New wastewater, drainage, and wastewater system projects are expected to be undertaken across Bernalillo County, depending upon the results of the November election.
The most populous county by far in the state, Bernalillo has an ongoing need for new infrastructure construction and upgrade projects.
Voters in the county will decide on three separate bond proposals, with the first asking for general obligation bonds not to exceed $1.5 million to purchase new materials in Bernalillo’s big library system.
A second question proposes bonds of just below $13 million for planning, designing, and building any number of public facilities. Depending upon the need, those facilities could include everything from courthouses to detention centers to fire stations.
Two other proposals are calling for general obligation bonds not to exceed $11 million for park and recreational facility improvements; and $10.2 million to both build and rehabilitate roads, sidewalks, and trails, among other transportation projects.
The final bond proposal, at $4.3 million, would pay for the acquiring of property, as well as planning, designing, and building of water, drainage, and wastewater systems throughout Bernalillo County.
The $4.2 million may also go for the equipping, repairing, and general improvement of those systems.
County officials have said that the bonds will particularly be applied to eliminating flooding in the North and South Valleys, as well as the north side of Albuquerque.
By Garry Boulard
