Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission will hear an update on construction for the Curry County Adult Detention Center when it meets Tuesday morning.
The 9 a.m. meeting will be held in a virtual format due to mass gathering bans associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, but will be streamed at currycounty.org and on the county’s Facebook page. Anybody with questions can contact County Manager Lance Pyle at:
The field report from SDV Construction indicates construction is expected to finish around April 27, with the punchlist to be completed around mid-May.
Other agenda items include:
• A capital improvements request for numerous renovations and items for the Curry County Fairgrounds.
The $118,000 in requests includes a used water truck, misters for the livestock barns, portable coolers, a tractor, a riding mower, a gooseneck equipment trailer, an outdoor speaker/public address system and storage/shipping containers.
Untagged capital improvements include grandstand painting and air conditioning repairs for the Curry County Events Center.
• A design for the parking lot in the 800 block of Main Street.
The illustration indicates 66 parking spots, with about 25% of the lot dedicated to green space.
• A request to allow hazard pay for county employees excluded from paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
• Purchase of three vehicles for the Curry County sheriff’s office, to be funded through savings in salaries, fuel and liability insurance.
• A two-year contract with Holcomb Law Office, beginning May 1, for collective bargaining and legal services. Collective bargaining and legal services will be billed at $195 per hour, with administrative services of $45 per hour. Any on-site visit will include a three-hour minimum charge.
