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In 1989, Albuquerque Pubic Schools approved a covenant variance to set aside the 13 acres it had purchased at Shady Oak Circle and North Zamora “for future development as an elementary school.” But now, APS has decided that property should be a bus depot – without notifying taxpayers, neighbors or parents.
Local residents are rightly questioning why there has been no outreach to explain a depot project on the site, capable of accommodating 50 buses with an 80-space parking lot. APS says it would save money because buses now maintained in Albuquerque would be closer to East Mountain routes.
In fact, in November 2019, voters approved a $290 million mill levy and bond package for APS construction projects that included three school bus depots, including one in the East Mountains. But nowhere did it say where in the East Mountains the depot would be located.