Notice of Public Meeting
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING ON
AGENCY PLAN AND
RESIDENT ADVISORY BOARD
DATE: June 15, 2026
TIME: 2:00 P.M.
PLACE: FORT SUMNER HOUSING AUTHORITY
165 E Main Avenue
Fort Sumner, NM
Phone: 575-355-2986
The Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 requires the Fort Sumner Housing Authority to prepare a Five-Year Plan and Annual Plan covering operations of public housing. The Board of Commissioners for the Fort Sumner Housing Authority will hold a public meeting and RAB at 2:00 p.m., June, 15, 2026, at 165 E Main Avenue New Mexico to receive comments on the Housing Authority’s Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Five Year Plan and Annual Plan Fiscal Year 2027.
This notice is also to advise you that there is an opportunity for an assisted resident to serve on the Fort Sumner Housing Authority Resident Advisory Board (RAB). The rule issued by HUD, states that a resident directly assisted by a Public Housing Agency may express an interest to serve on the Board. The Minimum Qualifications for a Board Member are as follows: The resident’s name must appear on a lease and the resident must be at least 18 years of age.” (No. 10 in Federal Register, Vol. 64, Page 56871). Resident Advisory Board Members serve their community voluntarily, and are not paid to serve on the Board. Board Members have the responsibility to abide by the Code of Federal Regulations, and to ensure that the Public Housing Agency is providing decent, safe and sanitary housing.
If you have an interest to serve on the Resident Advisory Board (RAB) of the Fort Sumner Housing Authority, you must enter your name on a list at the Housing Authority Office. The Housing Director will make the final decision to appoint a resident to the Board. In accordance with the Federal Register Guidelines, we must give you a thirty (30) day notice to express interest in serving on the Housing Authority Resident Advisory Board. All interested residents must submit their name no later than May 29, 2026,
The public can view draft plans and all supporting documentation at the Office of the Fort Sumner Housing Authority.
Published in the De Baca County News on April 30, May 21, and June 11, 2026.