I found this interesting

[Scott]

This was found on the Area51Dragway home page. Taxpayer facilities being used for this purpose. Wow!

Area 51 Advisory Committee is made up of racers and fans from the surrounding area to improve the quailty of Drag Racing at Area 51. Members will have input on Improvements, & Ideas for Area 51 Dragway LLC. All members will carry a numbered membership card and be asked to show it for discounts, meetings & to vote. 100 PERCENT OF ALL MEMBERSHIP DUES WILL GO TO IMPROVE THE RACE TRACK AS VOTED ON BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.

2009 Officers are;

President - Chris Otero

Vice President - Rob Coon

Treasure/Secretary - Myrnell Turner



Meetings are held at the Chavez County Sheriffs Office . But you must show your membership card at the door. Next Meeting will be held Thursday June 18th at 7pm.

[Scott]

I forgot to mention that Chris Otero has been arrested at least eight times (thats just the Roswell Police Department - no telling whether he has arrest in other jurisdictions or the Sheriff's Office or State Police). Arrests include crime like, Aggravated Assault with a Motor Vehicle, Receiving Stolen Property, TRO Violation, Child Abuse, Criminal Damage, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, etc., etc.

Should the Sheriff of Chaves County really be the Vice President of Chris Otero's club?

[Swadlo]

Does not add much credibility to the association does it.
Or will it affect the running of the Area 51 Dragway Association at all.
Just wondering.
By the way, what happened to the Callaways?
Swadlo

[saw]

Xcel Energy Foundation grants $20,500,00 to local organizations while they are in the process of raising the electrical rates.

$8,000.00 goes to Keep Roswell Beautiful which will be used to fund Operations Green at the UFO festival which of course is Renee's play thing.

Renee does get along well with Sam and Sam will have a lot to do with to Xcel increase in rates I would guess.

Sam says "It's wonderful of Xcel Energy to give money back to Roswell and Chaves County,etc"

Along with the increase in rates there will be more franchise fees paid to the city.

During FY 2008 Xcel collected $560,557.00 from the folks in Roswell that passed on to the City. Perhaps that was the money that the golf course needed.