Funding for a series of senior citizen center construction and upgrade projects has won the approval of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.
As proposed by the state’s Aging and Long-Term Services Department, more than 70 such projects were initially approved earlier this spring by members of the New Mexico State Legislature.
The largest such project on the list: the construction of a senior center in Gallup, which received $7.4 million in funding.
That $7.4 million is specifically designated not just for construction work, but also the planning and design of the center, as well as its furnishing.
What is being called the Gallup Regional Senior Center previously secured $5.5 million in funding as a result of the successful passage last November of the state’s General Obligation Bond 1.
The new Gallup facility is designed to replace a current senior center at 607 N. 4th Street, which, according to state documents, is “limited in its ability to expand and meet the growing and changing needs” of the city’s seniors.
By Garry Boulard
