provide free consultations on a first-come, first serve basis on a variety of civil legal topics.

This clinic presented by the 12th Judicial District Pro Bono Committee.  For more information, contact Aja Brooks at 505-797-6040 or abrooks@nmbar.org

2014 Fall Lincoln County Electronics Recycling Day

Date: Saturday, November 1st, 2014

Time: 9 AM – 12 Noon Cost: FREE!!!

Where: All American Park, Ruidoso Downs

   What: Eligible Electronic Devices (EEDs) (see list below)

No large kitchen appliances of any kind or size!

Please drop off your obsolete, outdated and replaced electronic items during this 3-hour E-cycling event. Acceptable items include:

COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS OFFICE EQUIPMENT SMALL and 

Circuit boards Computer workstations HOUSEHOLD ELECTRONICS

Desktop towers & laptop computers Calculators Gaming hardware

Hardware Audio/visual equipment Cell Phones

Monitors, Keyboards, & Mice Pagers Satellite Receivers and Dishes

Network hardware Fax machines Radios

Modems Telephones CD & DVD ROMs

Printers and toner cartridges  Wireless devices & plotters Televisions

Toner Cartridges  And other consumer electronics

Sponsored by:

Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce

Keep Ruidoso Beautiful

Greentree Solid Waste Authority

Lawrence Brothers IGA

 Ruidoso Downs Parks & Recreation 

                   Schlotzsky’s  

Keep Ruidoso Downs Beautiful

In Conjunction with:

Keep America Beautiful New Mexico Recycling Coalition

For more information or to volunteer to help at the E-cycling event, please call 

GSWA at 378-4697 or Toll Free at 1- 877- 548 - 8772.

Appliance Recycling/Tire Disposal Roundup

Free drop off recycling event for old major appliances and discarded tires will be held from 8 am to 4 pm on Thursday & Friday, September 25 & 26, and from 8 to Noon on Saturday, September 27, at All American Park in Ruidoso Downs for all Lincoln County and Mescalero residents.

Old damaged or discarded furnaces, hot water heaters, dryers, washing machines, refrigerators, stoves and freezers will be accepted. Other types of scrap metal will also be accepted except for (Chain Link Fence) wire. No trash of any kind should be in the appliances.

Passenger vehicle, SUV and light truck tires with less than 20” rim diameters will also be accepted at no charge. No heavy equipment, tractor or large semi-truck tires will be accepted, but tires on rims or just rims will also be collected.

Commercial tire companies are no longer eligible to participate in the amnesty event.

For more information, contact the Solid Waste Authority office at 575-378-4697, extension 10 or toll free at 877-548-8772, via email at gswa@greentreeswa.org or at www.greentreeswa.org.   

Give away your dead tree wood & get ready for WINTER!

Just a reminder to keep cutting down those dead trees. Cut the larger wood into stove size and stack next to the road with a simple sign stating "FREE WOOD". People WILL pick it up and you won't have to pay for disposal. ALSO - with winter coming early this year -- it's not too early to winterize your house. TURN OFF your water shut-off valve if you don't intend to be back before winter sets in. Thank you from your Directors of the Sun Valley Water Board

Beware of Lightning

On July 31 when lightning hit this tree on Rialto Dr. in Sun Valley, it made everyone jump!  Blew large chunks of tree to the houses on both side and across the street.  If you don't get hit by lightning-you could get hit by flying wood. This web page shows where lightning strikes occur.  Too bad it wouldn't show us July 31 strikes.

http://www.intellicast.com/Storm/Severe/Lightning.aspx