Roswell Daily Record
Vol. 124, No. 93 75¢ Daily / $1.25 Sunday
THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
April 18, 2015
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Commissioners order cleanup of property
By Jeff Tucker Record Staff Writer The Chaves County commissioners have ordered the cleanup of a property just north of the city of Roswell that looks as if a hurricane had demolished several mobile homes and otherwise wreaked havoc in the area. Neighbors of the debrisstrewn property at 6105 N. Main St. said they had to erect a chain-link fence at their own expense to keep debris from flying onto their property. “It’s a problem. Anytime we have a windstorm of any kind, that trash lands over here,” said Carlos Barela, part-owner of a hobby shop at nearby 6107 N. Main St. Barela, a former Chaves
County sheriff’s deputy, said during one heavy windstorm a 2-by-4 piece of lumber hit a nearby trailer home and also damaged his police car. Barela said the property at 6105 N. Main St. has looked like a disaster area for a decade. The junkyard property is owned by Ernest “Rod” Tricarico, according to county records.
“When we approached him about the crap blowing over here, he said: ‘It’s not my problem,’” Louis Brady, another part-owner of the hobby shop, said of Tricarico, who could not be reached for comment. Barela and Brady said they erected a chain-link fence between their propSee CLEANUP, Page A3
Jeff Tucker Photos
Above right: The Chaves County commissioners have ordered the cleanup of this junk-ridden property just north of Roswell, owned by Ernest “Rod” Tricarico. Chaves County Planning & Zoning Director Marlin Johnson said the property has been a long-standing hazard to the community. Above left: Carlos Barela, part-owner of a hobby shop at 6107 N. Main St., looks at the mess of wreckage neighboring his property. The Chaves County commissioners have declared the wreckage a menace to public health, safety and general welfare.
Purpose behind DOH hospital survey unclear
Earning his stripes
Staff Report The New Mexico Department of Health has been at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center this week conducting a survey of some kind, two officials said Friday. The purpose of the survey was not revealed by
local and state spokespersons. “The Division of Health Improvement is conducting a survey. Per the Public Health Act, no information regarding the survey can be released until the survey process, which includes See SURVEY, Page A3
Landfill fee waived for ‘Clean’ program
By Jeff Jackson Record City Editor Roswell citizens have a six-month window to unload for free those ugly structures that might have broken windows or just be broken down. The Clean & Safe Demolitions program offers residents free dumping fees at the city landfill for dilapidated structures through Oct. 31. Landfill fees typi-
cally start at $31 a ton for those types of items. There is a $5 fee, however, the building owner needs to demolish the structure. Tearing down such a structure would cost the city about $9,000 on average per project, Mayor Dennis Kintigh said. The Clean & Safe Demolitions project applies only buildings or structures, See LANDFILL, Page A3
TMNT tough on bullying Bill Moffitt Photo
Roswell Street Department worker Lorenzo Sanchez adds some finishing touches to a handicapped parking spot at the Roswell Industrial Air Center Friday morning. The parking lot had resurfacing work done to it last week, along with sections of Garden Avenue and Sycamore Street, Sanchez said.
NM-made movie to preview in Roswell
Staff Report
Former Roswell resident and award-winning director Justin Hunt is bringing his latest film to the Allen family of theaters, including locations in Roswell, Las Cruces and Alamogordo. The meth-related drama, “Far Too Far,” opens at the Galaxy 8 Theater in the Roswell Mall on April 24. In its first full week after being released in Farmington on April 3, the film hit No. 5 in the nation in per screen average. The film was shot in Farmington last summer using nearly an entirely
Ben Christman Photo
Film director Justin Hunt in Oakland, California. local cast, crew and locations. The only import was Albuquerque resident Ben Nolte, whom Hunt had promised a role to in 2008. Today’s Forecast
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This is Hunt’s fourth feature-length film, but his first narrative. His previous three, “American Meth,” “Absent” and “The Speed
of Orange,” are all internationally acclaimed documentaries. His first effort, “American Meth,” is narrated by New Mexico resident Val Kilmer and is one of the most popular documentaries of the past decade. “Far Too Far” is a “purging of all the stories I’d seen and heard while making ‘American Meth,’” Hunt said. “‘America Meth’ was my first film and I spent a couple of years living with meth addicts,” Hunt told the Daily Record. “I saw a lot of those elements and See MOVIE, Page A3
Submitted Photo
Dazy Deleon, left, and Nani Deleon pose with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Michelangelo at El Capitan Elementary School Friday after an anti-bulling assembly. Michelangelo and the rest of the TMNT will be preforming Saturday at the Pueblo Auditorium. Index
Today’s Obituaries Page B4
• Ray Lennan Rowlett
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