Up to $900,000 in capital outlay funding has been approved by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for the construction of a new fire training facility in Deming.
The facility will belong to the Deming Fire Department, which is part of the larger John Strand Municipal Building at 309 S. Gold Avenue and will be used for firefighting and emergency medical technician training.
Additional funding for projects specific to Deming, which were earlier passed by members of the New Mexico State Legislature, is seeing $300,000 going to the planning, design, and construction of a training facility that will belong to the Deming Police Station.
Located at 700 E. Pine Street, the Deming Police Department has a force of around 35 officers, serving a population of just under 15,000 residents.
The capital outlay for the Deming fire and police department projects is part of an overall $3.9 million in funding approved for a variety of infrastructure projects in surrounding Luna County.
By Garry Boulard
