Manny Marquez - Hobbs Municipal Schools
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Manny Marquez - Hobbs Municipal Schools
JAL I News - S u n EUNICE I HOBBS Since 1927 Community News Hobbs Beautiful and Hobbs Parks and Recreation Department is providing opportunities for local businesses to beautify the community through the ADOPTA-SPOT PROGRAM. Any business or organization can adopt available spots throughout the City of Hobbs. Adoption fees are used to purchase plant material, signs and maintenance. If you have questions, call 397-9292. Inside Today Obituaries ...........................2 Lottery.................................2 Mark the date ....................3 Fun & Games ......................5 Weather ..............................6 Sports ..................................7 Classifieds..........................10 TV ......................................12 OIL PRICES West Texas intermediate Price Change Spot Posted Sour N. Gas $91.80 - .92 $88.00 - 1.25 $85.55 - 1.25 $4.274 + .221 REBECCA LONG Computer Tune - Up Custom build computers 1021 E. Bender, Hobbs, NM (575) 391-NOTE (6683) I SEMINOLE I DENVER CITY 50 cents Shopper accused of threats I Shoplifting suspect accused of threatening workers with screwdriver DENISE MARQUEZ NEWS-SUN Though City of Hobbs Building Inspector Manny Marquez said there was not anything too outstanding on the 2013 construction report it was still a busy year for building in the city. In 2013, a total of more than $102.5 million in projects was permitted, which exceeds 2012’s $87 million and 2011’s $32 million. Marquez said the total of permits issued exceeds 1,800 — the most the city has ever issued. In 2012, only 1,438 permits were issued. “To me anytime we do issue a permit it’s exciting because people are really taking an interest in their property,” he said. “It’s exciting to see all the people getting involved.” There was more than $29.2 million in residential construction permits issued in 2013 and, of that, 140 projects were new or manufactured homes totaling nearly $15.6 million. Marquez said many of the permits issued included residential remodels and re-roofing. “Like last year because of the hail storms you are going to see that trend,” he said. “Most of our numbers go up because of re-roofing. If you look at re-roofing, there were SEE BUILDING, Page 4 CHRISTIAN BETANCOURT NEWS-SUN KIMBERLY RYAN/NEWS-SUN Music from Around the World The Southwest Symphony Orchestra and Tour of Schools Orchestra performed "Music from Around the World” Monday night at Tydings Auditorium. Orchestra members beginning today also will take the world of music to third and fourth grade classrooms in Lea County as part of their annual Tour of Schools Youth Outreach Program. A CONVERSATION with the News-Sun Manny Marquez M $79.00 TATUM 2013 a record year 575-393-2661 Regularly $89.00 I I BUILDING PERMITS [email protected] auto • home • life • commercial Virus Removal LOVINGTON TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2014 226 W. Vega Hobbs, NM 88240 After School Special I anny Marquez was the City of Hobbs building inspector for more than 10 years before he became the building official. Marquez is the man who knows what construction projects are coming to town and issues developers its building permits. This past year Hobbs received big construction projects such as Buffalo Wild Wings, the ground breaking of the Zia Park Hotel and several other projects. Marquez expects to continue to see growth in commercial projects in 2014 due to the oil field business booming and Hobbs growing. The following is a series of questions submitted to Marquez and his responses. Where do you see the largest percentage of permits coming from? Apartments, remodels/renovations etc.? Re-roofing and remodeling are the largest percentage. We had severe hail storms in 2013 that accounted for the re-roofing increase. Remodeling in residential structures is always going on. Overall, in 2013 we reached a total of permits that exceeded 1,800 — the highest ever — with a valuation of over 100 million added to our community. With increased construction going on do you have enough staff ? Not really, but we have a city administration and commissioners SEE MARQUEZ, Page 4 A Hobbs woman’s shopping spree was compromised Friday when she was handcuffed after being accused of shoplifting at a local department store and threatening store employees with a screwdriver. Sylvia Florez, 39, of the 1700 block of North Oriole, was arrested and charged with a g g ravated assault, a fourth degree felony, and shoplifting and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer — Florez both misdemeanors. According to police reports, officers responded to a department store on the 1300 block of North Turner to a shoplifting call. En route to the scene, officers learned that Florez fled from the store and allegedly made threats with what was believed to be a knife to store management and security who had cornered her in an alley off Turner and North Permian. When officers approached the area, Florez allegedly jumped over a small fence and began to flee again. SEE SHOPLIFT, Page 4