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UNM analysis and local speakers warn Milan would feel economic pain if CoreCivic Milan jail closes

Cibola County Board of County Commissioners · March 1, 2026

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Summary

UNM students presented a county economic-impact analysis and local speakers, including Milan’s mayor, told commissioners the likely closure of the CoreCivic Milan Correctional Center would harm jobs and village revenues.

UNM students presented an economic-impact study on the possible closure of the CoreCivic Milan Correctional Facility, and several local residents and officials warned commissioners that closing the jail would have measurable effects on the Village of Milan's employment and revenue streams.

The presentation, delivered by Andrew Bride and Ian Stroud under the supervision of Dr. Mustofa Mahmud Al Mamun, put an economic-analysis report on the record summarizing projected local revenue and employment consequences if the facility shuts or reduces operations. The report was filed with the county.

During the public-comment period, five speakers addressed the commission about the facility’s closure. Harry Garcia and Mayor Gonzales of the Village of Milan, along with Fred Rodarte, Walter Meech and Julie Junod, urged the commission to consider the closure’s local impacts on jobs and municipal finances. According to the public-comment summary in the minutes, Garcia “stressed the importance of making our representatives aware of the impact it will have.”

The presentation and comments give commissioners a local economic framing to consider alongside state or private decisions affecting the facility. The report and the public comments do not record formal requests for specific county actions; minutes state the report was placed on file.

The commission did not take a substantive vote on the facility’s status during the meeting. Commissioners scheduled routine business and took several other actions (see separate meeting roundup), and no formal county directive related to the CoreCivic facility appears in the minutes for Jan. 22, 2026.