BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O;MALLEY ISN’T KEEN ON THE PANEL’S APPROVAL OF UP TO 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A VALENCIA COUNTY PROJECT. THE COMMISSION VOTED 4-TO-1 TUESDAY TO APPROVE UP TO 400 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A RAIL AND LOGISTICS PARK IN LOS LUNAS.
THE ONLY “NO” VOTE WAS FROM COMMISSIONER O’MALLEY, WHO WONDERS WHY LOS LUNAS WASN’T PARTICIPATING. SHE SAYS THEY COULD HAVE SOLD GROSS RECEIPTS BONDS AND GOTTEN THE CASH IN WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A 120 DAY PROCESS.
THE RAIL PARK WOULD BE BUILT 15 MILES SOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE. COMMISSION CHAIR ART DE LA CRUZ SPONSORED THE MEASURE. HE SAYS THE NEW RAIL PARK WILL CREATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND THAT THE REGION NEEDS GOOD JOBS LIKE THESE.
