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City and county agree to protect fairgrounds parking in short term; long‑term relocation and funding discussed
Summary
City and county officials and community members agreed at a joint meeting that the fairgrounds parking lot should not be reduced in the near term, while discussing longer‑term options including selling a front parcel or relocating the fair to larger city land.
Speakers at a joint meeting of the Alamogordo City Commission and Otero County Commission urged officials not to reduce parking at the county fairgrounds, saying the lot supports the annual fair, emergency operations and school evacuation agreements. City staff described two conceptual options discussed in executive session: selling a front portion of the parking lot while leaving the remainder to the county, or reimagining and relocating the fair to a larger site such as city-owned landfill property.
Elaine Blythe, who identified herself as a 4‑H leader for Otero County, told commissioners the fairweek draws "thousands of people" and warned that reduced parking would be "detrimental, not only to the county fair, but the youth in particular." She said parking across White Sands Boulevard poses a safety risk when…
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