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Council hears West Picacho MRA plan; staff to return for adoption Dec. 4
Summary
City planners and consultants presented the draft West Picacho & Motel Boulevard MRA plan on Nov. 10, including a proposed boundary extension, six strategy buckets and three catalytic sites, and staff said they will return for adoption on Dec. 4.
City planners and consultants presented the draft West Picacho & Motel Boulevard Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (MRA) plan at the Las Cruces City Council work session on Nov. 10 and asked for council feedback ahead of a Dec. 4 adoption hearing.
Selena Morales (Deputy Director, Economic Development) introduced the plan and said it was developed with Stantec after year‑long community engagement; the draft includes a proposed modest extension of the MRA boundary along West Picacho to capture older motel parcels that could benefit from redevelopment. Rhonda Bell (Urban Planner, Stantec) emphasized the plan’s people‑centered vision: “The vision of this plan is all people focused,” and said public outreach produced about 700 community survey responses, with top community priorities identified as supporting small business,…
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