Dear Editor, I am writing today as a concerned citizen. Have you ever driven up Leech Street?
I asked this because if you have then you know exactly what I'm talking about and why I ask how did these $200,000 and $300,000 homes get approval to be built when it isn't even a legal street. If you are coming and/or going down the section from Third Street up the hill and meet another.car, one of you must pull over and let the other one by. There are no sidewalks and it is barely a blacktop much less pavement. So, I question how the homes got zoned for building and if the city plans on remedying the situation as they're working around the city doing street repairs.
Anyone knowing the answer please feel free to respond. Thank you.
Sincerely, Elva Estlee P-Dominguez
In Defense of Manager Fletcher
Dear editor, I guess the Christmas kindness is over for some people. I have the highest respect for Kate Fletcher as a human being, a manager, a mother. She is a woman of high integrity that believes in transparency in government and has done an amazing job as Cibola County Manager.
Some things you might not know about Kate. She is not republican or democrat, she is British! She grew up in London and had an amazing life. Her grandfather had a patent for a farm product that changed British Agriculture and was rewarded by Queen Elizabeth II, by being invited to lunch with his family and the families of other inventors at Buckingham Palace. Kate was there! Kate was babysat by British Actress Emma Thompson before she became famous!
Kate's parents brought their family to the United States when Kate was ten years old. They lived in California and returned to England when Kate was sixteen years old. Kate went to college and ran a chain of restaurants successfully. At twenty-two she was invited to manage a fine British restaurant in Santa Monica, California and put her managerial skills to good work. She met her future husband, who was a U.S. Marine stationed in the area, and were married. Kate was not a war bride. She has spent more time in the United States than in Britain! They moved to Catron County and lived there for many years, where Kate was involved in everything that would benefit the community.
Kate has three children, who are adults, and two beautiful granddaughters. They are amazing people. When Kate's marriage ended four years ago, she accepted the position as Cibola County Manager and has done amazing job. Whatever her former husband may, or may not have done, has nothing to do with Kate Fletcher. She has brought financial transparency and insists that local, State and Federal Laws are followed all the time. I am proud of her many accomplishments and consider her a good friend. We are very lucky to have here in Cibola County and accomplishment after accomplishment can be attributed to her forward thinking and team building.
Robert S. Windhorst
Denouncing Violence Directed Toward Public Servants
Dear editor, Elected officials should never be put in harm's way or made to feel unsafe on the job or in their own homes. Our public servants, regardless of party, are chosen by the people to uphold our nation’s, and the state of New Mexico’s constitution, and work tirelessly to serve all New Mexicans.
A core tenet of our American democracy is to be able to work across the aisle towards common goals through our legislative, judicial, and election systems through nonviolent measures. With the increasing attacks on our democratic institutions in recent years, it’s alarming to see this violence brought directly to our doorsteps here in New Mexico.
Common Cause New Mexico unequivocally denounces all violence directed toward public servants and is dedicated to increasing protections for those who work to serve the public and uphold the democratic system that serves us all. In this upcoming legislative session, we plan to ensure that there are steeper consequences for bad actors and that our leaders are better protected from such violence moving forward.
Mario Jimenez, executive director of Common Cause New Mexico