Mayor, Council Differ on TopGolf

THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT WILL CONSIDER A 2.6 MILLION DOLLAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE FOR A PROPOSED ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX. THE DALLAS-BASED TOPGOLF WOULD BE BUILT ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MONTANO AND I-25. CITY COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THIS IS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT ALBUQUERQUE NEEDS.

BUT MAYOR TIM KELLER HAS HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROJECT. FOR ONE, HE HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE TYPES OF JOBS THE INDOOR GOLF AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX WOULD OFFER … AND WHAT HE CONSIDERS LIMITED GROWTH POTENTIAL AT THE CHOSEN LOCATION. LAST FRIDAY, KELLER VETOED THE RESOLUTION COUNCILORS APPROVED EARLY THIS MONTH AND THE CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT VOTED TO RECOMMEND THE COUNCIL ADOPT A PACKAGE THAT WOULD CONTAIN CHANGES FROM ONE PROPOSED BY DEVELOPER ALBUQUERQUE INVESTORS LLC.

IN ALL, IT’S A 40-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER BEACH WATERPARK. THE PROPOSAL WON THE APPROVAL OF THE ALBUQUERQUE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION LAST WEEK.

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