Apartments aim to house homeless

By JUNO OGLE Daily Press Staff Construction underway just off the 32nd Street Bypass will bring a new housing concept to Silver City. Groundwork for Cornerstone Apartments has begun under a partnership with the town of Silver City on state-owned property just north of the New Mexico Health Care Authority office and across from the Ben Altamirano Sports Complex. The site is adjacent to the county-owned building that formerly housed Tu Casa, a behavioral health treatment facility. Construction is expected to take about 13 months. The project is being funded through the 2021 pandemic American Rescue Plan Act and $2.7 million from the New Mexico Housing Trust Fund, Lt. Gov. Howie Morales told the Daily Press. Morales, Department of Workforce Solutions Secretary Sarita Nair, and other state and local officials were to take part in a groundbreaking ceremony and press conference Thursday morning, but the event was canceled shortly before it was scheduled to begin.

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