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Gallup has gone without a permanent city manager for over a year since Maryann Ustick retired from the position in June 2023. After months of reviewing candidate applications and debating who would be the best fit for the city, the city council named Frank Chiapetti Jr. the new city manager during their Aug. 27 regular...Sun News
Frank Chiapetti Jr. named Gallup’s new City Manager
Gallup has gone without a permanent city manager for over a year since Maryann Ustick retired from the position in June 2023. After months of reviewing candidate applications and debating who would be the best fit for the city, the city council named Frank Chiapetti Jr. the new city manager during their Aug. 27 regular...Scheduled water outage for Aug. 28
DUB-L-EE will be abandoning the existing water main on Green Avenue from First Street to Grandview Drive. The City of Gallup will shut off the old main the day before the abandonments occur. RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED.
If you are out of water service, contact the City of Gallup with the provided phone numbers below ASAP before the Contractor begins the abandonments. The abandonments will happen at the following intersections as follows:
Green Avenue & Puerco DriveGreen Avenue & Strong Drive
The City of Gallup will have to turn off water service on the day of the abandonment to allow the contractor to do the work. A traffic control plan will be in place to close off the...
Biden-Harris administration reintroduces free COVID-19 tests
SANTA FE — The Biden-Harris administration announced during the week of Aug. 19 the return of free COVID-19 tests for Americans, set to begin in late September. In addition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the latest COVID-19 vaccine, expected to be available in New Mexico within the next two weeks.“While we've made significant progress in managing COVID-19, the virus remains a concern,” Dr. Miranda Durham, Chief Medical Officer for the New Mexico Department of Health, said. “We appreciate the Biden-Harris administration's continued commitment to public health by providing free at-home tests for those who need them.”
Starting at the end of September, U.S...
Unscheduled water outage for Aug. 26
An unscheduled water outage that is affecting parts of Country Club Drive started at 12 pm on Aug. 26 and is expected to last until 5 pm.
The outage will affect City of Gallup Water customers in the following area:
- 800 block of Country Club Drive
The Water Department is repairing a water meter leak in the area and will need to shut off the water in order to do their work safely. Once the work has been performed, the water service will be restored.
For any questions, call Utility Dispatch at (505) 863-1200 or After Hours Dispatch at (833) 863-1212.
AFT union rejects UNM hospital's request to negotiate
For the fifth time in the past year, the United Health Professionals of New Mexico division of the American Federation of Teachers has rejected the University of New Mexico's Hospital’s offer to negotiate a contract on behalf of the regular employees it seeks to represent who work at UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center – a campus of UNM Hospital. In a proposal sent to AFT on Aug. 21, UNM Hospital asked for the following:
Resume bargaining for regular employees as AFT had agreed to do in January, including bargaining regarding a wage increase.
Bargaining regarding PRN employees will be deferred until a New Mexico District Court judge rules whether or not PRN employees should be...
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