New Mexico State Fair Tax District Discusses Fairgrounds Master Plan

New Mexico State Fair Tax District discusses fairgrounds master plan

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Whether the state fairgrounds will move from the middle of Albuquerque is still up in the air, but how the state will figure out that big decision is now being figured out. The state just hired a private firm to make a master plan for a potential fairgrounds redevelopment. Now, a special Tax District made for the project is talking about the key issues at the heart of the idea.  "For the people who live here, who I hop…

New State Fair board meets, mulling International District revival and $500m investment

The New Mexico State Fair pictured in 2008. Big changes could be coming to the fairgrounds, which state officials hope to develop to benefit the nearby International District and address the state's housing shortage. (Photo courtesy NM State Fair)A board the New Mexico Legislature created earlier this year took its first steps Thursday toward what could be a $500 million investment in a long-struggling neighborhood in the heart of Albuquerque, a…