WITH A THREE-TO-TWO VOTE, THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION HAS APPROVED THE NEXT STEP FOR THE SANTOLINA DEVELOPMENT. THE VOTE CLEARS THE WAY FOR A MORE SPECIFIC FRAMEWORK FOR A PORTION OF THE AREA. THIS LEVEL OF APPROVAL COVERS THINGS SUCH AS LAND USE, PARKS, OPEN SPACES AND TRAILS AS WELL AS WATER AND TRANSPORTATION.
SANTOLINA WILL COVER AN AREA OF NEARLY 14-THOUSAND ACRES WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE AND IS A PLANNED COMMUNITY THAT COULD EVENTUALLY HAVE A POPULATION OF NEARLY 100-THOUSAND PEOPLE.
