Governor lends voice to Spaceport support
Alamogordo Daily News
“Visiting Alamogordo, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson spoke with community members at the Alamo Senior Center Monday in support of Spaceport America. He encouraged Otero County residents to vote in favor of the 1/8 of 1 percent spaceport gross receipts tax on the Nov. 4 ballot.
“‘This is one of the most significant economic development projects ever in New Mexico,’ Richardson said. ‘And 25 percent of the money raised (by the GRT) goes to schools and kids….
‘It is one more step in securing hundreds and hundreds of jobs,” he said. “It will create jobs, and it will put us on the map. By voting yes we are saying yes to higher paying jobs.’”
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