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San Juan County moves to publish notice for $250,000 state grant to Durango Machining Innovations
Summary
Commission approved publishing a notice of intent to adopt Ordinance 131 authorizing San Juan County to act as fiscal agent for a $250,000 New Mexico Economic Development Department grant to Durango Machining Innovations to renovate space for two roto lining machines; company says project will leverage over $6 million in private capital and create about 22 jobs.
San Juan County commissioners voted to publish a notice of intent to adopt Ordinance 131, a step that would let the county act as fiscal agent for a $250,000 New Mexico Economic Development Department (NMEDD) grant to Durango Machining Innovations (DMI).
The county’s staff presentation said the ordinance would authorize an intergovernmental agreement with NMEDD and a project participation agreement with DMI and, if published, would be scheduled for adoption on the commission’s May 5 meeting.
Dale Neller, who identified himself as president of DMI and a sister company, described the company’s roto lining operation and timeline. "We're setting this up on Highway 170 and hope to have that up and operational by later this year," he said, adding the company expects to install two machines and be fully operational by the end of 2026. Neller told commissioners the project’s capital investment is "over $6 million" and that DMI anticipates creating 22 new jobs.
Rebecca Ansana and Peter Mitchell of the New Mexico Economic Development Department outlined how grant disbursements will be tied to benchmarks over a five-year agreement, with initial payments tied to execution of required documents and later payments contingent on hiring targets. Ansana said DMI plans an approximately 11,000-square-foot addition and will use JTIP-supported hiring as it ramps up operations.
Commission discussion focused on the procedural step before a formal adoption vote. A commissioner moved and the body approved publishing the notice of intent; the legal department will schedule publication and add the ordinance to the May 5 agenda. No vote on final adoption occurred at the meeting.
The action the commission took was to approve publication of the notice of intent; final adoption of Ordinance 131 remains scheduled for a future meeting and will depend on the published notice and subsequent proceedings.
