A BILL TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN RUN DOWN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AROUND ALBUQUERQUE, THAT TOOK EIGHT MONTHS TO PREPARE, GOES BEFORE A CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCILORS PAT DAVIS AND DON HARRIS, THE MEASURE WOULD GIVE PROPERTY OWNERS A YEAR TO FIX UP THEIR BUILDING AND GET A BUYER. IF THAT HASN’T HAPPENED IN A YEAR, DAVIS SAYS THE CITY COULD THEN IMPROVE THE PROPERTY AND PUT A LIEN ON IT SO IT CAN EVENTUALLY BE SOLD.
DAVIS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THERE HAS BEEN SOME PUSH-BACK FROM COMMERCIAL BUILDERS, WHICH IS WHY IT TOOK EIGHT MONTHS TO DESIGN A BILL. HE SAYS HE AND HARRIS HAD TO WORK WITH THOSE BUILDERS TO COME UP WITH A SYSTEM THAT DIDN’T PREVENT THEM FROM REHABILITATING BUILDINGS THAT WERE READY TO GO.
DAVIS SAYS THE GOAL IS TO RAISE PROPERTY VALUES … ESPECIALLY FOR ADJACENT BUSINESSES IN GOOD STANDING. HE SAYS IF THE MEASURE IS APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE, IT’LL GO BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN DECEMBER.
