HOUSE MEMORIAL 34

50th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2012

INTRODUCED BY

Joni Marie Gutierrez

A MEMORIAL

PROCLAIMING JANUARY 30, 2012 TO BE "LAS CRUCES DAY" AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

     WHEREAS, Las Cruces is nestled in the fertile Mesilla valley between the majestic Organ mountains and the meandering Rio Grande; and

     WHEREAS, Las Cruces is an ideal location at the crossroads of interstate 10 and interstate 25; and

     WHEREAS, Las Cruces blends a unique variety of attractions, with its culture, historical sites and superb year-round weather with three hundred fifty days of sunshine per year; and

     WHEREAS, Las Cruces has received high rankings on many lists, including being ranked third on relocateamerica.com's list of "Top 10 Recovery Cities"; ranked sixth on U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "10 Cities for Real Estate Steals"; and nineteenth in Sunset Magazine's "20 Best Towns of the Future"; and

     WHEREAS, Las Cruces is the home of the only land grant university in New Mexico, New Mexico state university, as well as the home of Dona Ana community college; and

     WHEREAS, Las Cruces has historic roots on the Camino Real and a rich history of farming and feeding the world; and

     WHEREAS, Las Cruces is known as New Mexico's community of the future as it serves as the gateway to White Sands missile range and Spaceport America; and

     WHEREAS, Las Cruces is celebrating its twenty-fifth year of "Las Cruces Day" in Santa Fe in 2012, the year of the state's centennial;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that January 30, 2012 be designated "Las Cruces Day" at the house of representatives to honor and showcase the great people and great places that make up the city of Las Cruces; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the mayor and city council of the city of Las Cruces.

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