Businesses show interest in Clovis

Companies are considering being in Clovis, 38 of them have various levels of curiosity in opening a location within the metropolis.

Clovis metropolis commissioners realized of retail and repair enterprise curiosity within the metropolis at Thursday’s common fee assembly.

Chris Bontrager from the advisor agency Retail Methods made a presentation to the fee about retail alternatives for the town.

Retail Methods was employed by the town over a 12 months and a half in the past to have interaction in retail recruitment for Clovis.

Bontrager stated Retail Methods is about midway by means of a three-year course of within the firm’s relationship with Clovis.

Bontrager stated of the 38 companies considering Clovis, 4 “could also be very near actuality” by way of opening a enterprise. He described the companies as two clothes and accessories outlets, one normal merchandise retailer and one fast service restaurant. Bontrager didn’t title the companies.

In different enterprise on the metropolis fee assembly, the town’s new director of the Hillcrest Park Zoo, Damian Lechner, was launched to commissioners by parks and recreation director Russell Hooper. Lechner involves Clovis from the Los Angeles space.

Clovis’ teen neighborhood emergency response group (CERT) was given an award for being the highest group in youth neighborhood preparedness by the Area Six FEMA administration.

The Texico chapter of the Future Farmers of America gave a presentation on windmill farms, property rights and associated issues.

John Montaño, Richard Hadley and Jeff Lynn had been readily available representing the Pioneer Days Rodeo and festivities developing the primary week of June. They obtained a Pioneer Days proclamation from mayor Mike Morris.

Kelsey Knight from the town supervisor’s workplace reported to commissioners on the statistics from the trash cleanup of Could 7. Knight stated over 78 tons of trash was collected by 206 volunteers.

There was a pointed dialogue a couple of request to zone lots at 414 Mitchell Road to industrial so a hashish rising facility could also be situated there. Ultimately, the fee voted to disclaim the request.

Clovis police captain Roman Romero addressed the fee, studying a letter he composed about how the town and quite a few different authorities entities got here collectively and labored collectively properly to place out the April 29 grass fireplace northwest of the town. Standing with him as he learn from his letter was Clovis police chief Roy Rice, Clovis fireplace chief Mike Nolen, emergency administration director Dan Heerding and deputy fireplace chief Faye Craigmile.

Clovis metropolis fee meets once more for a particular session Thursday at 5:15 p.m. within the North Annex of Clovis Carver Library to go over the town finances for the upcoming fiscal 12 months.

The following common session of the fee might be Thursday, June 2.