Las Cruces former mayor: Boulder must carefully weigh municipal utility costs

BOULDER — Boulder should watch its spending closely as it seeks to form its own electric utility, former Las Cruces, N.M., mayor Bill Mattiace told an audience in Boulder on Wednesday.

Mattiace shared with Boulder businesspeople and city officials the story of his city’s failure to form its own electric utility when it tried to separate from El Paso Electric. Boulder Tomorrow, a nonprofit business organization, played host to the discussion at the Millennium Harvest House.

Mattiace made similar remarks when he visited the city three years ago. He acknowledged the differences between the cities, but highlighted the unknown costs of municipalization…