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I see Cuba st between 1st and 10th is getting ready for a major overhaul also.
One of the cross-streets to the PO (either HI or AK) is so tooth-rattling that I just avoid them whenever possible, LOL!! Not so great on suspension and tires, either!
I'll try but i'm not sure if i understand completely what your asking??
You ask about the university in Alamogordo...do you mean NMSU as the main campus is in Las Cruces about 75 miles to the west. Alamogordo has a branch of NMSU but it's not very large.
Section 8 is the government so i doubt if any of us can answer that but there are section 8 housing there on 1st street if thats what your asking.
Will your sons like alamogordo....i don't know but there are parks all around the city and the mountains are right next to it where alot of kids like to go intertubing on the snow up there etc... as it depends how many friends they meet and what not but remember Alamogordo is not a large city so it will not have all the big city amenities that larger cities have for kids.
Will you get help from the college because you are hispanic....i do not know as that really isn't a concern out here no matter what your race is so i assume they'll treat you just like anybody else out here. If your low income you may qualify for studen loans but that is a government program with the school.
I have been looking at listings online in the over $200,000 range and find that few homes have pools (which is my bribe to get my 11-year-old to move). Is this because the communities have pools or having a pool in that area is not considered worthwhile?
Hi Mam......I'm not sure how many houses have pools but the water drought over the last 10 years has really had an bad effect on the area. Water rates are very high so having a pool might be tough on your water statement not to mention the electricity to power the pool recirc/filter pump as energy costs have also gone up.
There is a public pool at Washington park and also an indoor/outdoor pool at the Alamo Rec Center.
Thanks for the responses. Moving from the cold northeast I thought much of the warm southwest homes had pools. I have always wanted one, but did not think it worthwhile in Connecticut. Why is it that there are so many homes with pools in the Phoenix suburbs? Wouldn't they have the same issues?
Why is it that there are so many homes with pools in the Phoenix suburbs? Wouldn't they have the same issues?
Well Phoenix can get to 115 degrees in the summer months where as Alamo usually gets up to 98 degrees which is still hot but not like Phoenix.
Someone can correct me if i wrong but i believe Phoenix gets its water from the large Colorado River and also the huge reservoir Lake Powell. Alamo gets it's water from Bonito Lake in the nearby mountains and local wells which are running dry do to the decade long drought. It used to get water also from Tuli and La Luz creeks which now run dry
Anyway Mam i'm not trying to discourage you from moving to Alamogordo as i really dig Alamo (my favorate nm city) and the surrounding Mountains there but just wanted to give you my thoughts on the water situation there.
I have been looking at listings online in the over $200,000 range and find that few homes have pools (which is my bribe to get my 11-year-old to move). Is this because the communities have pools or having a pool in that area is not considered worthwhile?
Water is high.....and you are required to cover your pool offseason...and maybe even when you're not using it during the summer (but I'm not positive about the last).
They are very expensive to maintain, and your water/power bills will be a lot higher than otherwise.
I turned down otherwise acceptable homes here that were wonderful other than the fact that they had a pool, which I personally consider a nuisance!!
The only outdoor pool I know of is at the Family Rec Center, a 50-yarder that is covered during the winter for indoor swimming. They remove the cover sometime in May, and leave it off until school starts.
Harry: I don't think that the old pool at Washington Park is used at all these days.
Harry: I don't think that the old pool at Washington Park is used at all these days.
Thanks for the update on Washington Park pool Cathy.....i remember last summer when i was in Alamo and it was hot and some of the motels didn't have any water in their pools. I wonder what happened to the desalinization plant they were building there???
It's sad to see those creeks/mountain runoffs now dry.......
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Thinking of moving to Alamogordo
Thinking of moving to Alamogordo
