ARC received the 2004 award for county comprehensive planning from the New Mexico Chapter of the American Planning Association for the Guadalupe County Comprehensive Plan.

Guadalupe County selected Architectural Research Consultants, Incorporated (ARC) to prepare its first comprehensive plan to address the broad issues of providing services to its residents.

Elements of the plan developed by ARC address land use, economic development, transportation, housing, and infrastructure/public facilities. Guadalupe County residents are proud and optimistic about the assets of the county — its people, history and environmental qualities. Policy themes of the plan are to preserve the treasures and historic assets of the county, promote positive growth, promote farming and ranching, and locate development in identified growth areas.

The plan sets long-range priorities for facilities in a way that supports the five-year Infrastructure Capital Improvements Program.

See a complete project description in Project Sheet Archive.