ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Whether the state fairgrounds will move from the middle of Albuquerque is still up in the air, but how the state will figure out that big decision is now being figured out. The state just hired a private firm to make a master plan for a potential fairgrounds redevelopment. Now, a special Tax District made for the project is talking about the key issues at the heart of the idea.
“For the people who live here, who I hope will be welcoming more people,” said Governor Lujan Grisham, (D) New Mexico.
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Redeveloping for the community. That’s what the Governor says is at the core of whether the state fairgrounds should stay or go. “This is an area, I’m just going to say it out loud, with incredible people, but it’s a bit depressed. And when you have depressed, this is why downtowns across America have gotten into trouble, because it’s tough to develop a neighborhood around businesses, and then people give up,” said Governor Grisham…