CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-21-208 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Diane G. Gibson
RESOLUTION
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Encouraging The City Of Albuquerque To Complete The Funding For The Renovation Of Los Altos Park, Adding A Facility To House A Security Patrol Vehicle To The Scope Of The Park Renovation, Prohibiting The Sale Of Alcohol At Los Altos Park, Funding A Feasibility Study And Design Analysis Report To Construct A Foot Path Around The Perimeter Of Los Altos Golf Course (Gibson)
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WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque, through a joint effort of the Administration, the City Council, and members of the New Mexico Legislature, has undertaken, a renaissance project to rebuild and update Los Altos Park, the City's most visited recreation facility. The Los Altos Park and Golf Course Complex is the City's largest multi-use sports recreational facility, serving residents throughout the City and Central New Mexico as a location for swimming, softball, skateboarding, tennis, horseshoes, gardening education, golf, a playground for physically disabled children and even exercising the family dog; and
WHEREAS, the project is the largest park project since the development of Balloon Fiesta Park, and includes the rebuilding of the Los Altos Indoor pool, which has been completed, and the construction of new tournament quality softball fields and bleachers, which are underway. Further improvements include improving the park area lighting, and rebuilding the dog park. The project will add to the park's repertoire of recreation features a nationally competitive pump track, a pedestrian promenade, additional horseshoe pits, a walking trail and elements recently added by the Administration including splash pads, wading pools, and a tournament building; and
WHEREAS, with the features recently added by the Administration, the estimated total cost of the project (including the swimming pool) is just over ...
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