THE FIGHT OVER ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT IS NOW A LEGAL BATTLE. TWO LAWSUITS ARE BEING FILED, CHALLENGING THE BUS LINE TO BE BUILT ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE. ONE SUIT WAS FILED BY ATTORNEY JOHN MCCALL WHO REPRESENTS A GROUP OF OPPONENTS.
MCCALL SAYS ONE OF THEIR ISSUES IS THAT A PROPER EVALUATION WAS NOT ON DONE OF HOW THE PROJECT WOULD IMPACT NATIONAL HISTORIC CONSERVATION PROPERTIES AND LANDMARKS. HE TELLS 770 KKOB THE SUIT ALSO CLAIMS “ART” IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE BECAUSE IT WILL DESTROY BUSINESSES.
LAST MONTH, THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALLY APPROVED THE PROJECT BY VOTING TO ACCEPT 70 MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL MONEY TO HELP BUILD THE SYSTEM.
