Lordsburg Wins HUD Backed Low Income Housing Deal
Mayor Alan Koff announced Lordsburg will receive about 1 500 000 in federal funds for a 100 unit low income housing project financed by private capital and run by a local housing authority. The plan includes a 3 acre park a baseball field and a community center on 24 total acres with rent ranging 35 to 45 dollars monthly. After 20 years the city will receive title to the project and will be paid for rent and utilities by HUD each month. Elderly units may number 12 to 15 with potential adjustments for more senior housing.
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Lordsburg
Alan Koff
Henry Sanchez
Dallas
Office of Housing and Urban Development
Lordsbrug
Koff
Nixon
HUD
New Officers Take Reins Of Chamber
A new slate of officers assumed duties at the Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday night at the Chamber office. Mel Phillips as president for 1973 led the session with directors Art Malott Harold Jorgenson Bob Schlosser David Saucier David Lehman Glen Dorsett Joe Bivins and Gene Burns elected as 1st and 2nd vice presidents.
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Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce
Mel Phillips
Art Malott
Harold Jorgenson
Bob Schlosser
David Saucier
David Lehman
Glen Dorsett
Joe Bivins
Gene Burns
Chamber
Lordsburg Sees Major Construction Push in 1973
City projects planned for Lordsburg include a 1.4 million dollar water and sewer upgrade with a new two million gallon tank and improved mains. Bids open Friday. Railroad Ave reconstruction by the state, I-10 phase two, and paving for new residential areas are slated. A major Brown & Root Phelps Dodge smelter project may inject 100 million dollars and spur private growth. Road access to the site is deemed essential.
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Lordsburg
H. R. Overholt
Railroad Ave
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Alan Koff
Hidalgo County
Brown & Root
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Phelps Dodge
Koff
Hidalgo County Commission Holds First 1973 Meeting
Hidalgo County commissioners began the year with a light agenda. They postponed budget action on about 100000 dollars in federal revenue sharing funds and will draft a plan after department heads submit priority requests. Sheriff Gene Moore attended and regional medical needs were discussed with Dr. Richard Goldsmith.
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Hidalgo County
Board of Commissioners
Hidalgo
Roy Hatch
Fausto Noce
Lloyd Payne
Richard Goldsmith
Hidalgo General Hospital
Regional Medical Association
Lordsburg
Goldsmith
Gene Moore
Deadline Set for Flood Victims Loan Applications
Hidalgo Grant and Catron Counties must submit SBA or FHA loan applications by January 20 under disaster designations. OEP Dallas notes delays may cause trouble. Hastings says applicants should not hesitate over fixed loan amounts and may request increases if damages require it.
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Hidalgo
Grant and
Catron Counties
Small Business Administration of Farmers Home Administration
President’s Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Dallas
Tri-County
FHA
SBA
Hastings
Homes Needed For Brazilian Students
The Youth for Understanding exchange program seeks host families in Lordsburg for two Brazilian high school students Fern Cavalcanti Coelho 16 and Hilquias Ferreira de Lima. Prospective hosts contact Mrs. Carrillo at Lordsburg High School to arrange housing and support for a six month stay with medical insurance provided.
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Youth For Understanding
Lordsburg
Margaret Carrillo
Lordsburg High School
Brazil
Fern Cavalcanti
Coelho
Petrolina
Paulo Souza Coelho
Fernando
Hilquias
Racife
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By Kent Walz
Mel Phillipg
Commission
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