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Democratic Party of Torrance County Newsletter 

May 20, 2024

Good Morning Democrats,

In Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Torrance County spent a little over 76 million dollars, a very large chunk of money, but only about 10% of that money came from Torrance County taxpayers. The county received over 68 million dollars in grants or direct payments from the state and federal governments through the Covid Recovery Act (for schools) , Build Back Better Act (for roads, and a County Roads Building), PILT, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the American Recovery Plan Act. The American Recovery Plan Act funded water projects in McIntosh, Manzano, Torreon, Duran, and Encino and there were road improvements to chip and seal, then micro seal roads throughout the county.

Various grants were administered by both state and federal agencies, including the USDA, FEMA, Senator Ben Ray Lujan’s office and Congresswoman Stansbury’s, the New Mexico Office of the State Fire Marshall, the State Water Trust Board, plus appropriations from the State Legislature. All of these were federal monies that were intended to be used in economically depressed areas like Torrance County.

In the not-too-distant future, Torrance County will be building a 9-million-dollar Fire/EMS/LifeGuard Helicopter Service heliport which will house a Physician’s Assistant and Flight Nurse while the helicopter is present on nights and weekends. Between PMS clinics in the county and the LifeGuard staff, Torrance County will have 24 hour “urgent care” medical care, funded with the assistance of Senator Lujan and Congresswoman Stansbury, along with the USDA from monies from the Infrastructure Act, Build Back Better, and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Sam Schropp

Torrance County Commission District 3

DPTC News

CALL

NOTICE OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF TORRANCE COUNTY 

ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE POST-PRIMARY CONVENTION

Pursuant to Article 1-8 of the Election Handbook of the State Of New Mexico, a Call is hereby issued for a Democratic Party of Torrance County Post-Primary Convention to elect delegates and alternates to the Democratic Party of New Mexico’s June 22, 2024 Post-Primary Convention. The DPTC Post-Primary Convention will be held on Saturday, June 8th, 2024 at the East Torrance Soil & Water Conservation Building, 701 Tenth Street, Estancia, NM

PURPOSE OF COUNTY CONVENTION is to elect the delegates and alternates elected at the ward elections to the Democratic Party of New Mexico Post-Primary Convention.

DONE THIS 10th DAY OF MAY 2024 FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF TORRANCE COUNTY, BY: 

Dennis Wallin, County Chair Democratic Party of Torrance County.

Candidate Events

2024 Primary Presidential Election Information

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Job Opportunities

• Torrance County is currently accepting applications for an Animal Control Officer, Patrol Sergeant, Executive Secretary to the Sheriff, a Summer Intern Lead, Equipment Operator, 911 Supervisor, 911 Dispatcher, Sheriff Deputy, and a Clerical Float.

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• Estancia is accepting applications for the position of Certified Police Officer, a Maintenance Worker, an EMT Firefighter, Pool Lifeguard, and a Pool Manager.

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• Mountainair is accepting applications for a Certified Police Officer.

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Moriarty

City Council

2nd & 4th Wednesday

Moriarty Civic Center

201 Broadway Street

7:30 PM

Estancia

Board of Trustees

1st & 3rd Monday

Estancia Town Hall

513 Williams Avenue

6:15 PM

Mountainair

City Council

1st & 3rd Tuesday  

Council Meeting Room

107 1/2 N. Roosevelt

5:30 PM

Claunch/Pinto Soil & Water Conservation District

1st Friday, 8 AM

1206 NM 55, Mountainair

ZOOM Meeting ONLY

Click here for more information

East Torrance

Soil & Water Conservation District

3rd Wednesday, 6 PM

715 S 5th St, Estancia

Edgewood

Soil & Water Conservation District

1st Thursday, 10 AM

2506 US 66, Moriarty

Estancia Municipal Schoolboard

2nd Monday, 6 PM

300 N 9th St, Estancia

Van Stone Room 02/03

Moriarty-Edgewood Schoolboard

3rd Tuesday, 6 PM

MESD Board Room

2422 E. NM-333 Moriarty

Mountainair Public Schoolboard

4th Tuesday, 6 PM

Central Office

512 North Ross

Vaughn Municipal Schoolboard

3rd Wednesday, 6 PM

District Office

101 East 4th Street

Your Democratic Party of Torrance County Executive Committee

DPTC Chair - Dennis Wallin - wallin@spencelawyers.com

DPTC Vice Chair - Bill Peifer - wpeifer@peifercomputing.net

DPTC Secretary - Millie Peifer - secretary@dptc-nm.org

DPTC Treasurer - Bill Peifer -  wpeifer@peifercomputing.net

Ward Chairs

DPTC Ward A (Pcts 1,2,7,14 & 16) - Augustine Montoya - anm4nm@gmail.com 

DPTC Ward B (Pcts 5,13,17, 20 & 21) - Vacant

DPTC Ward C (Pcts 3,4,8,9,10,11 & 12) - Jason Quintana - jasoncq2415@gmail.com

DPTC Ward D (Pcts 6,15,18,19 & 22) - Bill Peifer - wpeifer@peifercomputing.net

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Democratic Party of Torrance County Website: DPTC-NM.org

OR

You can mail a check to:

Democratic Party of Torrance County

PO Box 2206, Moriarty NM 87035

(make check payable to Democratic Party of Torrance County)