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Architects present Old Village Hall options in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque; residents press for pickleball, parking, bathrooms and neighborhood‑style design
Summary
Architects from Decker showed concepts to replace the deteriorated Barracks with a small multi‑use building and courts; residents at the public meeting urged prioritizing additional pickleball/basketball courts, shade and restrooms over a large community center, and warned about parking and A1 zoning constraints.
Jeremy Shelton, an architect with Decker, opened a community meeting to present early concepts for replacing the village’s Old Village Hall and the adjacent Barracks building and to gather neighborhood feedback. Shelton said the firm was retained under an on‑call design contract to study options and “first‑blush” concepts, including a modest meeting room, storage and restrooms to support outdoor sports courts.
Residents repeatedly raised parking, traffic and neighborhood character as top concerns. One resident urged prioritizing the courts over a larger meeting space, saying the site has “not that much parking” and recommending the project be “more of a sports center — pickleball, some bathrooms” rather than a full community room. Several speakers noted the cul‑de‑sac and nearby streets already experience pass‑through traffic and said additional parking or major increases in activity…
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