Long-Delayed Community Housing Project in Edgewood Gets Initial Approval

A more than 20-year-old plan that could see the eventual construction of some 4,000 homes in a north central New Mexico town is seeing new life.

The Albuquerque-based Campbell Farming Corporation is proposing a gradual, incremental development of roughly 8,000 acres in the town of Edgewood, 30 miles to the east of the Duke City.

What is being called the Campbell Ranch could see the initial construction of up to 180 homes on lots ranging in size from less than an acre to around 1.5 acres.

Due to ongoing concerns about water usage, the community project as now proposed will see the construction of only one golf course, instead of the two originally proposed.

The updated proposal is also placing an emphasize on what is being called “sustainable water strategies,” which will include a minimal use of turf in public and private landscapes.

The project, which has for years been opposed by area residents due primarily to water issues, has now been approved by the Edgewood Planning and Zoning Commission, but may still go before the town’s council.

​By Garry Boulard

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