# San Juan County Commission Meeting - November 10, 2026

The San Juan County Commission meeting on November 10, 2026, focused chiefly on response and recovery from October–November flooding. Commissioners ratified the county emergency declaration, approved a donated-leave pool for affected employees, suspended building-permit fees for verified flood-damaged properties through December 31, 2027, adopted an emergency regulatory floodplain boundary map, and approved the FEMA-approved local hazard mitigation plan. Officials estimated county damage at about $8 million and reported 833 damaged properties; the county is seeking federal public and individual disaster assistance. The adopted mitigation plan may help the county qualify for future mitigation grants, including funding that could cover 75% of eligible projects if the required disaster declaration is issued.

Recovery and procurement updates included debris removal under a state-arranged contract with AshBritt, with King Industries monitoring and documenting the debris process; the state was working to amend the purchase order to include sediment and silt removal. Public Works also reported hiring disaster-recovery consultant Dennis Dukes to help inventory damage and navigate potential federal public assistance, but no contract amount was stated. The commission approved a six-item consent agenda that included October check registers, a FY27 budget adjustment, and a college building-controls project; the transcript does not provide clear details of any associated award. Commissioners selected the 2027 holiday schedule’s 11-day Option A rather than Option B, which would have added a holiday and cost an estimated $230,000 in payroll. A proposed two-year moratorium on AI data centers was raised during public comment for a future meeting; no action was taken on it.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 10, 2026

### Sources
- [San Juan County Commission Meeting - November 10, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td3gqZzabFU) - San Juan County NM