Corrales residents planning fall weddings, concerts or other events at the beloved Old San Ysidro Church can expect the venue to reopen Sept. 1 as scheduled, despite major construction complications that have nearly doubled the project’s cost.
Mayor James Fahey said in his Aug. 15 Mayor’s Message that work continues on the 156-year-old adobe church and remains “on time” for the Sept. 1 reopening, though some minor items may need completion after the building returns to public use.
The optimistic timeline comes after what Historical Society Vice President Ed Boles called “life-saving support” was needed when construction crews discovered extensive adobe wall instability and failing electrical systems behind the church’s cracked interior plaster…