911 center poised to move into former pharmacy

It appears the region’s emergency dispatch system will relocate into the former Bob’s Budget Pharmacy in Tucumcari after a purchase agreement is finalized.

The Tucumcari Quay Regional Emergency Communications Board had a purchase agreement for the building on its agenda during its meeting Wednesday at the Tucumcari Police Department.

Board President Rodney Paris said the purchase contract wasn’t ready.

Paris said the building would be “a good fit for the eventual relocation of dispatch.”

Paris said he anticipated the purchase agreement would be ready by the board’s next meeting on Nov. 27, with final approval by the Quay County Commission in December.

Justin Knight appraised the former Bob’s Budget Pharmacy building at 511 S. Second St. at $190,000. It has been owned by Tucumcari-based Rafter E LLC since May.

The appraisal states the recently remodeled building is 2,000 square feet with a 1,000-square-foot carport and storage area.

The region’s 911 center is housed in less than 400-square-foot room at the police department.

Bob’s Budget Pharmacy, built in 1983, became Bestcare Pharmacy in 2018 after the death of longtime pharmacist and co-owner Bob McClelland earlier that year.

The pharmacy closed in September 2022 after the store could not find another pharmacist to replace one who moved away.