ALBUQUERQUE'S MAYORAL ELECTION IS STILL OVER TWO MONTHS AWAY, BUT ONE CANDIDATE IS OUTLINING HIS MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY. PETE DINELLI ON TUESDAY ANNOUNCED WHAT HE CALLS "ENERGIZE A-B-Q". HE TELLS 770 KKOB IT'S A 1-AND-A-HALF BILLION DOLLAR LONG TERM BLUEPRINT THAT WOULD CREATE BETWEEN 15-THOUSAND AND 20-THOUSAND JOBS.
HIS PLAN INCLUDES THE EXPANSION OF THE SUNPORT IN THE HOPE OF ATTRACTING A HUB AIRLINE BY BUILDING A TERMINAL AND ANOTHER RUNWAY, AT A COST OF 300-MILLION DOLLARS. HE SAYS IT WOULDN'T BE BUILT UNTIL THE AIRLINE IS COMMITTED TO THE CITY. DINELLI ALSO SAYS HIS ADMINISTRATION WOULD SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES, WORK TO ATTRACT ENTREPRENEURS, AND REPAIR BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS.
DINELLI FACES INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN MAYOR RICHARD BERRY AND FORMER APD OFFICER PAUL HEH IN THE MAYORAL RACE.
