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Alamogordo mayor outlines priorities, $300M-plus infrastructure slate in State of the City
Summary
Mayor Susan Paine delivered the 2025 State of the City, highlighting public safety staffing, water and bridge projects, downtown utility upgrades, Bonita Lake protections and housing initiatives; several projects rely on grant funding and multi‑year implementation.
Mayor Susan Paine delivered the annual State of the City address Tuesday, outlining public-safety staffing, a multiyear water-infrastructure program, downtown utility upgrades tied to a Great Blocks project, and several quality-of-life and economic-development initiatives planned or underway in 2025.
Paine told the commission the city had 46 sworn police officers last year with 10 vacancies, and that the police department fielded about 35,000 calls in 2024. She said the mobile crisis team — funded through prior grant awards — received 372 referrals last year and an additional 28 referrals from the county.
The mayor also described public-works activity the city is pursuing: 52 projects currently in various design and implementation stages with a combined project value “in excess of $300,000,000,” according to the…
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