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Taking steps toward better traffic flow

Monday, 02 August 2021 11:56 gallupsun

In 2019, the City of Gallup and the NMDOT developed a Gallup Area Transportation Safety Plan that identified the I-40/US 491 interchange as a high-priority area for safety and traffic mitigation measures. In the fall of 2020, NMDOT started a Phase IA/B Study to identify options to make the interchange area safer for all users and examine how the interchange can work better with the Maloney Avenue/US 491 intersection.

At the second public information meeting, which was attended by more engineers than area residents, Derek Meier, an NMDOT consultant with Wilson & Company advised that the team had selected the following three options.Installing two, single-lane roundabouts which...

N.M. Representative resigns her seat

Friday, 30 July 2021 20:14 gallupsun

SANTA FE — Representative Sheryl Williams Stapleton, D-Albuquerque, resigned from the New Mexico House of Representatives July 30, including from her position as House Majority Leader.

In response, Speaker of the House Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, House Majority Whip Doreen Gallegos, D- Las Cruces, and House Majority Caucus Chair D. Wonda Johnson, D-Rehoboth, issued the following statement:

“Given the weight of the allegations against Rep. Stapleton and the ongoing investigation, her resignation from the House is appropriate and in the best interest of the Legislature and the state. There is important work to be done for the people of New Mexico, and House Democrats and our strong...

DESTINATION: GALLUP

Friday, 30 July 2021 03:17 By Holly J. Wagner Sun Correspondent

City logos get fresh coat of paint

Gallup is getting a brand refresh.

Based on surveys of residents and past visitors, as well as local history, the branding consultancy company Bandwagon LLC has developed a color palette and mood for a new logo to be used in Gallup promotional materials including print, digital advertising, billboards, visitor guide, and tourist merchandise, such as T-shirts.

The new logo and slogan are a move away from “GallupRealTrue,” as the city works to forge a unique brand as a destination city.

“The art, the jewelry, the weavings were things that all the surveys brought up,” Bandwagon partner Cory Cart said. “We realized there was a very...

To keep Gallup flush, sewer rates must rise

Friday, 30 July 2021 03:15 By Holly J. Wagner Sun Correspondent

Without the sewer service rate hike that’s hitting Gallup utility bills this month, the city could be in financial trouble.

“We have infrastructure that is failing,” Executive Director of Water and Sanitation Dennis Romero said. “By not taking care of that capital need, your operational costs go up because we can’t just let sewage run down the street.”

The increase amounts to about $5 a month for those in modest circumstances, and more like $12 a month for a family in a single family home, Gallup CFO Patty Holland told the Sun. That averages out to about 25 percent a month for customers, beginning July 1.

“Unfortunately the need has been increasing because we’ve been...

Shopping for manikins

Friday, 30 July 2021 03:15 By Holly J. Wagner Sun Correspondent

Fire Department GRANT money going to specialized training equipment

These manikins are no dummies.

In fact, the new Quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation training manikins heading to the Gallup Fire Department have smart features that give real-time feedback to trainees on how effective their optimally-lifesaving measures are.

The life-size Little Family dolls – just a head and torso for adult and child models, plus a full-body baby – are laced with digital sensors that measure pace, pressure and compression depth, and send signals to digital phone apps, so trainers and their charges can easily see the results in real time.

“This is going to provide the first responders...