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Mesilla trustees approve zoning requests, historic-designation reconsiderations and third-quarter budget adjustment
Summary
The Town of Mesilla Board of Trustees on March 23 approved reconsiderations of prior historic-property and sign decisions, granted a restaurant floor-plan and a carport zoning case, and adopted a third-quarter budget adjustment; most motions passed by 4–1 or unanimous roll calls.
At a March 23 meeting at Mesilla Town Hall, the Town of Mesilla Board of Trustees approved a series of zoning and administrative items, including reconsideration of earlier historic-property and sign decisions, a restaurant floor plan, a carport at the Public Safety Building and a third-quarter budget adjustment.
Mayor Pro Tem Stephanie Johnson-Burick moved to reconsider action on PZHAC Sign #062098 (1200 W. University) submitted by the Jornada Masonic Lodge; Trustee Veronica Garcia seconded the motion. The motion to reconsider and the subsequent reconsideration action were approved by roll call (recorded Yes-4). After staff review, the matter was returned for final consideration under the Board’s procedures.
The Board also voted to reconsider Resolution 2026-12 (historic property registry designation for 2090 Snow Road). That motion to reconsider passed by roll call (recorded Yes-4). A separate reconsideration of Resolution 2026-13 (also regarding 2090 Snow Road) was reviewed; the roll call vote on that reconsideration passed Yes-3, No-1, with Trustee Gerard Nevarez recorded as the lone No vote.
On zoning matters, the Board approved PZHAC Zoning Case #062102 for a restaurant floor plan at 1705B Tierra de Mesilla (submitted by Blanca G. Huizar/El Parian de Mesilla). Mayor Pro Tem Stephanie Johnson-Burick moved the approval and Trustee Veronica Garcia seconded; the roll call was recorded as Yes-4.
The Town’s application to build a carport on the south end of the Public Safety Building — Zoning Case #062105 at 2670 Calle de Parian — was presented by Economic & Community Development Director Eddie Salazar and approved on a 4–0 roll call following a motion by Mayor Pro Tem Johnson-Burick and a second from Trustee Garcia.
The Board adopted Resolution 2026-19, a third-quarter budget adjustment, on a motion moved by Mayor Pro Tem Johnson-Burick and seconded by Trustee Gerard Nevarez; the roll call vote was recorded as Yes-4.
Public comment was opened later in the agenda; the transcript records that several residents spoke (including Richard Knopp, Van Bullock, Trina Witter, Martha Mulvihill, Beverly Estrada, Nora Barraza and Marcy Toomey), but the provided transcript excerpts do not include verbatim remarks from those speakers.
The Board adjourned the meeting at 8:17 p.m. and noted approval of the meeting minutes for later signature. The meeting record indicates the Board followed its Rules of Procedure and voted by roll call where required.
