THINGS GOT UGLY AGAIN AT TUESDAY NIGHT’S PUBLIC MEETING ON THE PROPOSED ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM TO RUN DEDICATED BUS LANES DOWN CENTRAL FROM LOUISIANA TO COORS. IT WAS THE MOST CONTENTIOUS MEETING SO FAR WITH ONE MAN EVEN CHALLENGING CITY COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON TO TAKE IT OUTSIDE.
EVERY MEETING ON THE TRANSIT SYSTEM SO FAR HAS BROUGHT OUT THE OPPOSITION. OWNERS OF BUSINESSES ALONG CENTRAL STILL SAY THE MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION WILL RUN THEIR CUSTOMERS OFF.
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS ALREADY EARMARKED NEARLY 70 MILLION DOLLARS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. THERE’S ANOTHER PUBLIC MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2ND, AT 5:30 AT THE PAT BACA LIBRARY ON CENTRAL.
