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Alamogordo adopts Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan, names top five projects including Dry Canyon Arroyo Phase 1
Summary
The commission adopted Resolution 2025-19 to submit the city’s top five capital outlay projects to the state for FY2027, prioritizing Dry Canyon Arroyo Improvements Phase 1 ($3,000,000), zoo perimeter fencing ($1,000,000), city facilities exterior repairs, police vehicles/equipment, and Bonito Lake fishing access improvements. Vote 7-0.
The Alamogordo City Commission on July 8 adopted Resolution 2025-19, approving the city’s Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) and identifying the five projects the city will submit to the state for capital outlay consideration for fiscal year 2027.
City staff presented the ICIP and described the five recommended projects: Dry Canyon Arroyo Improvements Phase 1 ($3,000,000), procurement of police department vehicles and equipment (amount not specified in discussion for each vehicle), plan/design/construct zoo perimeter fencing and gates (estimated $1,000,000), exterior repairs and maintenance for city buildings (library, senior center and recreation center), and improvements to Bonito Lake fishing access and day-use facilities.
The staff presenter explained that the Dry Canyon project is fully designed and that the $3 million request represents the first phase; subsequent phases were estimated at $3.8 million and $2.5 million in the staff discussion. Commissioners asked how the state typically funds projects and whether phased requests are appropriate; staff said larger projects sometimes receive partial awards and that placing the project on the ICIP makes it eligible for multiple funding sources, including state capital outlay and potential federal funding.
Commissioners also discussed water-infrastructure priorities. Staff reported the city is working to close a $12,000,000 Water Trust Board loan to construct another section of the parallel transmission (well transmission) line; staff estimated the $12.5 million would fund roughly three to five miles (discussion varied), and that the overall program to relocate or add reverse-osmosis (RO) treatment and transmission could cost tens of millions of dollars.
Commissioner Warren Robinson moved to adopt Resolution 2025-19; Commissioner Crystal Guthrie seconded. The motion passed 7-0.
Staff said they are overhauling the ICIP/capital process for next year to better present multi-year phasing and funding options to the legislature and potential federal programs. No specific state awards were announced at the meeting; the ICIP list will be submitted to the state by the staff deadline for legislative consideration.
