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A resolution for a ten-year franchise agreement between the City of Las Cruces and Comcast was unanimously adopted by the city council, giving the company authorization to construct, maintain and operate cable systems. Assistant City Attorney Robert Cabello outlined what freedoms the agreement will allow Comcast.
“It gives them that ability to engage in a particular activity using public facilities,” Cabello said. “In this instance, Comcast would be using our rights of way to put their infrastructure in.”
Bob Duchen, of River Oaks Telecommunications Group, highlighted the non-exclusivity of the agreement.
“This franchise in no way prohibits the city from granting additional wireline cable franchises should another competitor wish to enter the Las Cruces marketplace,” Duchen said.
Las Cruces City Council approves affordable housing development, park on East Mesa
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LAS CRUCES - The Las Cruces City Council approved an affordable housing grant agreement with Tierra Del Sol Housing Corporation to support a new subdivision in the northern part of the city, which includes a revised timeline for the completion of a long-awaited park in Council District 5.
The development, called the Skylark Subdivision, is planned at the corner of Central Road and Mesa Drive. It s planned to include about 19 single-family lots and a roadway cutting through it, according to the city.
At a June 21 meeting, the council approved the grant agreement between Tierra Del Sol and the city for an allocation of up to $100,000 with a 7-0 vote. The money will be used to finance costs of financing infrastructure necessary to support the affordable housing development, such as flood control, roads, green space, sewage systems, landscaping, and heating and air conditioning inf
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Yvonne Flores seeking second term on Las Cruces City Council
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LAS CRUCES - Just four months ago, in January, Las Cruces City Councilor Yvonne Flores said she wasn t planning on running for a second term. Though she expressed love for her work and said she s met wonderful people in her district, Flores also said there are qualified people for the job she hoped would run but decided not to.
The first-term councilor elected to represent District 6 in 2017 ousting Ceil Levatino is running again because she still sees a lot of work ahead on the council securing affordable, attainable housing for the city s residents, improving access to mental health care city- and countywide, attracting companies and jobs to the area and supporting positive educational outcomes for children.