The Community Development Council met September 13, 2017 to award Community Development Block Grant Awards. The Council awarded $12,274,835 to project around the state and allocated $1.5 to the Economic Development Set-aside and $507,000 to the Planning Set-aside. A special acknowledgement was given to the Town of Hurley ranking 4th for expending funds efficiently and effectively and coming under budget. Award recipients are as follows:

Village of Santa Clara
Bayard St. Improvements
$750,000

Sam Baca, Community Development Council Representative; Stephanie Schardin-Clarke, Community Development Council Chair; Richard Bauch, Mayor; Jolene Slowen, Local Government Division Bureau Chief. 

Village of Reserve

Wastewater System Improvements
$363,000

Hilda Kellar, Mayor; Richard Runyon, Dennis Engineering; Stephanie Schardin Clarke, CDC Chair; Priscilla Lucero, SWNMCOG; Jolene Slowen, LGD Bureau Chief

City of Lordsburg

Water System Improvements
$686,370

Sam Baca, CDC Council Member; Glenda Greene, Lordsburg Councilor; Freddy Morelos, Lordsburg Councilor; Clark Smith, Mayor; Stephanie Chardin-Clarke, CDC Chair; Jolene Slowen LGD Bureau Chief