EDGEWOOD, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s been a decades-long dispute over building a large housing development in the East Mountains. Bernalillo County is now exploring the potential of turning the “Campbell Ranch” property near Edgewood into protected open space.
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The 8,000 acres in the East Mountains have been at the center of controversy for more than two decades. The owner has proposed turning “Campbell Ranch” into homes, a golf course, and a hotel, but has faced criticism over what that could do to the area’s water supply. “At this point, I think water is the key issue. Along with, of course, what a housing market would look like,” said President of the East Mountains Protection Action Coalition (EMPAC) Dennis Kellogg…