Saturday, February 17, 2007
SWOP homepagePay to Play Planning
Good Ol' Boy politics alive and well in NM.
How can the public participate in planning when it's a pay to play kinda' game?
Friday, February 16, 2007
How can the public participate in planning when it's a pay to play kinda' game?
Friday, February 16, 2007
Developer Bailed City Out
Albuquerque Journal
The developer of Mesa del Sol picked up $80,000 in cost overruns on the controversial Tricentennial Towers late last year— a month before the city approved financing related to its project.
The timing caught the attention of City Council President Debbie O'Malley.
"What bothers me is that we have a large developer in negotiations with us ... essentially bailing the city out of a quandary in terms of money," O'Malley said Thursday. "I don't think that's very good policy."
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Labels: Albuquerque, City Politics, Development, Mesa Del Sol, Planning
