“The seed has been planted”
Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 9:29pm
Ken Wright, a farmer from Bosque, writes in about the conservancy district’s Monday night meeting:
The Board of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) ventured out to meet about 125 people in Belen on April 27th. “Items From The Floor” has been moved to near the start of the meeting and about ten farmers brought up the serious problems they face and gave their solutions. The seed has been planted, let’s see if the board can follow thru and solve them.
This rare out of Albuquerque meeting was suggested by Eugene Abeita, the board member that represents the district at large. Luckily the rest of the board thought it was a good idea. Thank you to the board for working together.
There will be an MRGCD election on June 2 to pick two Bernalillo County seats, and one each in Sandoval and Socorro. Any one that is a property owner in those counties between the east and west hi line ditches can vote. Tract size doesn’t matter and both owner and spouse (if named on the deed) can vote.
Monday’s meeting was positive for at least one reason: The MRGCD board listened to what farmers had to say about their land and their efforts to irrigate it. The comments weren’t positive, because farmers are having trouble getting the water they need, but the board listened.
