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Clovis mayor highlights water security, new airport terminal and regional behavioral health center in State of the City address
Summary
In a State of the City address, Clovis' mayor outlined priorities including water-security projects (reuse, conservation and the Ute pipeline), the upcoming Horizon Regional Behavioral Health Center groundbreaking, a $26 million airport terminal, and a FY25 budget that includes $19 million in grant funding.
The mayor of Clovis (name not specified) delivered a State of the City address focusing on water security, infrastructure projects, health care and economic development, and said the city’s FY 2025 budget includes $19,000,000 in grant funding to support capital projects.
The mayor framed water security as the most urgent long-term challenge, saying the community currently depends on groundwater from the Ogallala Aquifer and must shift to a “portfolio” of water sources. He summarized three tactics the city is using: expanded reclaimed-water (effluent) reuse, participation in regional conservation led by the Oglala Land and Water Conservancy (OLWC), and connection to surface water through the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority’s Ute pipeline.
The address included progress updates on several multi‑year projects. The mayor said the city will break ground in June on the Horizon…
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