New energy efficient lighting at the Sedillo Park baseball fields in Socorro. Courtesy photo

STATE News:

SANTA FE — The City of Socorro is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate completion of a $797,908 project to install lights on the Sedillo Park baseball fields.

Nearly have the project cost, $342,504, came from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a federal program that in New Mexico is administered by the State Parks Division.  

“The Land and Water Conservation Fund is the only federal program solely dedicated to outdoor recreation, providing matching grants to states, local governments, and Tribes for projects like ballfields, trails, and protecting natural areas,” Toby Velasquez said, Director of New Mexico State Parks. “These funds help create and enhance outdoor recreation opportunities that improve the quality of life for our New Mexico communities.”

The ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 8 p.m., Aug. 18, at Sedillo Park on Francisco de Avondo.

For more information, please visit https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/spd/land-and-water-conservation-fund/ or click on Find a Park at emnrd.nm.gov/spd.