AN OVERWHELMING “YES” VOTE ON TUESDAY APPROVES HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR APS AND CNM. SIXTY-FIVE TO NEARLY 70 PERCENT VOTED IN FAVOR OF TWO DIFFERENT PROPOSALS, PROVIDING ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH 575 MILLION DOLLARS TO FUND MORE THAN 30 PROJECTS. THE MONEY WOULD GO TOWARD TWO NEW WEST SIDE SCHOOLS, PLUS OTHER RENOVATIONS AND UPGRADES DISTRICT WIDE.
THERE WAS ALSO AN 84 MILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE FOR CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE APPROVED BY VOTERS TO PAY FOR 19 PROJECTS ACROSS CNM’S FIVE CAMPUSES.
