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I recently moved here and am used to city living. I toured what I could in the downtown area and it wasn't for me. Downtown needs more jobs for professionals and with that interest in living in the area will increase. This will then lead to more businesses (cafes, shops, boutiques, etc) in the area as they'll have a client base. Put all of this together and you'll have the energy that downtown currently lacks.
Albuquerque's Downtown is attractive, lively, and chep to live. I agree with EnjoyEP's comment on the Arena/Events Center. If the city were to shell out the cash for that, we would have a huge building along with an arena which would make us look as big as we really are.
Albuquerque's Downtown is attractive, lively, and chep to live. I agree with EnjoyEP's comment on the Arena/Events Center. If the city were to shell out the cash for that, we would have a huge building along with an arena which would make us look as big as we really are.
Yeah, but the problem is the city doesn't have the money to shell out for it at this time. Even when we did there were those who questioned the need for an arena in the first place. Things like building an arena can't be done overnight, they often have to surpass many obstacles to come to fruition, especially when it's by public initiative where everybody has a right to have their say.
Right now the biggest obstacle is money.
Will the citizens of Albuquerque really vote for money for an arena downtown when we've barely been balancing our city budget the past few years with pay cuts, hiring freezes, etc? I'd like to see an arena downtown sooner rather than later, but I'm also in touch with our city's current economic reality.
It is, however, forecast that the City of Albuquerque will again start having a surplus in revenue this year, so perhaps the day when we will again have a debate over the merits of an arena without money being a non-starter will be near.
Here's an article from the Journal earlier this year that goes into the mayor's proposed budget for the next fiscal year and which mentions the expected increases in revenue from gross receipts which suggest the city will start seeing better days economically soon:
Me too. I hope they keep the final construction safe and clean for downtown families to use/enjoy. If it just becomes another bum-infested downtown business, that would suck. I saw a homeless guy shooting up on the steps of Salazar and Sons this morning. His buddy was peeing on the side of the building. Disgusting.
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