Polvadera NewsLocal news for Polvadera, NM continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.County Approves Contract With Rehabilitation Center- May 22, 2008 The Socorro County Board of Commissioners approved a contract with a lock-down rehabilitation center as an alternative sentencing option for male offenders.Jarmaine McChriston, spokesman for Second Chance Center in Albuquerque, told the commissioners at the May 13 regular meeting that he would be taking one inmate that same night if the contract was approved.Adren Nance, the county legal advisor, said he changed the contract so that costs to the county cannot be more than $20,000 to start out.http://www.topix.net/city/polvadera-nm/2008/05/county-approves-contract-with-rehabilitatio... Polvadera Gets $475,000 For Water System- May 1, 2008 "There are some areas where we need improvement just to keep up with growth." Polvadera will soon be receiving upgrades to its water system thanks to a community development block grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The CDBG is worth $475,000 and the application was approved by the state Community Development Council in Santa Fe on April 8. Socorro County Commission Chairman Jay Santillanes said the county applied for the grant on behalf of the Polvadera Mutual...http://www.topix.net/city/polvadera-nm/2008/05/polvadera-gets-475-000-for-water-system?fro... |