Time for a Meeting

Updated: the LCPS board chair is Dr. Connie Phillips.

The situation is like a train wreck everyone can see coming from a mile away. If this wreck is not avoided it will turn into a local scandal. The problem that must be solved began with a city council vote to refuse $10 million in private road funds for the extension of North Sonoma Ranch Boulevard in April. The April vote was a reversal of the position of City Council in January. This surprise vote in April will result in the compelling of the Las Cruces Public Schools to waste $1 million building a "temporary" road from the end of North Sonoma Ranch Boulevard to Peachtree Hills Road that will eventually be ripped out. The good news is the waste of resources still remains completely avoidable.

Perhaps the time has come for citizens to go to their phones and email boxes and call for a meeting between School Board member Dr. Connie Phillips (left) and Mayor Ken Miyagishima (right). No doubt the city and schools are going to have to work together to serve as good stewards of taxpayer resources. If the schools and city councilors have not already done so they should consider meeting immediately to avoid frittering away a million dollars. Site visitors can find contact information for all city councilors and school board members on the Call City Hall page at the top of this website. The full story can be read on the LCPS $1 million page of this site or by simply searching for stories about city council.

Time for a Meeting