ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A city councilor wants to address housing needs in uptown Albuquerque, and she’s asking lawmakers to help make it happen.
City Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn, who represents District 7, said Albuquerque’s northeast heights is in need of more stable housing and affordable apartments. With the start of the legislative session just weeks away, she’s asking lawmakers to approve funding for two major projects, including funding for the second phase of the “Gateway Youth” center.
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“There is another building there, and I would love to get that second building also renovated so we can house more young people,” said Fiebelkorn.
The “Gateway Youth” center is taking over the old San Mateo Inn near San Mateo and I-40. It will house about 40 people, ages 18 to 25, facing housing instability. It’s set to open in February, but now Fiebelkorn is asking for $1 million in state funds to help acquire the rest of the building to house an additional fifty young adults. Although it would cost $10.6 million to complete the second phase, it would include new amenities like renovating the nearby park…