Let's expand our success citywide, we've made great strides
From Emptyness to Sacramento Family Park
From Blight to Rehabilitation Dudley School
From Emptyness to Sacramento Family Park
Sacramento Learning Park is a small neighborhood park located behind Alamogordo High School in the Chihuahuita neighborhood, a historically underserved and economically challenged area of the city. The park came into existence through the efforts of Commissioner Sharon McDonald, who championed its creation partnering with the APS System and the city of Alamogordoto turn blight a place to be proud of The park serves neighborhood residents and students from the high school and represents a municipal investment in community well-being and youth recreation.
From Blight to Community Gardens
From Blight to Rehabilitation Dudley School
From Emptyness to Sacramento Family Park
The removal of blighted areas and buildings that are out of compliance is both a safety and security concern and lowers property values. Sharon McDonald has worked passionately to deliver ordinances and work with code enforcement to secure the tools to rid the city of blight. An example of a blighted block being transformed is the block near the Dudley School that now hosts a community garden and maintained by With Helping Hands. Nearby houses are upgrading and cleaning up and the block is safer due to activity and revitalization.
From Blight to Rehabilitation Dudley School
From Blight to Rehabilitation Dudley School
New York Avenue Makeover -Rebuilding for Small Biz Growth
Converting the blighted and dangerous Dudley School: one of the oldest structures in Alamogordo, New Mexico; into a community center is a task a community volunteers have been taking on under the leadership of the Tularosa Basin Historic Society and the city of Alamogordo.
This project was championed by the Tularosa Basin Historic Society among the nonprofit sector, and by District 5 Alamogordo City Commissioner, Sharon McDonald representing a government partnership to end blight and preserve historic buildings. Opening Spring 2026.
New York Avenue Makeover -Rebuilding for Small Biz Growth
Sidewalk Improvement (Community Development Block Grant) 2nd to 8th Streets.
New York Avenue Makeover -Rebuilding for Small Biz Growth
New York Avenue's 800 and 900 Block Makeover has been 7 years in the making and will open and be completed the end of October creating a new and rehabilitated MainStreet shopping district. With many new shops in the works and improvements to streets and sidewalks, Sharon McDonald has been an advocate and a champion for these enhancements each step of the way.
New York Ave Alley and Mural Improvement -Culture and Arts
Sidewalk Improvement (Community Development Block Grant) 2nd to 8th Streets.
Sidewalk Improvement (Community Development Block Grant) 2nd to 8th Streets.
With grants and partnerships the reality of partnering with the cultural arts community is a vision coming to life. With murals painted by local artists and students from Alamogordo High School and the NMSU Alamogordo the reality of public art in the city center is coming alive thanks to the leadership of Alamogordo MainStreet and city advocate Commissioner Sharon McDonald.
Sidewalk Improvement (Community Development Block Grant) 2nd to 8th Streets.
Sidewalk Improvement (Community Development Block Grant) 2nd to 8th Streets.
Sidewalk Improvement (Community Development Block Grant) 2nd to 8th Streets.
The Chihuahuita neighborhood is older than the city of Alamogordo and yet much of the neighborhood went 125 years without sidewalks and ADA access for its neighbors within its blocks. Commissioner Sharon McDonald convinced the city and the commission the time had come to modernize access with the inner city. Via CDB Grants the vision is becoming a reality for District 5 and the city as a whole benefits.