
Senator John Arthur Smith and Representative Dona Irwin worked to secure $250,000 for improvements in Deming roads… $150,000 to construct a multi-use path along Florida Street between the Columbus Highway and Eighth Street… and $150,000 to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and furnish the Luna County annex.
In addition, the General Obligation Bond, which will be before voters in November, contains $121,700 for renovation needs at the Deming Senior Center, and $54,000 for equipment to prepare meals at the senior center.
Governor Susana Martinez used her line-item veto powers to veto $185,000 which would have been used to develop interstate access for Cedar Street, and $131,000 for monuments requested by the Fort Sill Apache tribe.