City discusses adding funds to Baish Park renovation, sets date for special election

Rob Larson
Daily Press Staff Writer
Resulting from Tuesday night’s council meeting, the Artesia City Council contingently added $200,000 to the Baish Park renovation, approved a resolution that changes the residency requirement for APD police commanders, and set a date for a special election in regard to Sunday alcohol sales within city limits.
Taking up most of the councilors’ discussion was the additional $200,000 requested by Tina Torres, the Director of Community Development. As Torres told the council, the $200,000 would be used for running electrical cables underground and correcting “elevation problems” that were unforeseen by contractors in the planning phase. … For the rest of the story, subscribe in print and on the web.
According to Torres, $30,000 would be used to correct the elevation problems and $170,000 would be used to put the cables underground, which includes digging and backfilling trenches, paving and installation.