VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO ISSUES EMERGENCY DECLARATION - March 25, 2020

Village Councilors issued Resolution 2020-17 on Wednesday afternoon, declaring a state of emergency for the Village of Ruidoso. The Village is adopting certain necessary emergency powers for requesting aid, expending local resources and requesting State assistance in response to COVID-19.

“By declaring a state of emergency, the Village may conduct emergency measures to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare of our residents,” said Mayor Lynn Crawford. “The Village is also eligible to file for emergency financial resources related to the time spent and supplies used during this public health crisis.”

To-date, New Mexico currently has 100 COVID-19 cases and one person has died.

To read the complete Public Health Order, visit https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-DOH-Order-fv.pdf

Please call the Coronavirus Hotline at 1-855-600-3453 if you are experiencing symptoms.

The Village will continue to provide new updates from NMDOH on the VOR website (www.ruidoso-nm.gov) and on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/villageofruidoso/).

In addition, other valuable resources that are constantly being updated are available at the CDC website (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- ncov/index.html) and the New Mexico Department of Health website (https://cv.nmhealth.org/).