MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR

September 2026

As we close out another beautiful August here in the Village of Ruidoso, I want to take a moment to reflect on the month behind us and look ahead to the season still to come. Our community continues to shine as a summer destination, and I’m grateful for the residents, business owners, and Village staff who work every day to make Ruidoso a place we’re proud to call home.

Looking ahead, we’re gearing up for Labor Day Weekend, one of the biggest weekends of the year for our community. We look forward to welcoming visitors and tourists from across the region who will make the trip up the mountain to enjoy our cool air, our trails, our shops, and everything else that makes Ruidoso special. These visitors are more than guests, they’re an important part of what keeps our local economy strong. The dollars they spend at our restaurants, in our shops, and with our lodging partners ripple through the entire Village, supporting jobs and helping small businesses thrive heading into the fall. I’d encourage everyone in our community to extend the same warm hospitality Ruidoso is known for, and I’d ask our visitors to be patient with traffic and be respectful of our neighborhoods as we all share the road and the trails together.

I also want to take a moment to talk about our weather. We still have one more month of monsoon season ahead of us, and while afternoon storms can be unpredictable, I want to express our gratitude for the moisture we’ve received this summer. Our forests, our watersheds, and our water supply have all benefited from these rains, and we’ve been fortunate to receive that moisture with relatively little flooding or damage to our roads and properties. After the events our community has weathered in recent years, that’s not something we take for granted. I want to thank our Public Works crews, our emergency management team, and our first responders who continue to monitor conditions closely and keep our community safe. I’d also remind everyone to stay weather-aware as we finish out the season, keep an eye on forecasts, and use caution near waterways and low-water crossings after storms.

As always, thank you for calling Ruidoso home, and for the warm welcome I know you’ll extend to the visitors who will fill our Village over Labor Day Weekend. It’s a privilege to serve this community, and I look forward to seeing many of you around the Village in the weeks ahead.

Mayor Lynn Crawford