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Commission discusses housing strategy, Patriot Point proposal and metropolitan redevelopment areas
Summary
The commission debated whether to use Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (MRA) tools and property tax abatements to incentivize housing development at Patriot Point and elsewhere. City and county attorneys warned of legal proof requirements and possible challenges; staff will prepare comparative materials and a resolution for the next meeting.
The Alamogordo City Commission spent the bulk of its Aug. 28 special meeting discussing housing initiatives, legal tools to incentivize development and a proposal for the Patriot Point apartment site.
Commissioners and staff focused on whether designating targeted tracts as a metropolitan redevelopment area (MRA) — commonly called declaring an area “blighted” under state law — would create tax incentives, state funding access and other benefits that could make private development viable.
Daryl (city attorney) explained the MRA process, saying the statutory definition of a blighted area is broad but that smaller, narrowly drawn areas are harder to defend in court. “The smaller the area, the city has to have proof and be able to design and show how the area is blighted,” Daryl said. He cautioned that a designation can be challenged and…
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