Bernalillo County delays vote on South Coors Boulevard sector plan after hours of testimony on heights, safety and community character

Bernalillo County commissioners on Nov. 18 heard presentations from county planners, public works and a consultant on a proposed South Coors Boulevard sector development plan and a related amendment to the Southwest Area Plan, then voted 4‑0 to continue both items to Feb. 13, 2026 to allow more review and staff follow‑up.

Senior Planner Mino Savoca told the Board the amendment (SPR‑2025‑0003) would add three neighborhood activity centers at Coors Boulevard intersections with Sage Road, Arenal Road and Blake Road and is linked to the rank‑3 sector plan (SPR‑2025‑0054) that would guide a roughly four‑mile stretch of Coors from Bridge Boulevard to Gun Club Road. The plan, Savoca said, is intended to make zoning along Coors more consistent, create space for mixed uses and help relieve pressure to develop adjacent rural areas.

Richard Meadows, Transportation Planning Manager with Public Works, said the corridor was placed on the region’s high‑fatality and injury network and that the county obtained…