THE OLD DOWNTOWN JAIL ON ROMA AVENUE HAS BEEN VACANT FOR FOUR YEARS…AND NOW BERNALILLO COUNTY IS ASKING DEVELOPERS TO SUBMIT IDEAS ON WHAT TO DO WITH IT. SPOKESWOMAN CATHY LOPEZ TELLS 770 KKOB THE LAND IS VALUABLE PROPERTY…THE BUILDING, NOT SO MUCH. BECAUSE IT’S VACANT AND OLD, WORK WILL BE INVOLVED TO BRING IT UP TO PAR. LOPEZ ADMITS THAT PART OF THE CHALLENGE WITH THE OLD BUILDING.
AND EVEN THOUGH THE BUILDING IS VACANT, IT COSTS THE COUNTY 85-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR TO MAINTAIN IT. LOPEZ SAYS POTENTIAL DEVELOPERS HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 24TH TO SUBMIT THEIR IDEAS.
