SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

THE DISTRICT PROVIDES MEMBER GOVERNMENT UNITS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES, MAJOR ECONOMIC INTERESTS, AND CITIZEN GROUPS TO PLAN FOR FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE DISTRICT ACCOMPLISHES THIS THROUGH INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, AREA WIDE AND LOCAL PLANNING, DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION, AND TRAINING. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION INVOLVES THE OPTIMAL UTILIZATION OF REGIONAL CAPABILITIES.PROJECTS INCLUDED ARE SOLID WASTE, WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, BUSINESS RETENTION, BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, JOB DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORTATION RELATED INITIATIVES.THE DISTRICT ALSO HELPS MEMBER GOVERNMENTS WITH PLANNING OF MAJOR CAPITAL INPROVEMENTS, PROCURING FEDERAL AND STATE AID FOR NEEDED CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND CAPACITY BUILDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ALL 26 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES TO NEARLY 60 WATER CO-OPS, MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER ASSOCIATIONS, AND WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICTS IN THE REGION. THROUGH LOCAL GOVERNEMNTS, THE ORGANIZATION SERVES APPROXIMATELY 250,000 CLIENTS ANNUALLY. EVERY YEAR THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES A NEW COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO.THROUGH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED PROJECTS FOR THE CITY OF ARTESIA, TOWN OF LAKE ARTHUR, CITY OF RUIDOSO DOWNS, CHAVES COUNTY, CITY OF ROSWELL, LINCOLN COUNTY, TOWN OF TATUM, VILLAGE OF CORONA, VILLAGE OF HOPE, AND THE TOWN OF HAGERMAN.