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City of Las Cruces Cooling Stations will continue to operate with modified hours and locations through Saturday, June 21, 2025. The National Weather Service’s El Paso Office forecasts a continuation of 100 degree and above daytime temperatures through Saturday. The City of Las Cruces offers Cooling Station locations to offer relief to residents…

City Council met in a regular meeting Tuesday, June 16, 2025, and approved purchasing agreements along with various zoning changes related to the Sonoma Ranch North master plan. The purchasing agreements approved are for an amount not to exceed $200,000 for work uniforms, shoes and related items with Bazaar Uniforms…

In observance of the Juneteenth holiday, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Thursday, June 19, 2025. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual. City offices and facilities closed Thursday, June 19, 2025 for Juneteenth include: A Fielder Memorial Safe Haven. City Hall….

City Councilors met in regular session June 2, 2025, and approved updates to park development fees and a grant to fund a new Bike Park that will be the first of its kind in the region. The updates, based on a study by TischlerBise, a firm contracted by the City…

In observance of Memorial Day, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, May 26, 2025. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual. City offices and facilities closed on Memorial Day include: A Fielder Memorial Safe Haven. City Hall. East Mesa Recreation Center….

City Council held a work session Monday, May 12, 2025, and received updates from Visit Las Cruces and the 2025 New Mexico legislative session. Rochelle Miller-Hernandez, director of Visit Las Cruces, introduced her team and reminded Council that VLC is funded by the lodger’s tax that charges five percent per…

City Council met in a work session Monday, April 28, for two public hearings – the review of the City’s 2025-2026 fiscal year budget and the final hearing for the 2026 Capital Improvements Program. Jacqueline Rubalcava, Budget and Grants Administrator for the City, presented the proposed budget for fiscal year…

City Council met in regular session Monday, April 21, and adopted the Las Cruces International Airport Master Plan and Layout Plan. Andy Hume, Director of the Las Cruces International Airport, said the airport followed a comprehensive three-year process for developing an ambitious Master Plan. The plan includes creating an airport…

City Council met in a work session Monday, March 24, 2025, and received updates from staff about the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget review, the Capital Improvements Program and the Las Cruces International Airport’s Master Plan. Jacqueline Rubalcava, Budget and Grant Administrator, said the City used a ‘BASE’ method to develop…

Just like all of you, I am processing a lot of emotions – grief, anger, heartache, fear. As I continue to reflect, grieve, and pray for the victims who lost their lives and the many more who were injured, I also feel a responsibility to speak out on this issue…

Las Cruces City Council met in a regular session Monday, March 17, 2025, and approved a resolution identifying four new Metropolitan Redevelopment Areas. The new MRAs are the Amador Proximo and South Area, the Apodaca and Lift-Up Area, the East of Solano Neighborhood Area and the Mesquite District Area. In…

Las Cruces City Council met Monday, March 10, 2025, in a joint work session with Dona Ana County Commissioners to receive updates on ambulance services and opioid settlement funds. Councilors and commissioners heard from Stephen Lopez, assistant county manager, and Brad Douglas, city attorney, about the ambulance service provided by…

Las Cruces City Council met in a work session Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, and received its biannual report from the OIR Group, an independent police auditor now in its fifth year of formally reporting to the City. The OIR Group was represented by Teresa Mangula and Stephen Connolly. The OIR…

Las Cruces City Council met Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, and approved a series of changes to zoning and building ordinances that help modernize the City’s development code for the first time in nearly 25 years. The changes repeal some chapters of the municipal development code and replaces them with updated…

The OIR Group, the firm the City of Las Cruces hired in 2021 to audit the police department, will host its second community outreach meeting on Feb. 24. The meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at the Munson Senior Center, 975 S. Mesquite St….