Grant County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting October 8, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE

REGULAR MEETING – October 8, 2026

The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.  The meeting will take place in the Commission Chambers of the Grant County Administration Complex, 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, NM 88061.  The agenda for the Regular Meeting may be altered up to seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting; copies can be obtained from the County Manager's Office or viewed online at www.grantcountynm.gov.

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the Grant County Manager at 1400 Highway 180 E., Silver City, New Mexico or (575) 574-0000 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible.

The meeting will be live-streamed on the County's Facebook Page ( https://www.facebook.com/GrantCountyNM ) and available later as a recording on the County's website at www.grantcountynm.gov.  

The tentative agenda is as follows:

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - REGULAR MEETING

October 8, 2026

9:00 AM

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance and Salute to Flag

III. Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda

IV. Public Input

During this portion of our meeting, we welcome your suggestions and want to hear your concerns. This is not a question-and-answer period; speakers will be limited to five (5) minutes. Any individual who would like to discuss an item in more depth may request to be placed on a future agenda. Request forms are available online at the Grant County website and in the County Manager's Office.

V. Proclamation

a. Firefighter Appreciation Week as part of National Fire Prevention Activities 

VI. Presentations 

b. Site Layer One Data Center Presentation 

VII. Public Hearing 

c. Open Public Hearing and Discission Regarding Ordinance No. O-26-04, A THIRD ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING ORDINANCE NO. O-18-01, AND ALSO AMENDING AND RESTATING ORDINANCE NOS. O-22-01 AND O-23-08, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO TAXABLE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BOND (GREAT DIVIDE WIND FARM, LLC PROJECT); AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO TAXABLE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS (GREAT DIVIDE WIND FARM, LLC PROJECT) IN ONE OR MORE SERIES, IN THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $700,000,000 TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPPING AND INSTALLATION OF WIND AND/OR SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES AND BATTERY STORAGE FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF GENERATING AND STORING ELECTRICITY; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AN INDENTURE, A LEASE AGREEMENT, A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, THE BONDS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS AND THE PROJECT; MAKING CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS AND FINDINGS RELATING TO THE BONDS AND THE PROJECTS; RATIFYING CERTAIN ACTIONS TAKEN PREVIOUSLY; AND REPEALING ALL ACTIONS INCONSISTENT WITH THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED ORDINANCE.

d. Close Public Hearing 

e. CONSIDERATION OF GRANT COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. O-26-04, A THIRD ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING ORDINANCE NO. O-18-01, AND ALSO AMENDING AND RESTATING ORDINANCE NOS. O-22-01 AND O-23-08, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO TAXABLE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS (GREAT DIVIDE WIND FARM, LLC PROJECT); AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO TAXABLE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS (GREAT DIVIDE WIND FARM, LLC PROJECT) IN ONE OR MORE SERIES, IN THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $700,000,000 TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPPING AND INSTALLATION OF WIND AND/OR SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES AND BATTERY STORAGE FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF GENERATING AND STORING ELECTRICITY; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AN INDENTURE, A LEASE AGREEMENT, A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, THE BONDS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS AND THE PROJECT; MAKING CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS AND FINDINGS RELATING TO THE BONDS AND THE PROJECTS; RATIFYING CERTAIN ACTIONS TAKEN PREVIOUSLY; AND REPEALING ALL ACTIONS INCONSISTENT WITH THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED ORDINANCE

VIII. Gila Regional Medical Center Reports (GRMC)- Robert Whitaker, CEO 

IX. Elected Officials' Reports 

X. Consent Agenda 

f. Grant County Board of Commissioners Minutes for:

-9/8/26 Work Session and

-9/10/26 Regular Meeting

-9/24/26 Regular Meeting

g. Expenditure Report

h. Indigent Burial

i. Indigent & County Health Care Claims

XI. New Business

j. Grant County Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance Renewal 

XII. Agreements 

XIII. Resolutions 

k. Resolution R-26-56 Adoption of the 2026 Grant County Comprehensive Plan

l. Resolution R-26-57 Extend the Termination Date of the Local Government Road Fund School Bus Route Program Cooperative Agreement Control Number L100641-Mike Rocko

m. Resolution R-26-58 Extend the Termination Date of the Local Government Road Fund Arterial Program Cooperative Agreement Control Number L100645-Mike Rocko

n. Resolution R-26-59 Final Resolution to Rename Agave Street within the Mangas Vista Subdivision in Grant County, New Mexico to Agave Lane-Joseph Holguin

XIV. Adjourn as the Grant County Board of Finance and Reconvene as the Grant County Board of Commissioners 

XV. Commissioners' Reports 

XVI. Executive Session in Accordance with NMSA 1978, Section 10-15 

o. Pending/Threatened Litigation — In accordance with to NMSA 1978, 10-15-1 (H)(7), Marcus Salas v. Board of County Commissioners of The County of Grant, Raul Villanueva, John Doe, and Alejandro Gomez, No: D-608-CV-2026-00192

p. Limited Personnel Matters in accordance with NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1 (H)(2)-County Manager

XVII. Adjournment

Chris M. Ponce, Commission Chairman                     by: Lisa Lucero, Administrative Assistant