Commission agenda

Mayor Elect

Sharon McDonald

Good morning. Congratulations on your win. If you recall I previously sent you an E-Mail indicating publicly disclosed vacancy rate in Alamogordo for apartments and housing was at 15.54 percent or more than double the national rate of 7 percent. In addition, there are more than 700 homes

currently listed for sale. It appears there is a political push to control the narrative of a housing shortage in Alamogordo that is nonexistent in the city in order for the city commission to provide land development funds of $1,500,000 from tax payers for private development. The number of active and inactive water meters as of September 30, 2025 will establish the present vacancy rate in Alamogordo. I have previously requested this information from you, city staff and commissioner Robinson. It is still not available.

An informed vote based on house vacancies in Alamogordo cannot be made

without this information. An example to achieve the vacancy rate would be the inactive water meters divided by total water meters equals the percent of inactive meters and approximate vacancy rate in Alamogordo.

Would you please consider this vacancy rate in the City Commissions decision in providing taxpayer dollars to fund unnecessary private development. I would like to note that you previously voted to exempt another developer from paying property taxes for 7 years in the amount of $1,131,000. These funds could have been used in funding our school system for the children.

I am requesting as before, in an E-Mail to all city commissioners, this funding be taken to a public vote. Not considering a valid vacancy rate in Alamogordo providing tax dollars to developers would appear to be underhanded. Again, would you please make the number of active and inactive water meters available.

Please include this E-Mail in the minutes of your commission meeting when deciding this issue.

Thanking you in advance and again congratulations on your win.

Thanking you in advance.

Matt Wately and Others