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Let's Focus on the Fundamentals.

The Council is meeting twice a month - let's see if they can get something done that remains within in their range of duties.

Fundamentals? Let's see

• Ordinances. They can update ordinances that are outdated.

• Businesses - They can update ordinances with an eye towards attracting businesses. For those who don't know - that's called economic development and it can be a good thing.

• Basic Services - Sewer plant donut - asking for bids is certainly within their line of duties. Road repairs, fixing buildings like the library etc etc...

• Budgeting - Budget for enough employees to get the work done. Budget a real budget WITHOUT unrealized revenues. (Go see the paper from August 6, 2026).

What can the Council do to attract businesses and keep businesses?

It seems that there are a lot of options that the Council can take to attract businesses. (And lest you forget - GRT is at stake).

Here are a few although the Council should be doing this work - maybe this will get them at least thinking.

Change planning and zoning laws. Allow for mixed use buildings. An example: Allow for running a senior living home- and a small cafe or a small flower shop.

Change planning and zoning to allow for small start ups in an incubation place. There is lot to say about incubation offices but it's a good idea.

Allow for flexible places such as places for food trucks. (Gosh isn't that place up in Los Lunas busy all the time with a variety of Food Trucks?)

There are other ideas - ask residents what they want to see in Bosque Farms. We all get a water bill put a note on there for input. Use facebook for positive instead of just posting complaints etc, ask residents what business do they want to see?

Just remember The Council CAN NOT legally and ethically vote to help themselves with their own business.

For the Record:

1-3-1 This ordinance says essentially - the ordinances are local laws. If you do not obey our ordinances then you are subject to either the fine listed or $0-$500 dollars and possibly jail.

1-3-2 A lists the procedures for the Police Dept. officers to follow in issuing a citation.

1-3-2 B says this: Procedure for the Mayor or his designated agents. Whenever the Mayor or his designated agent(s) has probable cause to believe that a person has violated any ordinance of the Village of Bosque Farms, excluding traffic violations not amounting to a breach of the peace, but punishable by fine and/or imprisonment, the Mayor or his designated agent(s) shall prepare in triplicate the ordinance violation citation form which is described in Subsection A of this section. At the time the citation is written, the Mayor or his designated agent(s) shall deliver a copy of the ordinance violation citation to the accused.

Yes! The Mayor can and should hold you accountable for breaking an ordinance. The Council has done this all over the place and in front of the Police Department Chief of Police among other officers.

There is a process in place - let's follow it.

https://www.krqe.com/video/bosque-farms-wastewater-concerns/12189103/

So this has been covered before. Let's hit the truth button for a minute.

This news blip doesn't show it because (a guess here) there was so much going on they could only show a snippet. BUT having sat there -

Councilor DeSmet started by interrupting the Mayor and then interrupting and questioning a person at the podium who was speaking.

The Mayor's job - by ordinance is to run the meeting. 2-1-2 A. (Go look it up yourself). This includes following 2-2-2 B. Meeting conduct. You are to be recognized by the Mayor prior to speaking and then you have the floor. Until then you do not have the floor.

These meetings are shocking and embarrassing.

7-1-7 Disorderly Conduct Harassment Chapter 30, Article 3A, § 30-3A-1

The police have sat in these meetings repeatedly. They see this behavior repeatedly.

Over and over again we see one Councilor cause havoc in meetings. Over and over again we see one Councilor yell, interrupt, swear, blame and generally not allow for a smoothly run meeting.

Say your bit, participate in reasonable discussion, vote and move on.

Over and over again we see supporters of her yelling, screaming obscenities, and shouting people down.

IF this isn't harassment and if this isn't disorderly conduct then I stand corrected.

IF THIS meets those standards of harassment and disorderly conduct - then I beg the PD to stand up and issue citations, escort people out, and lets get these meetings under control.

This doesn't violate right to speech I believe. In fact, I would say that right to speech is violated for those who are shouted down, yelled at and told to sit down and shut up.