Albuquerque is slated to see more than $8.5 million on park construction and upgrade work in the months ahead, thanks to new federal funding.
That funding is coming through the American Rescue Plan Act, which altogether is giving the Duke City around $49.1 million, the majority of which is going to homeless shelter programs and facility upgrades.
But members of the Albuquerque City Council have also allotted ARP funding totaling just over $4 million for work at the Phil Chacon Park, located at 7600 Southern Avenue SE, about 8 miles to the east of downtown Albuquerque.
Roughly $3.5 million will target a new park in the International District, a neighborhood located in southeast Albuquerque which is home to both many residents from other countries as well as international grocery stores and restaurants.
An additional $1 million is to be spent on improvements to the Isotopes Park, located at 1601 Avenida Cesar Chavez SE.
A planned community facility and gym in the Martineztown-Santa Barbara neighborhood in central Albuquerque is also slated to receive $4 million in ARP funding.
Passed by Congress last year, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act has to date funded around two dozen various projects in Albuquerque, with a funding total of more than $43 million.
That funding has gone primarily for government operations efforts, infrastructure, and homeless shelter projects.
By Garry Boulard
