Foothills residents challenge $35M power project as county decides Tuesday

Bernalillo County commissioners will decide Tuesday whether to uphold a controversial $35 million Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) substation approval. Several resident groups appealed the Planning Commission’s December decision.

The appeals are among six scheduled for a special 1 p.m. zoning meeting Tuesday. Groups, including the Sandia Heights and High Desert homeowner associations, challenge the proposed substation site near Bernalillo County Fire & Rescue Station 35 on Paseo del Norte.

The Planning Commission unanimously approved both a special use permit and a sector plan amendment for the project Dec. 3, following a six-hour public hearing…

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