No change in results after Portales, Elida election canvass

A canvass of results of the March 1 municipal elections in Portales and Elida Tuesday resulted in no change in the outcomes.

The Roosevelt County Commission acted as a canvassing board.

In Portales, unofficial results showed Ronald Jackson was re-elected as mayor with 306 votes. His opponent, Rey Coss garnered 144 votes.

In Portales’s Ward B, Oscar Robinson was re-elected with 110 votes against Grace Padilla, 35 votes, and John Bonifant, 13 votes.

Jake Lopez, Ward A; Michael Miller, Ward C; and Dianne Parker, Ward D were re-elected without opposition. Municipal Judge Barbara George was also re-elected without opposision.

In Elida, all candidates ran unopposed and all received 13 votes. They were Mayor Durward Dixon, Trustees Steve Barron and Beverly Creighton, and Musincipal Judge C.D. “Corky” Newberry Jr.

In other matters Tuesday, the commission:

• Voted 4-1, with Commission chair Shane Lee casting a “no” vote, to accept an agreement with state to install three miles of fence along North Roosevelt Road AV, using the Albuquerque Fence Co., as an accepted state contractor for the project. The vote followed discussion of complications in getting clearance for the fencing on state land, and a state Land Commission requirement to pay $48,75 just for right of way for the fence. Rick Lovato, the county road superintendent, said the fence is needed to address safety issues, and the county is facing deadlines to finish the road project on Road AV.

• Approved an agreement with the city of Portales on use of local funds for anti-driving while intoxicated programs for county and state.

• Authorized letters of intent to apply for Local Government Road Fund grants through the New Mexico Department of Transportation

• Approved reports on state Public Employee Retirement Association funding for Arch and Milnesand volunteer firefighters.