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Alamogordo commission backs county-led MRA, approves 7-year tax abatement for Patriot Point housing
Summary
The City Commission approved a resolution signaling support for Otero County to pursue a Metropolitan Redevelopment Area and approved amendments to shift litigation defense to the county and correct unit counts to 114; commissioners voted 6-1.
The Alamogordo City Commission on Sept. 9 voted 6-1 to approve a resolution expressing the city’s intent to cooperate with Otero County in designating a proposed redevelopment area as a metropolitan redevelopment area under the Metropolitan Redevelopment Code and to authorize a seven-year tax abatement tied to the Patriot Point housing development.
The resolution (Resolution 2025-29) was amended on the floor before the vote to (1) change the stated number of units from “approximately 228” to 114 and (2) revise a liability clause so the county, not the city, would be responsible for defending challenges to designation or the subsequent redevelopment plan. “Should the designation of the proposed metropolitan redevelopment area or subsequent metropolitan…
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