County Commission OKs tax breaks for apartments and solar project

After a public hearing, approved property tax exemptions to help finance 254 new apartments at The View at Sunport. Chair Barboa sponsored it.

For you: Renters looking for housing near the Sunport.

After a public hearing, approved property tax exemptions to help finance 185 new apartments at Soluna West. Vice Chair Frank Baca sponsored it.

For you: Renters looking for housing.

After a public hearing, declared the county's intent to issue tax exemptions tied to bonds of up to $1,200,000,000 for solar and battery storage, including Bernalillo Solar 2 and Bernalillo Storage 2, if conditions are met. Commissioner Barbara Baca sponsored it.

For you: Residents near the project site, which the record doesn't name.

After a public hearing, approved an economic development application for YES Housing's 4th Street property, the 4th Street Center for All Ages. The county manager can sign the agreements. No dollar amount is given.

For you: Residents near the 4th Street project.

Declared the county's intent, if conditions are met, to issue housing bonds of up to $7,900,000 to buy and fix up 121 apartments at Silver Gardens. Vice Chair Frank Baca sponsored it.

For you: Silver Gardens tenants.

Declared the county's intent, if conditions are met, to approve a property tax exemption for a 144-unit, 100% affordable workforce apartment project in Northwest Albuquerque. Commissioner Benson sponsored it.

For you: Workers looking for affordable rentals in Northwest Albuquerque.

Accepts and budgets $1,500,000.00 from the state Department of Workforce Solutions for the BernCo Builds Home Rehab project. It was moved up on the agenda because contractors are ready to start.

For you: Homeowners who may qualify for repair help.

Budgets a $1,000,000 state Public Education Department grant for science, arts and family programs before and after school, evenings, weekends, summers and holidays at all county community centers. It was moved up because school has started.

For you: Families who use county community centers.

Introduced a BernCo Builds Communities Good Neighbor Policy, sponsored by Commissioner Barbara Baca. The record doesn't say what it contains or when it comes back for a vote.

For you: Neighbors of county-backed building projects.

Awards contracts to eight groups for career programs for young adults: Arts Hub, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central New Mexico, Future Focused Education, Casa De Salud, Local 412 Outreach & Education Foundation, Mark Armijo Academy, Southwest Educational Partners for Training, and The Semilla Project. No dollar amount is given.

For you: Young adults looking for job training.

Appointed Brooke Tafoya (youth services) and Yvonne Giordano (a substance use or mental health provider). Reappointed Dr. Tiffany Wynn (LGBTQ+), Andrew Estocin (housing services) and Joseph Shaw (peer support workers).

Reappointed Michael Wartell to a voting seat on the board that hears property valuation protests. Chair Barboa sponsored it.

For you: Property owners who protest their property's valuation.

Budgets $19,175,800 the state Legislature awarded the county in its 2026 session. The county manager can sign the state grant agreements. The record doesn't list the projects.

For you: Residents near projects the money pays for (not named in the record).

Accepts and budgets $912,127.72 from opioid settlement payments involving Allergan and Teva. The record doesn't say how it will be spent.

For you: People and programs affected by opioid addiction.

Picks Bound Tree, Inc. to supply emergency medical services products under a price agreement. No dollar amount is given.

For you: People who get care from county fire and rescue crews.

Turns nine temporary jobs at the Youth Services Center into permanent ones.

Lets the county enter a property on Pope Avenue NE (also listed on Martinez Lane NE) in District 1 and remove nuisances.

For you: Neighbors on Pope Avenue NE.

Lets the county enter a property on Wilshire Drive SW in District 2 and remove nuisances.

For you: Neighbors on Wilshire Drive SW.

Lets the county enter approximately 5.00 acres on Pajarito Mesa in District 2 and remove nuisances.

For you: Pajarito Mesa residents.

Lets the county enter a property on Grape Avenue SE in District 2 and remove nuisances.

For you: Neighbors on Grape Avenue SE.

Lets the county enter a property in the Village of Cedro Subdivision near Tijeras, in District 5, and remove nuisances.

For you: Neighbors in the Village of Cedro Subdivision.

Changes zoning for land on Old Coors Drive SW in District 2 from A-1 to SD-SC-C. The record doesn't explain the zones.

For you: Neighbors on Old Coors Drive SW.

Changes zoning for land on the I-40 West Frontage Road SW in District 2 from C-1 to SD-WC-CLI. The record doesn't explain the zones.

For you: Neighbors along the I-40 West Frontage Road SW.

Changes zoning for land on Kimberly Lane in District 5 from A-2 and M-H to all M-H. The record doesn't explain the zones.

For you: Neighbors on Kimberly Lane.

Approves a sublease between the county and the United Soccer League Championship Division for a site at Mesa Del Sol. The record gives no terms or rent.

For you: Soccer fans and Mesa Del Sol neighbors.

Hires Bigbyte.cc Corp. to store and handle county records off-site. Spending can go above the county manager's $300,000 limit; no total is given.

A recognition of emergency management, sponsored by Vice Chair Frank Baca. The record gives no other details.

Hospital CEO Kate Becker gave the commissioners the hospital's fourth-quarter report. The record doesn't say what it covered.

For you: People who use the University of New Mexico Hospital.