About the
Farmington Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
The Farmington Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is the regional planning forum responsible for transportation planning for the Cities of Aztec, Bloomfield and Farmington and the urbanized areas of San Juan County. The MPO carries out federal laws related to coordinated, continuing, and comprehensive transportation planning. The MPO, in cooperation with its entities, NMDOT, transit operators, and the general public, develops long and short range transportation plans.
The governing board for the Farmington MPO is the Policy Committee. There are five voting members on the Policy Committee, all elected officials from the member agencies. Assisting the Policy Committee is a 5-member Technical Committee. The Technical Committee members are staff people, knowledgeable in transportation, from each of the member entities.
  |
Policy Committee |
Technical Committee |
|---|---|---|
City of Aztec |
Commissioner Sherri Sipe (Vice Chair) |
Steve Christensen |
City of Bloomfield |
(appointment pending) |
Julie Baird (Chair) |
City of Farmington |
Councilor Dan Darnell |
Nica J. Westerling |
City of Farmington |
(appointment pending) |
Cindy Lopez (Vice-Chair) |
San Juan County |
Commissioner Dr. Jim Henderson |
Dave Keck |
Population Statistics for the MPO Entities (July 2008)
Entity |
Population |
Farmington………………………………………. |
45,038 |
Aztec…………………………………………….. |
7,600 |
Bloomfield………………………………………. |
7,561 |
San Juan County area within MPO boundary (est.) |
38,444 |
|
98,643 |
Map of the MPO Boundary