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Just weeks before the Democratic primary election in June, a County Commission candidate’s supporters asked the commission to rename a fire station in his honor.

The commission declined, saying the volunteer firefighters hadn’t even been consulted.

Last week, the commission passed a resolution establishing the process for renaming of fire stations.

In early May, the commission was presented with a petition containing the signatures of 150 residents in the Pecos Canyon who wanted to rename their fire station after Eloy Gonzales, a commissioner candidate.

County commission candidates focused on roads, solid waste, alternative energy and commissioner’s wages at Thursday’s forum at Memorial Middle School.

Fred Romeo and Nicolas Leger are running for the District 5 seat, while Mary Bridget Maloney is running against Marcellino Ortiz in District 2. Ortiz was not present.

Leger said the biggest complaint people in the county have are the conditions of the roads. He said primary problem the county faces is the lack of funding for road projects.

Candidates for state representative in District 68 and District 70 answered audience questions during a forum at Memorial Middle School on Thursday. Republican candidate in District 68 Sylvia Olsen did not attend, but her opponent, incumbent Thomas Garcia, joined the two District 70 candidates, Democratic incumbent Richard Vigil and Republican Mel Root, on the panel.

Root said his top three issues for the upcoming legislative session would be jobs, education and drug education.

In permaculture, we often talk about the design and creation of “invisible structures.” Invisible structures are the cultural constructs which make a community a community rather than just an assortment of isolated individuals in proximity.

Such invisible systems are all around us. One such invisible structure is the system of currency.