Linnet Thompson   was 611 travis

11:31am on Sunday, July 25th, 2010

"Content has been edited due to threatened litigation: Issues on 611 Travis"

Alan Briley, City Manager:  Ms. Thompson - I had to edit your three comments due to the nature of your complaint - This sounds like a matter for an attorney with regard to disputes over ownership. As far as the complaint about the police department - we do not have a police department, and if we did, land issues would not normally go to the police department. If you wish to contact me to discuss, please call 575-744-4892.

Mike   Elephant Butte

10:13am on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

when is there going to be a newsletter out to update us on what is happening around town.

Alan Briley, City Manager:  Summer is here already - my how times fly when you are having fun. I will try to get one out this summer. But in the mean time, there is a lot going on. Go to the Elephant Butte Chamber website (the link is in our Helpful Links section) or www.sierracountyevents.com is another good place. The City is working on sewer lines in the Northwest section of town. We recieved $2,300,000 in stimulus money to help with construction. The project should be done by December. The other exciting thing is our landscape project along Highway 195. We recieved $100,000 in stimulus money for that project. We are adding some enhancements such as landscape rock - and we are getting a lot of compliments and some complaints about the larger rocks. The larger rocks will be blended into the landscape - not lined up as we temporarily have them now. Plans are underway for our City Celebration. We are going to try a different date than the last 2 years. Tenatively we have it for September 11 in conjunction with the Balloon Regatta. During July, Water Street will be under construction for paving. Keep asking questions. Alan

Dave Mills   Crookston, Mn

2:59pm on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Dear Alan:
This is a follow-up to the February 19th e-mail about installation of sewer lines on East Travis St. Alan this question is for future planning only so no hurry on the response, since we are two lots in from Country Club road about 100 ft ... read more »

Alan Briley, City Manager:  Yes it is possible. The City Council has amended the original ordinance to allow for such a thing. The Line Extension policy allows a private or a group of private owners to build the sewer mainline at their cost. Knowing that the City will eventually run the sewer line at their expense, we are willing to work with the owners to credit, or somehow be able to offset some (no more than 50%) of the cost. It will be a negotiated thing and the amount of credit will depend on how many customers the extension will serve, cost of construction, future value of money, cost of engineering, etc. Hope this helps in your planning efforts.

Linda   Texas

3:10pm on Thursday, March 4th, 2010

What is the population and are there any business in town?

Alan Briley, City Manager:  The official census in 2000 was 1390. Elephant Butte is a resort type of town where about 50% of our housing is part time (mainly summer) residents. So using that information, during the summer and holidays our population grows by a lot of people. The 2010 Census will tell us more, but we think there will be an increase in full time population. There are 206 business licenses registered here in Elephant Butte. Some are one time contractors which may not be in business currently. The link on our site to the Chamber of Commerce will be a great place for you to look at the businesses we have here in Elephant Butte.

Steve   Santa Fe

4:49pm on Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Hi Alan, can you tell be what are the minimum requred monthly service fees for sewage, water, and electricity in the city

Alan Briley, City Manager:  First, I need to put a disclaimer in here. The City only has about a quarter to a third of all the town on sewer, therefore, this applies to just those residences on sewer. Same with the Water, but we have less than a quarter of the City on our City water system. The electricity is run by Sierra Electric CO-OP and can be reached at 575-744-5231. OUR BASIC SEWER RATE FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS IS $22.00 PER MONTH (RATES FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IS DIFFERENT AND BASED UPON THE TYPE OF BUSINESS). WATER RATES FOR ONLY THOSE CUSTOMERS IN OUR SYSTEM IS $14.04 PER MONTH PLUS $1.73 PER 1,000 GALLONS OVER THE FIRST 1,000. There are also standby fees which apply to vacant lots where the water and sewer lines are available. The water rates are being studied to see if this rate generates enough revenues for operations, system maintenance and upgrade, future expansion and growth, and requirements to meet EPA regulations. A workshop to discuss the water rates is scheduled for March 24 at 10:00am here at City Hall.