County Makes Plans to Pave Roads, Not Waiting to Hear Vista Redonda's Wishes

One month before Vista Redonda holds its annual meeting to discuss and vote on how best to improve the roads, the Santa Fe County Public Works Department staff is already making plans to bring chip seal and asphalt to the neighborhood. It is not waiting to hear the outcome of the planned Vista Redonda vote.
    The plan to bring in pavement is part of a department staff recommendation that the general obligation bond to be submitted to voters in November include $600,000 for Vista Redonda roads, according to Adam Leighland, department director.
 The capital budget will be presented to the County Commission at its July 31 meeting.
    “The scope of the project at this point is to chip seal Vista Redonda road from its connection to the state highway to just past the four-way intersection, and to chip seal and asphalt the initial sections Paseo Encantado SW and NE (mostly chip seal but asphalting the steepest grades),” Leighland said.
    “I say ‘at this point’ because the HOA is considering contributing funds to the project," Leighland added. "if they do, the scope will increase commensurately.”