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Lordsburg council meeting rescheduled to May 26 at City Hall

Lordsburg moved its regular council meeting to May 26, giving residents a new date to watch for council business, public comment and the posted agenda.

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Lordsburg council meeting rescheduled to May 26 at City Hall
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Lordsburg residents who planned to show up on May 20 will now need to circle Tuesday, May 26, instead. The city rescheduled its regular council meeting to City Hall Chambers at 409 W. Wabash Street, shifting the next chance for public comment and council action to a new date in a city where one meeting calendar can shape a lot of day-to-day business.

The city’s rescheduling notice lists the meeting for 5:30 p.m. in City Hall Chambers. A matching city event page lists the same regular council meeting as starting at 5:00 p.m. and includes a Zoom option, along with a meeting ID and passcode for people who plan to participate remotely. That difference makes the posted agenda worth checking closely before anyone heads downtown.

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A complete agenda is to be available at City Hall at least 72 hours before the meeting, giving residents time to see what council members may take up before they arrive. In a small county-seat city like Lordsburg, where the population was 2,335 in the 2020 census, even a routine date change can affect when people plan to speak, when they expect decisions, and whether they can adjust work or family schedules to be heard.

The city said people needing disability accommodations should contact the City Clerk 24 hours before the meeting at 575-542-3421. Irma Saenz, the city clerk, handles the records and legal notices that keep council business moving under the state’s Open Meetings Act, and the city’s website remains the main place for meetings, announcements and other municipal information.

The May 26 meeting also falls in the middle of a busy stretch of city business. Lordsburg had already scheduled a Budget Workshop for May 5 and a Lodger’s Tax Committee meeting for May 18, underscoring how municipal decisions can stack up quickly in a small community. Mayor Martin Neave, whose term runs through December 2030, leads a city government that depends on residents knowing exactly when to show up if they want a voice in what happens next.

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