Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Staff recommends Mesquite be prioritized for redevelopment planning among four new MRAs
Summary
City economic development staff recommended at the July 28 work session that council prioritize the Mesquite metropolitan redevelopment area for the next planning phase, followed by Apodaca & Liftup, Amador Proximo & South, and East of Solano; councilors asked about how revenue will be reinvested and expressed support.
At the Las Cruces City Council work session on July 28, city economic development staff presented a prioritization proposal for four newly designated Metropolitan Redevelopment Areas and recommended starting planning in the Mesquite area, followed by Apodaca and Liftup, Amador Proximo and South, and then the East of Solano neighborhood.
Blair Flores of the city’s Economic Development Department said the prioritization balances “greatest need” and “maximum return on investment” so that redevelopment tools both advance equity in high‑need areas and generate meaningful revenue. “Our proposed order would be Mesquite, Apodaca and Liftup, Amador Proximo and South, and then East Of Solano neighborhood,” Flores said.
Why it matters: a Metropolitan Redevelopment Area plan lays out how conditions of blight or disinvestment will be…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
