The Albuquerque City Council is contemplating deeming Coronado Dog Park not important for the town. It could possibly be bought for almost $1 million.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An area canine park could possibly be bought for almost $1 million. The Albuquerque City Council is contemplating deeming Coronado Dog Park not important for the town.
If the council declares that the park isn’t important for municipal functions, that can free the park as much as be bought.
The ticket value is $975,000. The metropolis received it appraised in February.
In the assembly agenda, it says the Real Property Review Board really helpful late final month that the park be declared non-essential and bought. The park sits in District 2, which is Councilor Joaquin Baca’s district.
The president of the Wells Park Neighborhood Association, Doreen McKnight, looks like the town made the choice with out the neighborhood.
“We really had no idea that it was already on the table for the dog park to be sold. And then it would be heard as an executive communication with the city council this week, we actually hear about that through the media,” McKnight stated. “So it’s kind of disappointing, because I think, you know, in the past, we’ve had pretty open conversations with the city about or at least tried to about the dog park.”
KOB 4 reached out to the town to search out out why they made the choice. They stated the town is within the course of of constructing new canine parks at Santa Barbara-Martineztown Park and Wells Parks, so the neighborhood can have these facilities however in additional residential areas. They went on to say any funds for the sale could be reinvested in different parks within the space.
