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A makeshift dam east of the Bruce King Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum is overflowing and in danger of breaching. If the dam should breach, the area around the museum is in danger. Engineers do not believe that residents of the Golf Country Estates are in immediate danger from a gradual breach, but residents are advised that in the event of a sudden failure, some residential flooding could occur.
Heavy rains Wednesday afternoon on the west face of the Organ Mountains have channeled water through natural arroyos into a sand pit that acts as a reservoir east of the Bruce King Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. The ponding area last filled with water after heavy rains Aug. 16.
The Doña Ana County Emergency Operation Center has been advised that several residents in the Vado and Del Cerro communities are suffering heavy flooding at this time. Resources are being deployed on a prioritized basis throughout the county.
Heavy rains in southern Doña Ana County have caused significant water runoff on I-10 west of Las Cruces and south of Las Cruces on I-25, particularly near mile marker 145 at the intersection of I-25 and I-10, where the roadway is completely covered with running water. Run-off presents a hazard to motorists, and State Police and the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office advise travelers to avoid these areas.
Heavy runoff from rains is forcing police to close off Dripping Springs Road immediately. Travel on the road is considered unsafe at this time.
Water continues to flow over a makeshift dam east of the Bruce King Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, but engineers on the scene from the Doña Ana County Flood Commission report that the danger of a sudden breach is “unlikely.”
In the fall of 2003, Doña Ana County received a mobile government grant from ESRI and Trimble. The grant included hardware, software, and training valued at $14,000. The goal of the program was to foster innovative approaches to solving problems common to government entities.
A 64-piece exhibit of student artwork from the Las Cruces Public Schools has been installed in the Grand Lobby of the Doña Ana County Manager’s Complex at 180 W. Amador Ave. in Las Cruces. The exhibit includes paintings, etchings, sculpture and drawings. The artists are primarily elementary students from the Las Cruces Public Schools, with a few middle school artists also showing.
As the Nov. 2 General Election draws closer, Doña Ana County Clerk Rita Torres is urging registered voters to sign up to work the polls. Training classes are being scheduled for new and returning poll workers.
An estimated three-week repair to Berino Road will bring much of the construction associated with the Berino Wastewater Facility Improvement Project to a conclusion.
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