THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL HAS ITS FIRST MEETING OF 2013 MONDAY NIGHT. NEW COUNCIL PRESIDENT DAN LEWIS TELLS 770 KKOB HE PLANS TO EMPHASIZE JOB GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THIS YEAR, AND WANTS TO MAKE THAT AN AGENDA ITEM EVERY TIME COUNCILORS MEET.

 

HE SAYS IT'S A STEP THEY'VE TAKEN TO KEEP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS TOP-OF-MIND. LEWIS SAYS THE CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY VOTED TO TAKE 5 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN CLAWBACK MONEY FROM SCHOTT SOLAR GOING OUT OF BUSINESS...AND PUT IT TOWARD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.

 

LEWIS ALSO SAYS A PRIORITY PROJECT FOR HIS WEST SIDE DISTRICT IN 2013 WILL BE COMPLETION OF THE PASEO DEL VOLCAN BYPASS.