[Neighbors] Agreed

Sat Feb 27 08:00:46 MST 2016

I support you, Maria. Your analysis is appreciated.
What is the next step to stop this blight on our community and city?
Meta Hirschl

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On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 11:07 PM, Maria Bautista via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> There is something you can do about it, you can ask your councilors to
> sponsor a resolution for a moratorium and retract the grant application. Six
> councilors have the ability to speak for us and our community.
>
> I have information that needs review and can stop the brtabq project. I am
> retired, have no business interest. I shop and meet friends and support
> local businesses throughout Alburquerque. The Nob Hill district was/is
> the place we went after class, to drink coffee, discuss papers, read
> magazines and debate issues. The Noh Hill University area has seen
> businesses hold down the fort in the most extreme trying situations, and
> they are the most charitable and giving to those in need.
>
> After reviewing the project and its application process, I realized that something
> was wrong.
>
> Studies were completed in (2005) (2007) several years before the
> Feasibility study was completed (2011).  The author states that he did
> not use any updated data and “he drove up and down Central a few times”.
>
> ABQ is under a Federally Court Ordered Consent Decree regarding reform of
> the police Dept.
>
> Ridership is down 5%
>
> The University of New Mexico lost 8 million dollars out of this years
> budget, the President says enrollment has dropped, he is not sure if there
> will be lay offs or a tuition increase.
>
> APS was impacted they are suffering from low enrollment and face a budget
> crisis.
>
> CNM is facing cuts and has low student enrollment.
>
> This week New Mexico will be added to the states in recession.
>
> I support improved transit for ABQ, but not this model (savert66.org) at
> this time.
>
> ABQ needs new police officers, ABQ needs housing for the disabled and
> homeless, ABQ needs to improve our neighborhoods and improve the
> infrastructure.
>
>
>
> ABQ is #1 in the nation for jobless, recently 10,000 people applied for
> jobs at the Cheesecake Factory.
>
> ABQ is #! In the Nation for child poverty, last in education.
>
> ABQ is ranked highest in per capita crime and violence.
>
> ABQ needs new police officers, the homeless and mentally ill are wandering and
> dying in our streets. Last week a dead body was found in a bus shelter on
> the corner of Wyoming and Constitution. But suicides and death by natural
> causes are not reported by the press. Believe me, it happens more often
> then we think.
>
> The construction and impact will further deteriorate these situations;
> ABQ cannot pave over its problems or put blinders on us.
>
> The Mayor submitted a grant that has signatures that were gathered by his
> employees, local organizations, police officers and friends. Not one of
> them takes the bus, or their families or their friends.
>
> At each meeting ABQ say’s it is a done deal, they want to discourage us,
> because they know the opposition is rising and there is push back. ABQ
> will not answer questions? Notice?
>
> But it is not a done deal; Mayor Berry submitted a fraudulent grant
> application. This grant requires community participation at every level; ABQ
> is backpedaling trying to cover their tracks. How can an administrator at
> YDI say what is best for you 10 years ago?
>
> I went to Congress, to President Obama and to the Secretary of DOT.  My
> response from the Secretary will be sent shortly.  These grants are only
> given to localities that include the community at all levels of planning,
> in this instance we were locked out.
>
> Additional Impacts:
>
> This project will see the loss of 195 parking places
>
> 241 left turns will be eliminated
>
> An additional 12 traffic signals will be installed
>
> 217 existing mature trees will be removed
>
> Traffic egress and ingress will move traffic into surrounding
> neighborhoods
>
> Community Participation was not authentic
>
> Charm is a way of getting the answer "yes" without having asked any clear
> questtion.
>
> *                                           Albert Camus*
>
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