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Michael Shumate

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The Airing of Grievances Does Little To Help Shumate’s Case

From the start, the special meeting of the Mountainair Town Council meeting broke free from the usual process of town council meetings. During the March 7, 2023 grievance hearing in the Michael Shumate matter, Shumate’s attorney, Eric Dixon, had requested that Mayor Peter Nieto recuse himself from taking part

Town Council Postpones Resolution of Shumate Matter

The Mountainair Town Council originally planned for its February 07, 2023 meeting to focus on resolving the employment dispute between the town and former Mountainair Police Officer Michael Shumate. However, Mayor Peter Nieto explained, Shumate’s attorney (Eric Dixon of Portales, NM, who has also represented Town Councilor Ernie Lopez)