Passage Of Planned Growth Strategy Signals New Era

The Planned Growth Strategy approved on a 7-2 vote by the Albuquerque city council is intended to encourage growth in older parts of the city that have existing services, such as school capacity, roads and sewer and water service.

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September 25, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Among other things, the approved bill sets up a committee to study and propose impact fees for new buildings. A key part of the bill is its call for the city's capital money to focus first on deficiencies and improvements before new roads, for example, are built. The measure was boiled down from a two-binder, 750-page document that looked at everything from traffic patterns to job growth and water supply."

Thanks to Ken Hughes, AICP

FULL STORY: Chavez to Sign Growth Bill

Tuesday, September 24, 2002 in The Albuquerque Tribune

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