THE BALLOON FIESTA GETS UNDERWAY IN ALBUQUERQUE NEXT SATURDAY … AND THAT HAS BERNALILLO COUNTY OFFICIALS CONCERNED ABOUT THE GRAFFITI SCRAWLED ON BUILDINGS ALONG THE RAIL RUNNER ROUTE. THE COUNTY'S ANTI-GRAFFITI UNIT SUPERVISOR SAYS IT GIVES THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE A BAD NAME.
TAGGERS HAVE COVERED THE WALLS RUNNING BOTH NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND ALONG THE COMMUTER TRAIN'S ROUTE. THE COUNTY HOPES TO HAVE IT ALL CLEANED OFF BY THE TIME THE FIESTA STARTS OCTOBER 5TH.