ALBUQUERQUE VOTERS COULD WELL BE ASKED TO APPROVED AN EXTRA 8TH OF A PERCENT SALES TAX ON THIS OCTOBER’S BALLOT. MEMBERS OF THE BIOPARK TAX CAMPAIGN HAVE TURNED IN THE ROUGHLY 26-THOUSAND PETITION SIGNATURES TO PUT THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT … AND THEIR SPOKESMAN, BARRY BITZER … SAYS THEY GATHERED NEARLY DOUBLE THE 14-THOUSAND-216 SIGNATURES NEEDED.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF THOSE HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND FOUND TO BELONG TO REGISTERED VOTERS, AS REQUIRED. THE MONEY GENERATED BY THE TAX WOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS, EXPANDED EXHIBIT SPACE, AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AT THE BIOPARK.
