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Council seeks NMDOT access talks as way to reduce residential impacts of proposed gas station
Summary
Councilors focused on whether securing write‑in/write‑out access to New Mexico 528 could reduce traffic on Monterey Road and make the Maverick plan more compatible; several members urged postponement so the applicant and landowner can pursue NMDOT negotiations and community outreach.
A central point in council deliberations was vehicular access. Several councilors said that if the development could secure a write‑in/write‑out access to New Mexico 528 — instead of directing most commercial traffic onto Monterey Road — many neighborhood concerns would be eased. Councilor Figgett and others noted that the 2007 site plan envisioned broader internal circulation and 528 access; councilors suggested the current two‑acre proposal differs materially from that prior concept and merits further review.
Councilor List urged pursuing additional conversations with NMDOT and the landowner and recommended postponing while those talks proceed. As Councilor List put it during deliberations, the council should ask whether “this would have been approved in 2007 this way,” and consider whether the absence of the 528 access is a ‘drastic difference’ requiring remand or a delay. Councilors proposed a community meeting with the developer if the item is postponed so neighbors can shape operational conditions.
