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ABQ Named No. 3 in Livability

Albuquerque has been named No. 3 on a list of the top 10 U.S. cities for livability – when golf is a core component of your life.

“Local courses can compete with well-known courses like Pebble Beach and Augusta,” says John Hood, Chief Livability Officer for Livability.com, the magazine that conducted the survey.

“We looked at criteria ranging from quality of life and cost of living to the number of public and private courses. Not only are these great golf cities, these are some of the best places to live in America,” he said.

Here are the cities and their rankings: [Read more →]

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Ladera Improvements May Be Coming

If the Albuquerque City Council and Mayor Martin Chavez can come to terms on what capital projects go before the voters in October, Ladera stands to get $1.5 million for an irrigation-system upgrade.

The irrigation system is in the City Council’s version of the general obligation bond questions to be presented to voters. Problem is, the mayor wants his own version of the bond package placed on the ballot, and he isn’t saying whether Ladera will be in his.

A new system will save hundreds of millions of gallons in wasted water at Ladera each year, which is why Councilors Ken Sanchez and Debbie O’Malley agreed to champion the improvement and get it into the Parks and Recreation Department package, which is a shoo-in for passing.

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