Members of the Roswell Finance Committee will look at items associated with the upcoming National Championship Air Races and Air Show (NCAR), Roswell Air Center, South Park Cemetery, and post-flood remediation projects — among other matters — when they meet at 2 p.m. today at Roswell City Hall, 425 N. Richardson Ave.
The memorandum of understanding between the city and NCAR officials states that Roswell will provide $300,000 for marketing of the air races, which are being held Sept. 10-14 at the airport. Finance Committee members are being asked to provide a recommendation about this proposed use of tax revenue.
An estimate based on the idea that 56,000 out-of-town visitors would stay an average of 2.64 nights, which means those visitors would spend two or three nights in the area on average. Research conducted by the University of Nevada, Reno’s Economic Development Center and its Center for Regional Studies, for Reno and the rest of Washoe County, Nevada, cites economic impact statistics from the air races held at Reno-Stead Airport in 2019 and 2023.
“We expect the September 2025 event in Roswell to correspond to the economic impact statistics of 2019,” a University of Nevada, Reno, special event economic report states.
That earlier year, the event had a unique attendance of approximately 82,000, with 65% being non-local visitors. 73.7% of non-local attendees stayed in a hotel. “The average total spending per attendee was $2,224.43. The overall estimated economic impact was $91.7 million,” the report also explains.
The air races In 2023 had “unique attendance of approximately 113,236, with 71% being non-local visitors. 72.3% of non-local attendees stayed in a hotel. The average total spending per attendee per day was $951.65. The overall estimated economic impact was $158.6 million,” the report also noted.
”Based on those statistics, Roswell can expect an estimated $1.1 million in Lodgers’ Tax receipts to the region,” as stated in the meeting agenda information provided by city staff.
This past August, the city’s Occupancy Tax Board recommended this funding to help increase awareness about the air races’ Roswell debut.
Other items
Cemetery columbarium: A price of $970,100, negotiated between the city and Waide Construction Company, is being presented to the committee members for their input on whether that company should construct the long-planned columbarium plaza project at South Park Cemetery.
After two requests for proposals — one that resulted in no proposals for this work — the city began negotiating with Waide, which had first submitted a proposal when the city made its second call for potential contractors. Waide was judged by an evaluation committee to qualify for the contract award, but it had initially provided a $1.08 million cost estimate.
This columbarium will be paid for with $840,629 in American Rescue Plan Act money and $129,475 from the Well House Project Grant.
Subsequent project construction will occur later.
Post-flood remediations: Among city building projects to deal with damage and debris remaining after the severe storm and flooding this past October for the committee to consider whether the council should ratify purchase orders for clean up using insurance proceeds, which are reimbursable by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Such work at the Roswell Recreation and Adult Center costs $294,742, and similar remediation at Roswell Police Department headquarters has a price tag of $258,476. Both structures suffered significant damage from the disaster and are described in the staff report as “emergency protective measures to muck out, demo(lish), and dry out damaged building components.”
Prop location allocation: The Roswell Fire Department will use a grant for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting training needs. A permanent prop location for this instruction would be created. Its purpose would be to “ensure the safety, security, and proper management of this training environment.”
The method would be to purchase temporary fencing and K-rail to surround a controlled perimeter where this training can occur. The cost for the fencing and railing would be approximately $460,000. The staff report to the committee explains that the barrier would define the training zone, fulfill the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)’s requirement that unauthorized access to the area be restricted, and protect the recumbent and people using it.
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