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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Hobbs public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Shipp Street Plaza Improvements
A block of Shipp Street at Taylor Street will become a pedestrian-only plaza for downtown events and revitalization, with Maddox Foundation backing. Nearby businesses and churches were generally supportive at the planning hearing.
Affordable Housing Grant from State
A development agreement with Habitat for Humanity of Hobbs was up for approval, supporting affordable home construction in the city.
Market-Rate Single-Family Housing Development Agreement
Two $300,000 development agreements from the county housing grant will bring 20 duplex units on West Kims Court and 20 more single-family lots at Trinity Estates — continuing the city's rooftop pipeline that attracts economic development.
Sale of Industrial Airpark Land to Mewbourne Oil Company
The city is selling about 21.75 acres at the industrial airpark to Mewbourne Oil for $1.21 million, keeping the company's $11 million expansion — and its jobs — in Hobbs.
Sale of Airpark Land to Mewbourne Oil
A proposed ordinance would authorize selling about 21.75 acres in the Hobbs Industrial Airpark South Subdivision to Mewbourne Oil Company. The sale could bring economic activity to the industrial airpark.