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Amador Hotel restoration advances after $4.8M state grant; city says opening could be FY2029
Summary
City officials and the Amador Hotel Foundation reported progress on a multiyear restoration, announced a $4.8 million Capital Development Program grant to fund first‑floor interior work and said phase‑by‑phase construction should allow partial acceleration of the opening; the city estimates about $18 million in public investment when all phases are funded.
City staff and foundation volunteers told the Las Cruces City Council on Feb. 23 that restoration of the Amador Hotel is moving forward after a two‑decade effort and the award of a new state grant.
Carol Bray, director of the Quality of Life Department, and Garland Courts, deputy director, reviewed the building’s history and the 2009 reuse plan that guides restoration. Bray said the city acquired the property from the county and, after years of planning, is preparing to issue an RFP for phase 2 work. Bray said phase 2 — exterior wall and structural repairs, reconstruction of a territorial‑period portico and restoration of the hotel sign —…
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