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Ten bonds on ballot Tuesday by Stephanie Hoover
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Here is Taylor’s brief overview of the bonds on the ballot:
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-The General Obligation Public Safety Bonds would provide funding for the upkeep and development of the city’s police and fire department facilities. The bond amounts to $11.5 million in general obligation bonds.
Amid the brouhaha of mayoral debates on water wars and higher education, Albuquerque’s city elections on Tuesday will cover more than who’s going to sit on the city’s 11th floor office. The Daily Lobo spoke to the city of Albuquerque’s Capital Implementation Program official Barbara Taylor to find out what else would be on Tuesday’s ballot. There will be ten different general obligation bonds on the ballot, Taylor said. The funds for bonds will come from Albuquerque’s general income and are backed by property taxes, she said. Taylor said decisions regarding the bonds would be very important for the upkeep of city facilities and structures. “Bonds are critical to the city of Albuquerque,” she said “They are the way that the core city is maintained and the way we grow in Albuquerque. This regular infusion of money allows us to keep our city well maintained.” Voters decide where to allocate the bonds, from parks and recreation facilities to libraries around the city, including the areas around UNM, Taylor said. Once passed, the bonds will take effect in the first quarter of 2014 and will provide funds for the next 10 years. Taylor said Albuquerque voters typically pass all of the bonds and she is optimistic about this year’s bond cycle.
-The General Obligation Senior, Family, Community Center and Community Enhancement Project Bonds would be used for the improvement of community centers and for Metropolitan Redevelopment Area projects for city-owned serving citizens of all ages. This would include renovations to stadiums and city corridors, The bond amounts to $10.4 million in general obligation bonds. -The General Obligation Parks and Recreation Bonds would fund improvements to and the construction of public parks and other recreational facilities in the city, including open spaces, medians, bikeways, bosque lands and trails. The bond amounts to $12.5 million in general obligation bonds. -The General Obligation Energy and Water Conservation, Public Facilities and System Modernization Bonds would be used to enhance public buildings, facilities and infrastructure of Albuquerque and make them more efficient with regard to water and energy use. The bond amounts to $12.8 million in
William Aranda / Daily Lobo Alex DenBaars practices with his band Arroyo Deathmatch on Friday evening at the Wagon Wheel Performance Space. Arroyo Deathmatch is writing music for its ninth album. See full story on Page 8. general obligation bonds. -The General Obligation Library Bonds would seek to modernize and improve city libraries and would also work to add more resources into facilities. The bond amounts to $5.8 million in general obligation bonds. -The General Obligation Street Bonds would be used to improve municipal roads, interstate roadways and bridges around the city. The bond amounts to $39 million in general obligation bonds. -The General Obligation Public
Transportation Bonds would fund the research and development of public transportation facilities. The bond amounts to $5.5 million in general obligation bonds.
cultural facilities, including the city’s zoo, aquarium, Tingley Beach and botanical garden. The bond amounts to $5.1 million in general obligation bonds.
-The General Obligation Storm Sewer System Bonds would be used to reconstruct, monitor and enhance the city’s sewer system. The bond amounts to $10.1 million in general obligation bonds.
-The General Obligation Affordable Housing Bonds would provide funding for the construction and rehabilitation of high-quality, affordable housing for low- to moderate-working class families and for senior citizens in accordance to the city’s Workforce Housing Act. The bond amounts to $2.5 million in general obligation bonds.
-The General Obligation Zoo, Biological Park, Museum and Cultural Facility Bonds would improve city-owned museums and
No polling stations in SUB for mayoral election Closest voting locations to UNM
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City of Albuquerque Record Center 604 Menaul Blvd. N.W. 6 minutes by car
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Barelas Senior Center 714 7th St. S.W. 9 minutes by car
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Herman Sanchez Community Center 1830 William St. S.E. 8 minutes by car
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Isotopes Park 1601 Avenida Cesar Chavez S.E. 6 minutes by car
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Bandelier Elementary School 3309 Pershing Ave. S.E. 8 minutes by car
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Jefferson Middle School 712 Girard Blvd. N.E. 4 minutes by car
Montezuma Elementary School 3100 Indian School Road N.E. 5 minutes by car
Josh Dolin / Daily Lobo The SUB will not have a polling location for the city elections Tuesday because the city did not contact the University to organize a site. Here is a map of the closest polling locations to UNM. Registered voters are allowed to vote at any polling location regardless of their district of residence.
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Students will not be able to cast their ballots on campus in this year’s mayoral election on Tuesday. Walter Miller, associate vice president for Student Life, said students can usually vote during elections in the Student Union Building. But he said that the city has not contacted the University to place a location on campus for this election. For comparison, there will be 51 open polling locations around the city on election day. “We were not requested to be a site,” he said. “We’re usually a site in countywide or statewide elections. It’s a city election, so (the decision) is coming out of the city.” Miller said that the SUB started welcoming voters on election day two years ago during the most recent Bernalillo County elections. He said that last year the SUB had a polling location for the presidential elections. Polling locations encourage student voter turnout, Miller said. He said it is important for UNM to have polling locations during elections. “We tried to have as many people who can go out and vote and to make it more convenient,” he said. “I can’t
speak for the county, but having that in this facility is a good part of the institution to give everybody a chance to vote.” But Miller said he understands why the city decided not to place a location at the University this year. “It’s a citywide election, so it’s pretty narrow,” he said. “Not everybody could vote. Not everybody is a citizen of the city. You can be a citizen of Rio Rancho, so it doesn’t … allow them much more options.” The Daily Lobo was unable to contact the Albuquerque city clerk’s office for comment by press time. Margarita Blanco, a freshman studying psychology at UNM, said not having a polling location on campus makes it harder for students to vote. She said this hurts students’ voice. “A lot of us are at the age of 18, and a lot of us are registered voters already who want to affect our community in a big way,” she said. “Students have a voice. If we have polling places here, it would have a great impact. There are a lot of people who can vote here, too.” The absence of a polling location would disadvantage her personally, Blanco said. “For one, I don’t drive, and I have classes all day,” she said. “If there
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