Albuquerque Journal

Proposal is example of no planning at all

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How does the proposed developmen­t of 68.9 acres at St. Francis Drive, Rabbit Road and I-25 move through the planning process with a descriptio­n: “Nothing is planned. The key is to (first) get infrastruc­ture and electricit­y”? Speculatio­n to build a 300,000-square-foot warehouse or a 150,000-square-foot office complex or dense housing (not really affordable housing) in a residentia­l area that was once the Extraterri­torial Zone (designed to allow for a transition between urban and rural environmen­ts) is another example of NO planning. This scheme, minus any connection to Santa Fe County’s Sustainabl­e Land Developmen­t Code or the City’s Verde Fund, is a political gift to those involved. Kick that Climate Change can down the road ... . ANN LACY Santa Fe

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