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BOSQUE FARMS
$10M awarded to Bosque Farms for wastewater treatment plant improvements
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The governor signed two bills today which will provide more than $1.5 billion statewide for schools, roads, housing, community and vital community infrastructure projects across the state.
The village of Bosque Farms came away from the 2026 legislative session with a $10 million win for its wastewater treatment plant.
“We sincerely want to thank Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for the awarded funding in (the capital outlay bill) Senate Bill 240. We would especially like to thank Diego Arencon the (governor’s) deputy chief of staff, New Mexico Sen. Joshua A. Sanchez and New Mexico Rep. Brian G. Baca for their assistance,” said Mayor Chris Gillespie. “This project is of the utmost importance and top priority for the village, and is shovel ready. This project has been funded a number of times and the money keeps being pulled back. We want to thank the governor and our legislators for fighting for us.”
In early 2025, the village was awarded $10 million as part of the federal Thomas R. Carper Water Sources Development Act of 2024, which former president Joe Biden signed into law on Jan. 4, 2025. However that funding was recalled under President Donald Trump’s current administration.
The funding awarded to the village by the state is for the wastewater treatment plant clarifier upgrades and sludge processor construction.
SB 240, the capital outlay bill, includes projects totaling nearly $28 million for Valencia County.
Other significant projects include:
- $3 million for the Valencia County hospital
- $2,480,000 for construction a Valencia County administrative and district attorney building
- $1.5 million for planning of a new Los Lunas police station
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- $1 million for a sports complex and fairgrounds construction
House Bill 248, the general obligation bonds bill, including additional funding for Valencia County projects, including $1.5 million for the Highland Meadows Senior Center and $1 million for improvements at the University of New Mexico-Valencia campus.
