Civil and Municipal - Mar 2023

88 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 federal government to do, at least, our main travel roads, our truck routes. Some of our streets got chewed up during the building of The Wall by heavy trucks. We were scheduled to get some relief funding from that project.” He adds that “the new administration pulled out and that set us back a little bit. But we do have lobbyists in Washington D.C. and consultants in Arizona. So, in creating this infrastructure, we not only have to look at what’s existing, but we’re also looking towards the future because, with this new commercial Port of Entry, we expect our economy and our population to be growing. So, we want to make sure that we plan this out strategically and wisely to be able to handle that growth and development.” Huish says that Douglas is actively searching for new businesses to set up shop in town. The city has its own economic development team and also relies on the assistance and expertise