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Socorro council votes to finish NEPA study on Arterial 1 after residents voice objections
Summary
Socorro City Council voted on Oct. 6 to resume and complete the NEPA environmental study for the Arterial 1 project after staff warned that formally withdrawing could trigger repayment of about $3.4 million in federal and state funds already spent on the project.
Socorro City Council voted on Oct. 6 to resume and complete the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental study for the Arterial 1 project rather than formally withdraw from the project.
City Manager Adriana Rodarte told the council that withdrawing from the project now could carry “significant consequences,” including the need to repay approximately $3,400,000 that has already been spent on the project through federal and state grants. Rodarte said the only way to formally document a “no build” option is to complete the NEPA study.
The decision followed a long public comment period in which residents…
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