Town of Silver City - City Government, New Mexico

The Community Development Department is headquartered in the Town of Silver City Annex, at 1203 North Hudson Street. The Community Development Department office is open Monday through Thursday, 8 am to noon, 1 pm to 5 pm.

Information about safe and convenient transportation
connections sought from residents

The Town of Silver City is preparing a Pedestrian and Bicyclist Routes Master Plan. The Town wants to hear your suggestions. An informal neighborhood meeting will be held at:

The Silver City Public Library
Cooper & College Streets
5:30 pm, Thursday, August 18, 2011
Learn more.

Important information on changes to the
Town of Silver City's Land Use Code

The Town of Silver City's land use code has not been substantially updated since it was adopted in 1999. The Mayor appointed the Land Use Code Task Force in August 2007 to discuss and deliberate on proposed code amendments. The Task Force met in 29 public meetings over a period of 20 months to identify, discuss and develop recommendations on needed code amendments. Architectural Research Consultants, Incorporated were code consultants to the town. Learn more.

Town endorses the Cultural Plan for the Silver City Arts and Cultural District

View the cultural plan.
Learn more about the Arts and Cultural District here.

From its earliest days as a frontier outpost to its economic rise as a prosperous mining and ranching community with strong ties to a public university, Silver City has steadily attracted newcomers to its scenic setting in southwest New Mexico. With its historic downtowns architecture reflecting the enduring legacies of those who came here to find their fortunes, this regional hub of commerce retains the broad streets, shaded sidewalks and Victorian era residences characteristic of communities along the Rocky Mountains West that flourished when local economies benefited from abundant natural resources.

In more recent years, as the shifting tides of global commerce overtook the economic foundations of North American based extractive industries, Silver Citys population labored to adjust its skills and expectation to these forces of change. One of the most noticeable ways the community changed has been in the growing numbers of local residents whose lives and pursuits place them into the demographic niche of creative field professionals.

These links proivide information on the department's staff, operations and resources: