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September 24, 2024
T or C Ralph Edwards Park Skatepark
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September 04, 2024
PUBLIC NOTICE TO THE CITY OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION CUSTOMERS
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August 14, 2024
The City of Truth or Consequences is currently working on the Sidewalks Project and invites you to participate in the following survey to learn about the project, share your feedback and ask any questions with members of the project team.
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June 14, 2024
City Advisory Board Vacancies
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A LITTLE ABOUT TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
The area is noted for its hot springs, and the first public bath in the area was built at John Cross Ranch over Geronimo Springs in the late 19th century. The hot springs are part of the Hot Springs Artesian Basin. However, major settlement did not begin until the construction of Elephant Butte Dam and its reservoir in 1912; the dam was completed in 1916. It was a part of the Rio Grande Project, an early large-scale irrigation effort authorized under the Newlands Reclamation Act of...