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The operator of a local apartment complex takes the old clich, “Good fences make good neighbors,” to heart.

Cathy Ray, representing Villa Las Vegas Apartments on Mountain View Drive, is asking the city to build a seven-foot fence between the apartments and next-door public housing.

At last week’s City Council meeting, she blamed public housing residents for repeatedly damaging property at the apartments, including breaking of windows. The current fence has been damaged to the point where public housing tenants are getting through, she said.

Mayor Tony Marquez has already started making appointments to city advisory committees, but he’s getting some advice from a City Council member on how to make the panels more diverse.

At last week’s council meeting, Councilwoman Diane Moore said she would like to see more women and youths appointed to committees.

Residents on Seventh Street got most of what they wanted last year when they requested stop signs on their street. But they’re still pushing for some more at another intersection.

Last September, the city posted stop signs on the two-lane portion of Seventh at the intersections of Friedman, Washington and Columbia, but a few weeks later, they took down the signs at Columbia.

Wherever you go, they know where you are — your exact location.

If you get in trouble, the state may require that you wear an ankle bracelet. It’s not the fashionable kind; it’s the one with a global positioning system that tracks and records your every move.

During a recent court hearing, one young man couldn’t dispute the fact that he had burglarized three separate homes while wearing the ankle bracelet. The prosecution was able to tell the judge the time, the exact location and every move the 16-year-old made while committing the crimes.