News Flash

New Mexico Legislature Opens for 30 Day Session

The second session of the 54^th New Mexico Legislature opened at noon Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 in Santa Fe. The Legislature will meet in a 30-day session until noon February 20.

The annual Las Cruces Day in Santa Fe is Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, with social event...

Invest in an Organization that Invest in You: Careers at LCU

By Cassie McClure and Suzanne Michaels

Silvia Carrizal started with Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) in 1995 as a six-month temporary staff member on the switchboard. She directed customers to the right departments and very quickly learned the connections betwee...

Walnut Street Road Closure to Begin January 23

A portion of Walnut Street, from east Hadley
Avenue to Palomas Avenue, will be closed to traffic starting Thursday, Jan. 23,2020. It is estimated this phase of the project could take three weeks to
complete. Smith & Aguirre Construction, under con...

Alameda Boulevard Lane Closures in Effect

As part of the
West Court Avenue Improvements project, northbound and southbound traffic onAlameda Boulevard, between Las Cruces Avenue and Hadley Avenue, is experiencing a lane closure. The lane closure began Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 and will last appro...

Meerscheidt Racquetball Courts Closed for Repairs

The racquetball courts at Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave., are closed this week for maintenance and repairs. The courts were closed Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 and will remain closed through Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Court availability to the ...

City Leaders to Unveil 2020 Census Campaign

With billions in state-shared revenues, Congressional representation, and emergency preparedness at stake, the City of Las Cruces is joining forces with the U.S. Census Bureau for a complete count of people of all ages residing within the city limits.

At 1...

Neighborhood Meeting for Desert Trails Community Park will be January 23

The City of Las
Cruces Public Works and Parks & Recreation departments will have a DesertTrails Community Park neighborhood meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, January 23 at
the East Mesa Public Safety Complex, 5550 N. Sonoma Ranch Boulevard. City staff w...

Keeping an Ear to the Ground to Hear For Leaking Water

By Cassie McClure and Suzanne Michaels

You might have seen them on your street, two Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) leak detection technicians wearing large headphones, likely close together and moving slowly while examining handheld readers. It’s the...

Thomas Branigan Memorial Library Entrance/ADA Project to Begin January 20

A construction
project to improve the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramp at the main, Northwest entrance at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. PicachoAve., will begin January 20. The construction may take until March 21 to
complete.

The li...

Police Warn Residents to Remove Valuables and Lock Vehicles

Las Cruces residents are reminded to remove valuables and keep vehicles locked to help prevent auto burglaries.

Most auto burglaries committed in Las Cruces are considered crimes of opportunity and occur when valuables are left in plain view, and vehicles ...

A Career with Las Cruces Utilities - What does that look like?

By Cassie McClure and Suzanne Michaels

Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) produces 6.5 billion gallons of clean drinking quality water every year. It’s one of those things you never think about, but there’s an ebb and flow to the daily use of w...

Tree Replacements Planned at Country Club Estates Park

The
City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will be working withWasser & Wasser Inc. to remove and replace 14 trees from Country Club
Estates Park, 2800 Spitz St. The trees marked for removal are in variousstages of decline and some...

Public Invited to East Mesa Public Recreation Complex GO Bond Project Design Forum

The City of Las Cruces invites residents to participate in the East Mesa Public Recreation Complex (EMPRC) General Obligation (GO) Bond Project design forum at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 in Conference Room 2007 B and C at City Hall, 700 N. Main St.

Par...

Open Burn Permits are Available at Any Las Cruces Fire Station

Residents and property and business owners are reminded that permits are required to burn within the Las Cruces city limits. These permits are only good for the day they are issued and can be picked up at any of seven City of Las Cruces fire stations. Per...

NMSU Sports Calendar Through January 26

In support of New Mexico State University, particularly its athletic teams, included is a schedule of upcoming home sporting and away events of interest of Aggies men’s and women’s teams. For ticket information call 575/646-1420.

The sc...

Elementary Students Invited to Name LCU Underground Robot Truck

By Cassie McClure and Suzanne Michaels

You might only picture an “underground city” beneath the streets of big cities like New York City or San Francisco, but most cities have plenty of passageways running under underground. Las Cruces,...

Las Cruces Utilities to Resend Corrected Grappler Calendars to Customers

After an initial mailing in late December of the 2020 Solid Waste Grappler Calendar to Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) customers, a database error was found and is being corrected.

Due to this, Las Cruces Utilities will be resending corrected Grappler Calendar ...

City Manager Search Begins

The national search for a new city manager for the City of Las Cruces has officially begun. Well-qualified candidates may apply electronically to The Novak Consulting Group at thenovakconsultinggroup.com.

The application is accessed by selecting the blue &...

2020 Project: Relocating old trash

By Cassie McClure and Suzanne Michaels

About 50 residents and almost 15 City staff members gathered on Dec. 10, 2019 at the East Mesa Public Safety Complex to discuss trash. Specifically, removing old trash from City-owned property alongside Lohman Avenue ...

New Utilities Technology Finds “Hidden” Leaks

By Cassie McClure and Suzanne Michaels

“The problem is…sometimes people don’t know they have water leaks,” said Fred Bourger, Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) Environmental & Technical Support project manager. “These are ongoing, hidden leaks that may have b...

Free Monthly Movies at Branigan Library

Love movies? Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave., will be showing free movies to the public every month, from recent blockbusters to classic favorites, there’s always something fun to watch at Branigan Library.

At 5 p.m. on the second Wed...

Noise Ordinance Input Meeting

The City is asking for public input on changes proposed to the City of Las Cruces Ordinance 1988 that regulates noise throughout the City of Las Cruces. Ordinance 1988, “Noise,” is included in Chapter 19, Offenses and Miscellaneous Pro...