Valencia Co. will spray for mosquitoes

LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) - County commissioners on Wednesday voted to put mosquito spraying for unincorporated areas back into the Valencia County budget.

The commission had planned to stop the service this year to save money, but many rural residents said that didn't make sense in a county with miles of river and bosque breeding grounds.

"We're strapped for cash, and there's some items we had to reduce," commission Chairman Pedro Rael told KRQE News 13 at the time.

Professional mosquito spraying will cost the county between $10,000 and $15,000.