Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories
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ABQjournal: Conservancy Members Move to Dismiss Suit
... Several Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District board members accused of violating the Open Meetings Act have struck back at fellow board member Bill Turner with a motion to dismiss his lawsuit. The motion, filed Monday in state District Court by the board's legal counsel, Charles DuMars, who ...
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ABQjournal: Conservancy District Board Ballot Is Set
... requires they be open to the public. The board can vote to go into a closed session under certain exceptions allowed by the act. Board member Bill Turner filed a state District Court lawsuit against five of his co-board members, saying they violated the act on numerous occasions in the past several ...
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ABQjournal: Suit Says Conservancy Board Met in Private
... Rio Grande Conservancy District Board violated the state Open Meetings Act by holding meetings before regularly scheduled meetings. Board member Bill Turner is taking five fellow board members to court, saying they violated the act on numerous occasions over the past several years. The lawsuit ...
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ABQjournal: MRGCD Furthers Trails Plans
... that added conservancy districts to a list of exempted entities including pueblos and irrigation districts. Also at the meeting, board member Bill Turner revisited the issue of time card fraud in the Belen district that was covered in the MRGCD's most recent audit. Turner made a motion that ...
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ABQjournal: MRGCD Audit Finds Problems
... from the employees. The audit report says the district will require more accountability of managers regarding cell phone use. Board member Bill Turner expressed satisfaction that the time card forgery issue was brought to light by a third party. "The audit has uncovered the menace of time fraud ...
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ABQjournal: MRGCD Debates Voting
... meeting, the board also discussed MRGCD voting machines, who is eligible to vote and how voters should be able to register. Board member Bill Turner made a motion that voter registration documents be made available on the district's Web site, but no fellow board member seconded the motion and it ...
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ABQjournal: Bosque Restoration Half Done
... . The canal is being lined with concrete to prevent water seepage and loss, according to a statement from the district. Also, board member Bill Turner requested an update on the search for an assistant chief engineer. Shah told him advertisements have been placed in various newspapers and magazines ...
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ABQjournal: Conservancy Board Member's Trial Set
... Staff Writer A trial date has been set for a lawsuit filed by the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, which wants to kick off board member Bill Turner. State District Court Judge Ted Baca on Thursday set a date of Oct. 15 for the trial to start, after Turner asked for plenty of time to gather ...
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ABQjournal: America Spends; China Is Buying
Thursday, December 21, 2006 America Spends; China Is Buying By Bill Turner Hydrologist On the front page of the newspapers of the world, we are the vilified planetary policeman, the global hegemon. But that belief is only as thick as the front page itself. While we flex our muscles here and ...
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ABQjournal: MRGCD OKs Vote Changes
... a locked room at the district headquarters and only Gentry and his firm will have keys, said Chuck DuMars, the district's attorney. Board member Bill Turner, who cast the sole vote against the election rule, said he wants changes made to allow candidates to send out large numbers of absentee ballot ...
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