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🌱 Sunland Park gets water funding, but faces competition for the rest

Sunland Park, New Mexico Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hey there, Sunland Park! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Sunland Park gets water funding, but faces competition for the rest
  • Border-zone cases put pressure on New Mexico courts

Also on today's calendar: Rayenari Light Based Art Festival and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 48.
  • Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Doña Ana County allocates first funds from Project Jupiter to improve water services (santafenewmexican.com) — Sunland Park will receive $3 million to refurbish three water tanks, but the remaining $7 million originally earmarked for the city is opening to other water systems. County commissioners approved the Project Jupiter-linked funding Tuesday over objections from residents and organizers. Sunland Park can seek more through applications due Dec. 10.
   

• Military border-zone prosecutions strain New Mexico courts, public defenders say (everythinglubbock.com) — Military border-zone prosecutions are straining New Mexico courts and detention space, a Las Cruces public defender says. Prosecutors charged 285 people with illegal entry and military-property offenses during a recent four-week period, while defense attorneys dispute whether their clients knew they were entering restricted land.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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