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Your AMAFCA tax rates have gone down since Danny was elected in 1999. Although he’d like to take credit for this, Danny followed the fiscally conservative instincts of AMFCA Director Tim Eichenberg (now running for State Senate District 15) to keep AMAFCA spending within its budget. AMAFCA accomplished this by partnering with other governmental agencies and by increasing developers’ share of drainage projects costs, the latter of which was at Danny and Tim’s instigation.
 Another initiative Danny pushed for was better planning in consultation with all AMAFCA’s government partners. Every year, AMAFCA creates a multi-year project schedule that it follows in a flexible manner. The reason for the need for some flexibility is that situations change and adjustments have to be made. This planning process has created better coordination, a bigger bang for the buck and no surprises for anyone who is paying attention.
All of these things combined contribute to AMAFCA having the highest bond rating of any agency in New Mexico – higher even than the State of New Mexico. While other government agencies around the country are seeing their bond ratings drop, AMAFCA’s continues to hold strong. What this translates to in terms of your taxes is that AMAFCA gets the very best interest rates. This year, AMAFCA bonded for $10M for less than 3% interest. This saves you, the taxpayer, about a hundred thousand dollars every year in interest payments.
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