Congratulations to
The Las Cruces City Council decided Monday to build its long-delayed convention center on 11 acres primarily used for agricultural research just east of the I-10 bridge over
There are many agricultural buildings (and staffers) that are going to have to be transplanted. Many won’t be happy about it.
But placing the convention center there, on the city’s southwest side, makes sense. The east side of the city is growing fast enough without the convention center. In the past few years a Wal-Mart and a new hotel have gone up near where the convention center will be built, and the facility will be a big boost to tourism in the Mesilla area.
It will also aid Martin’s goal of building a performing arts center on campus, which could be built on the west end and share parking with the convention center.
Lots of big changes are happening on campus.