A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE LANDSCAPE IN NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. A MASSIVE PILE OF 160-THOUSAND OLD TIRES HAS NOW BEEN CLEANED UP BY THE MAN WHO PUT THEM THERE. STATE LAND COMMISSIONER RAY POWELL TELLS 770 KKOB IT'S TAKEN ABOUT FIVE MONTHS. HE SAYS THE LAST TIRES LEFT LAST FRIDAY AND THE AREA IS NOW BEING RESEEDED.
IN ADDITION TO PAYING FOR THE CLEANUP, POWELL SAYS THE MAN WHO WAS LEASING THE LAND FROM THE STATE PAID A 30-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE. THE AREA IS LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAGON MOUND.
