Bond Issue with Money for VR Roads Heads to Voters this fall

The Santa Fe County Board of Commissioner voted unanimously to send a $65 million bond to votes this fall that includes $600,000 for roadwork in Vista Redonda. It was the only project that engendered public comment during the meeting, held Tuesday afternoon.

    John Nye testified in favor of the county staff’s plan to bring in chip seal and pavement. He said that the roads were county road and that the safety and road expertise of the county staff should be respected,

    Jamie Morris told commissioners that he supported repairs to the road but asked that the county government wait to make a decision on how to make the repairs until the community votes in August on its preferred approach.

  Adam Leighland, director of the public works department, said that the insertion of the money and plans in the bond issue are only a place holder and that he would take the community’s vote under consideration later this summer.