BernCo to tackle housing during next meeting

Bernalillo County commissioners Tuesday will consider making affordable housing part of their top legislative priorities for the 2025 session.

They’ll look over a proposed administrative resolution that pushes state lawmakers to provide a financial boost toward local efforts to bolster the housing supply.

The resolution specifically requests the Legislature appropriate $100 million for Housing New Mexico, formerly the New Mexico Mortgage Authority, to support statewide affordable housing and the use of local government set-asides.

The proposed resolution before the commission says the county will need 28,000 new housing units by 2035, including 4,900 units of affordable housing. Those numbers come from a report by Housing New Mexico.

The county and the City of Albuquerque created the Middle Rio Grande Housing Collaborative, an independent joint powers entity, last year to address the area’s affordable housing shortage. The collaborative last month recommended the commission adopt the resolution.

County staff say the county and city have sought to address the shortage of affordable housing through voucher-based programs and other strategies.

However, the agenda states, “the need for housing outstrips all resources currently available to either the county or city.”

Commissioners on Tuesday will also receive an update on the Bridge Boulevard construction project.

That project, which includes reconstruction of the roadway from Young Avenue to La Vega Drive SW, new lighting and drainage and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalks and ramps, is expected to be done by Jan. 21.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

WHEN: 5 p.m. Oct. 8

WHERE: Ken Sanchez Commission Chambers in BernalilloCounty@Alvarado Square, 415 Silver Ave SW

VIRTUAL: GOV-TV , on the county’s website or on Bernalillo County’s YouTube channel

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