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Socorro City details $68 million in grant-funded projects, prioritizing transportation

Socorro City Council / Town Hall · March 12, 2026
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City development director Alejandra Valadees told a town hall the city's grants portfolio has grown to about $68 million, with transportation projects receiving roughly two-thirds of that funding and major road and bridge projects slated for construction only after funding is secured.

Alejandra Valadees, Socorro City's director of city development and economic development, told a town-hall audience that the city's tracked grants and special projects portfolio has grown from about $356,000 in 2018 to roughly $68 million today. "We have grown our grants and special projects portfolio up to approximately $68 million," Valadees said, adding that $32 million is currently active in grant funding.

Valadees provided a categorical breakdown: about 67% of the portfolio is dedicated to transportation, 18% to stormwater and 11% to quality-of-life projects such…

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