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City staff outline legislative priorities: air‑service funding, housing appropriations and public‑safety training
Summary
City departments presented legislative priorities for the upcoming 30‑day session, including sustained air‑service grants for the airport, large multi‑year state funding for affordable housing and homelessness, mobile‑home park consumer protections, juvenile justice concerns and proposals to modernize law‑enforcement training standards.
City staff and department heads briefed the council on legislative policies the city plans to track in the 2026 session.
Andy Hume, director of the Las Cruces airport, described the state’s Air Service Enhancement Grant program (modeled on the FAA’s Essential Air Service) and said the city received $3.5 million in the first two‑year cycle and $1 million in 2025 and again in 2026. Hume said the program requires a local match (10% historically and possibly 20% going forward) and urged the council to support multi‑year, stable…
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