Tiny Homes Rejected by Albuquerque Neighborhood

SIX DIFFERENT SITES ARE BEING PROPOSED FOR A TINY HOME VILLAGE FOR THE HOMELESS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY…AND FIVE OF THEM ARE IN ALBUQUERQUE’S SOUTHEAST HEIGHTS. BUT, ACCORDING TO AN UNSCIENTIFIC SURVEY CONDUCTED BY CITY COUNCILOR DON HARRIS, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA DON’T WANT IT. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS MORE THAN 80-PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE RESPONDING TO THE POLL OPPOSE THE CONCEPT.

THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE UNITS WOULD COME FROM A BOND ISSUE THAT VOTERS APPROVED TWO YEARS AGO.

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