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

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