Plans are underway for the construction of a building that will serve as the new home for the New Mexico Department of Health in Roswell, New Mexico.
The project will belong to Chaves County and will replace the NMDOH’s current offices at 200 East Chisum Street, which is shared by the Chaves County Public Health department.
According to county documents, the current structure, built in 1977, is “beyond its useful life.”
Although a site for the project has not yet been announced, members of the Chaves County Board of Commissioners have given their approval to contracting out with ASA Architects, which has offices in Roswell, among other cities, to design the new structure.
The new building is expected to cost around $3.5 million to complete. County officials are currently in the process of trying to secure federal funding for the project from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
A site for the new building is expected to be selected and announced soon.
By Garry Boulard
