Three existing fire stations in Las Cruces may be in line for substantial improvements, depending upon whether New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham approves a capital outlay for the work.
Lawmakers earlier this spring approved up to $100,000 in funding for the planning, design, and overall improvement of the city’s Fire Station #2, located at 1199 Foster Road. The work will include an upgrading of the structure’s electrical system, as well as a demolition of some walls, bay doors, and cement flooring.
Work at the Las Cruces Fire Station #5, located at 5998 Bataan Memorial East, is also funded by a $100,000 capital outlay, and will pay for facility upgrade planning, design, and construction, along with the replacement of bay doors, and parking lot improvements.
A final $100,000 is targeting the planning, design, and construction improvements to Fire Station #6, located at 2750 Northrise Drive. That $100,000 capital outlay will also fund the remodeling of the structure’s restroom facilities and general building repairs.
The fire station funding requests are folded into the all-inclusive Capital Outlay Bill, otherwise known as House Bill 5050, which could provide up to $1.2 billion in funding for thousands of facility projects across the state.
The Las Cruces Fire Department has eight stations located at strategic points throughout the city.
By Garry Boulard
