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Alamogordo commission tables $1.9 million LITA request from Extreme Amplitude after extended debate
Summary
Echo Johnson, owner of local gymnastics studio Extreme Amplitude, asked the Alamogordo City Commission on Oct. 28 for the remaining Local Economic Development Investment Assistance (LITA) funds — $1.9 million — to purchase and renovate a two‑building site at 1102 U.S. Highway 70 and expand the gym’s programs.
Echo Johnson, owner of local gymnastics studio Extreme Amplitude, asked the Alamogordo City Commission on Oct. 28 for the remaining Local Economic Development Investment Assistance (LITA) funds — $1.9 million — to purchase and renovate a two‑building site at 1102 U.S. Highway 70 and expand the gym’s programs.
The request would pay for acquisition of the United Moving building (two structures of about 18,000 and 7,000 square feet), initial build‑out and infrastructure so the gym can offer additional gymnastics, cheer, dance, a ninja zone and community programming. City staff recommended a smaller award of $475,000.
Johnson told the commission the larger facility would allow Extreme Amplitude to host competitions, expand daytime programming…
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