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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A first-of-its-kind state grant will help Moriarty Municipal Airport keep up with the pace of growth.
The New Mexico Economic Development Department announced last week that it has awarded the first-ever rural infrastructure LEDA grant to the city of Moriarty to expand and enhance its waterline.
The state is investing $283,000 in the project following a change in the Local Area Development Act that allows the state to directly help communities with improvements to publicly owned industrial properties. The overall cost of the project is $383,000, with the city contributing the remaining $100,000.
EDD said the grant was the first of its kind, after Senate Bill 118, which creates a fund to support local economic development projects, was signed into law during the 2020 Regular Session.
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The pandemic has changed everything. The world as we knew it will never be the same. In my opinion the future will bring great opportunity to thrive in the “next normal.” The time to act is now. If we don’t, the all-too-familiar story will prevail and we will again ask, “Why is New Mexico last on good lists and first on bad lists?”
I’ve often referred to New Mexico as the “hole-in-the-donut” state compared to neighboring states Texas, Arizona, Colorado and Utah. These four all have prospered and grown with higher per capita incomes and lower unemployment rates and poverty rates, while New Mexico has struggled and literally been the hole in the donut.
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April 21, 2021
Silver City picks up nearly $2M from state Roads, Waterworks, Tour of the Gila funded Written by Nickolas Seibel on April 21, 2021
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The town of Silver City received $500,000 in state capital improvement funds from this year’s legislative session for ongoing repairs to the Silver City Waterworks Building, originally built by a private company in 1887 to furnish water for the town’s first water supply system. Known as the “Rock House,” it is the only surviving stone building from this era in Silver City.
By LISA JIMENEZ
Daily Press Correspondent
The recent session of the New Mexico Legislature proved successful for the town of Silver City and its list of capital improvement priorities, as the town is slated to receive nearly $2 million for various projects.
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