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Vision 2040 Public Meetings and Comment Period
-- Monday, October 05, 2009 at 12:27

The City of Las Cruces and Doña Ana County will host the fourth round of Vision 2040 public input meetings the week of October 19th. Residents of Doña Ana County and Las Cruces who are interested in long range planning and improving their community are encouraged to attend.

The meetings will be led by consultants at Peter J. Smith & Company. The primary focus will be a presentation of current draft Vision 2040 documents. Participants will be asked to provide their comments on the draft document in order to chart a preferred course for the region.

The meeting schedule is as follows:

· Mon. Oct. 19th, 5pm-8pm, Hatch Community Center, 837 W. Hall St.

· Wed. Oct. 21st , 9am-1pm, Doña Ana County Gov. Center, 845 Motel Blvd

· Wed. Oct. 21st, 5pm-8pm, Chaparral Middle School, 290 E. Lisa

· Thu. Oct. 22nd, 9am-12pm, Vado Del Cerro Community Center, 180 La Fe Ave.

· Thu. Oct. 22nd, 5pm-8pm, Sonoma Elementary School, 4201 Northrise Dr.

Vision 2040 is a long-range, regional comprehensive planning project that evaluates the needs of the region for the next 30 years and identifies ways the city and county should act to meet those needs. Specific topics will include population growth and land use, transportation and infrastructure, environmental issues, affordable housing, economic development and many others.

In addition to the public meetings, the city and county are seeking written comments on draft documents. These documents include the Vision 2040 Regional Plan, City of Las Cruces and Doña Ana County Comprehensive Plans, Inventory and Appendix. These documents are available for download from http://vision2040.nmsu.edu/documents.html. Hard copies will also be available for review soon at the following locations:

· Munson Senior Center
· Mesilla Park Community Center
· Benavidez Community Center
· East Mesa Recreation Center
· City Hall
· City of Las Cruces Community Development Department
· Mesilla Town Hall
· Doña Ana County Planning Office
· Various Doña Ana County Community Centers

The public is encouraged to submit comments on these documents by Friday, October 30th. Written comments may be submitted online at http://vision2040.nmsu.edu/Comments.html, by e-mail to ahume@las-cruces.org, or by mail to Andy Hume, PO Box 20000, Las Cruces, NM 88004.

For more information, e-mail ahume@las-cruces.org, visit http://vision2040.nmsu.edu/ or contact Andy Hume, at 575/528-3047. The TTY number is 541-2182.