UPDATE (5:00 p.m.) — The City of Socorro says it’s going to have a Special City Council meeting on Wednesday, February 11th at 6 p.m. at Socorro City Hall to establish an ordinance regarding the DHS land purchase.
The City of Socorro says the ordinance involves imposing fees to private contractors that operate detention facilities within Socorro city limits. The City adds that no fees would be imposed on the federal government. Officials say that the purpose of fees is to ensure that the financial burden does not fall on Socorro residents.
Here’s the full update the City of Socorro sent within the last few minutes:
CITY OF SOCORRO – PUBLIC UPDATE PROPOSED FEDERAL DETENTION FACILITYDownload
SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 obtained a series of documents from the County Clerk’s Office that show a recent land purchase by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security worth $122,808,000, which was ‘cash in hand paid’, within the Socorro city limits…