AN UNUSUAL INVESTMENT APPROVED BY THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY. COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO APPROVE UP TO 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A REGIONAL RAIL AND LOGISTICS PARK IN LOS LUNAS, WHICH IS BEYOND BERNALILLO COUNTY’S BOUNDARIES. THE ONLY COMMISSIONER VOTING AGAINST THE FUNDING WAS DEBBIE O’MALLEY.
THE MEASURE WAS SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER ART DE LA CRUZ. HE SAYS IT’S A CONTRIBUTION TO AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT WILL BRING JOBS TO THE METRO AREA. THE PROPOSED PARK WILL BE BUILT ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE.
COMMISSIONERS ALSO APPROVED 1-POINT-3 MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP REVITALIZE AND REDEVELOP BRIDGE AND ISLETA BLVDS IN THE SOUTH VALLEY.
