Planned site for center south of PRMC in Clovis

The site for the planned Regional Behavioral Health facility will be on West 21st Street south of Plains Regional Medical Center.

The site was revealed when Clovis City Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday at a regular commission meeting to buy 16 acres of land and an adjacent smaller parcel at 2521 and 2521 1/2 W. 21st St.

The cost, $361,942 plus closing costs, will come from $10 million in capital outlay money from the New Mexico Legislature for the facility.

Clovis City Manager Justin Howalt told commissioners the property was appraised at fair market value and the purchase should close in about 3 weeks.

In other business at Thursday’s regular commission meeting:

n Mayor Mike Morris outlined various funding bills signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham including the funding of the Purdue Street drainage project.

n The commission finalized governmental action between the city and Vana LLC to facilitate the movement of funds from state government to Vana with Clovis acting as fiscal agent for disbursement of those state economic development funds. The cannabis manufacturing facility will create 11 jobs, nine of them described as “high paying.”

n Retiring Clovis Police Investigator Randy Pitcock was presented a plaque of appreciation after 27 years with CPD. Deputy Police Chief Trevor Thron described Pitcock as, “One of the hardest working people I know.”

n Also at the session, March was declared “National Social Work Month.”