Re: Commission meeting, Oct 2017

George and Michael are spot on. Just this past week the Commission submitted a "Special Appropriation" request for NM to fund its half ($270,000) of the cost of converting two cars to tourist service. Given the growth in demand for such premium services we wish this could be done more quickly because we are essentially capacity-bound for such service. Still problematic as to whether NM will fund this project in the coming legislative session in Feb/Mar due to NM budget woes. However, according to the Commission's analysis, if demand for premium services continues to grow at 7% annually, the ROI over five years is a rather compelling 136%..