Heinrich to Highlight Housing and New Emergency Operations Center in Southern New Mexico
LAS CRUCES & DEMING, N.M. – On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will visit with community leaders in Las Cruces and Deming to discuss housing needs in Doña Ana County and mark an important milestone in modernizing emergency operations in Southern New Mexico.
At 11:30 a.m. MT, Senator Heinrich will join Las Cruces community leaders and stakeholders to discuss meeting the housing needs of Doña Ana County residents.
WHO: Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator (D-N.M.)
Kasandra Gandara, Las Cruces Mayor Pro Tem
Johana Bencomo, Las Cruces City Councilor
Yvonne Flores, Las Cruces City Councilor
WHEN: Tuesday, April 11, at 11:30 a.m. MT
WHERE: Las Cruces City Hall, 700 N Main St, Las Cruces, NM 88001
RSVP: press@heinrich.senate.gov
At 2:00 p.m. MT, Senator Heinrich will join community leaders to participate in the transfer ceremony of the Deming Readiness Center from the New Mexico National Guard to Luna County for a new emergency operations center. Senator Heinrich secured $1.5 million in FY22 Congressionally Directed Spending to support the Luna County Emergency Operations Center, which will house the County’s central dispatch, emergency management, and equipment for the volunteer fire department.
WHO: Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator (D-N.M.)
Howie Morales, Lt. Governor of New Mexico
Brigadier General Miguel Aguilar, Adjutant General, New Mexico National Guard
Ray Trejo, Luna County Commissioner
WHEN: Tuesday, April 11, at 2:00 p.m. MT
WHERE: Deming Readiness Center, 700 S Pearl St., Deming, NM 88030
