# Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting  - November 10, 2026


**Body:** Doña Ana County Government
**Date:** November 09, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


At its November 10, 2026 regular meeting, the Doña Ana County Board of County Commissioners approved allocating up to $3 million from the $10 million Project Jupiter community-benefits payment to the City of Sunland Park for water-system tank cleaning and refurbishment. The board also approved an application process for the remaining roughly $7 million in water and wastewater funding. Amendments extended the application deadline to December 10, 2026, added a hardship option, and directed staff to develop flexible payment arrangements, such as authorized construction drawdowns, and extensions for unforeseen delays. The board approved construction and contract actions, including a $2,368,223 Chaparral Fire Station No. 44 addition and renovations through Construction to Build X LLC under Cooperative Educational Services contract 2026-03-R1295-78; a $192,576.60 increase to Smith & Smith Co. Construction contract 25-148 for the Chaparral Wastewater Infrastructure Project, bringing its not-to-exceed amount to $8,593,662.57; and a $16,650.27 increase to J29 Enterprises LLC contract 25-158 (the revised contract total is garbled in the transcript). The board also authorized notice to James Corporation of intent to apply liquidated damages for late completion of the emergency management facility and approved negotiations for county office space in Santa Teresa and a possible food-bank location in Anthony, with final agreements requiring further board approval.

Other actions included approving a motion to investigate Project Jupiter’s IRB agreements and community-benefits agreement over alleged failure to report jobs data, accepting FEMA emergency management performance grant funds, and approving the resolution that returns the Flood Commission to county-department status; staff said the existing budget appropriation was sufficient. The board also approved Doña Ana County’s 2027 legislative priorities, which include requests for funding such as $6 million for public-safety radio support. No procurement award was made for the remaining water and wastewater funds at this meeting; the application process will determine future awards.

**Source:** Doña Ana County Government