By Molly Adamson
Sun Correspondent
City Manager Maryann Ustick told the Gallup Business Improvement District Oct 21, that the newly-installed gates at Second and Third Streets appear to be doing their jobs.
The gates were an idea of City Councilor Linda Garcia, Dist. 1, and members of the neighborhood and business...
City to apply for $18.6 million in GRE bonds to fund public projects
The City of Gallup has developed a plan to fully finance the new public safety building.During the Oct. 12 city council meeting, City Manager Maryann Ustick explained that the city could use Gross Receipts Tax bonds to fund the project. First, however, the council had to decide between two options; one that would give the city $12.8 million now and $5.8 million in FY24, and another that would provide $9 million now and $9.5 million in FY24.
The city will then go on to apply for the money through the New Mexico Finance Authority.
Ustick told the council that not all of the allotted funds would go toward the public safety building and that it would be necessary to designate...
MCSO gets GMCS ready for active shooter situations
Active shooter situations took center stage at the Gallup McKinley County School District board meeting Oct. 4.McKinley County Undersheriff James Maiorano III gave a presentation about how the sheriff’s office educates GMCS staff about active shootings.
Before COVID-19, the protocol involved three elements: a PowerPoint presentation, takedown drills in which the GMCS staff learns things like how to lock a classroom down, and how to barricade a door, and then the sheriff’s department does a full-blown drill with the staff only.
That is followed by an analysis of how the staff performed and how the safety team could have improve their response.
According to Maiorano, a safety...
Arizona man found dead in Gallup
The body of a 62-year-old Arizona man was discovered outside the Home Depot at 530 Kachina St. in Gallup on the afternoon of Oct. 8.
Gallup Police were called to the scene just before 4 pm and found the man unresponsive. Emergency units pronounced him dead.
The man is identified as Roger Teller, of Chinle. His cause of death has not been determined. Investigators do not suspect foul play. Next of kin have been notified.
Weekly Police Activity Report
NEVER MIND MY FACE. JUST GET MY MONEY BACK.Gallup, Aug. 15
A man who suffered a 3-inch laceration to his left cheek, a large abrasion to his forehead and a mark next to his right eye, didn’t want medical attention, but called the police because his bag was stolen.
The man said he was jumped by three people who stomped on his face. When Gallup Police Officer Daniel Brown arrived near the Hacienda Motel, 2510 E. Hwy. 66, the man refused to say who had attacked him and would not give a description. Instead, he said, “it’s all good.” He did tell Brown that one of the three had brass knuckles.
The victim said a brown backpack that held about $187 in cash was stolen from him. A...
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