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Ruidoso council reviews 2028—2032 ICIP, debates prioritizing fire truck over sewer relocation
Summary
Councilors reviewed the village's Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) top-10 projects and debated ranking priorities before a July 1 submission to the New Mexico Finance Authority, highlighting streets/drainage, sewer relocation and a requested aerial fire truck.
Ruidoso Mayor Jerry Crawford and councilors reviewed the village's draft Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan for 2028—2032 and directed staff to rearrange project rankings before the July 1 submission deadline.
The ICIP lists roughly 73 projects; staff presented a top 10 that includes street and drainage repairs tied to recent fires, workforce housing, bridge replacements along the Rio Ruidoso (FEMA projects), relocation and replacement of aging sewer and water lines, watershed and fire-mitigation work, river restoration and an aerial fire truck requested by the fire department.
"There are a lot of projects on this, about 73 projects total, but I've just brought the top 10 for you guys here today," staff told the council during the workshop presentation. Councilors asked that the aerial fire truck be elevated in the rankings, noting its importance for insurance and ISO considerations. Councilor Letterman said he wanted the fire truck moved into the top five and staff said rankings could be adjusted before submission.
Staff reported prior funding awards that will be stacked with ICIP requests: "for streets we did get $2.5 million through capital outlay" and the village had received funding for sewer projects through other sources, staff said. Councilors pressed whether FEMA projects should remain on the ICIP given their anticipated FEMA funding; staff advised keeping them listed because additional applications or matching funds may still be needed.
The ICIP is used to present the village's capital priorities to state funders; staff noted the deadline had been moved up from Aug. 1 to July 1, meaning the council needed to finalize any rank changes quickly. The council directed staff to reorganize the list to reflect the council's top priorities and return with the updated submission.
The council did not take a final vote on the ICIP at the workshop; staff said they would finalize and submit the plan before the July 1 deadline.
