Friday, October 6, 2023

Corn to discuss city budget

City Councilor Robert “Bob” Corn will discuss the Roswell city budget at the Oct. 12 Rotary Club meeting.


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Bob, a member of the Roswell Rotary Club, is chair of the City Council’s Finance Committee and serves on the Council’s Legal Committee.


He was elected to the City Council in March 2022.


Bob has an extensive career in public office, serving on the County Commission from 2012 through 2020, including terms as commission chairman in 2017-19.


In November 1994 he was elected Chaves County magistrate judge, retiring in December 2009.


Bob was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 1980 and was re-elected in 1982, 1984, and 1986. He served as House Republican Caucus chair in 1983-84.


His private business experience includes commercial aviation, fixed-base operations, new business development, and extensive farming and ranching operations. 

Rotary cleanup on Oct. 14

The Roswell Rotary Club has scheduled cleaning up its mile along U.S. 285, starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14.


Rotarian Gordon Patton, highway cleanup chair, said club volunteers will meet just before 8 a.m. for coffee and snacks at Mile Marker 116.3, about one mile north of the overpass on U.S. 285.


Gloves, trash bags, and safety vests will be provided.