Silver City -- Silver City residents are invited to participate in a public meeting Thursday, July 27, at 6:00 pm to learn about the town's infrastructure capital improvement plan, or ICIP, a key municipal planning tool which establishes priorities for future infrastructure projects. The meeting will be held in the City Hall Annex second floor conference room at 1203 N. Hudson Street. To participate remotely, please use the following link: https://meet.goto.com/tosc_community_development , or join by telephone, (877) 309-2073, using the following access code: 532-332-901.

"Developing an ICIP helps the town secure funding for vital infrastructure improvements, such as street improvements, water and sewer lines, public safety equipment and other public facilities," said Jacqui Olea, community development director for the Town of Silver City. "For instance, during the last legislative session the town received $350,000 for needed improvements to the City Hall Annex, which will soon house the town hall and administrative offices. Other recent funding paid for improvements to the Memory Lane Cemetery and at Gough Park. Projects must be included in the ICIP in order to be considered for state capital outlay and other funding, though funding, of course, for any project is never guaranteed."

The town's ICIP plan also included street improvements in the Chihuahua Hill neighborhood, which were paid for in part by federal community block grant funds, and ongoing improvements to 32nd street, which are being funded in part by the New Mexico Department of Transportation and the Colonias Infrastructure Fund.

For more information, please contact the Community Development Department at (575) 534-6348 between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. The office is located on the second floor of the Silver City Town Hall Annex, 1203 N. Hudson Street. The mailing address is PO Box 1188, Silver City, NM, 88062.  For more information about the Town of Silver City, please visit the town's website at  townofsilvercity.org .