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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Albuquerque public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Better Neighborhoods Package — zoning appeals reform
Four measures reshaping who can appeal development decisions in Albuquerque. Coalitions lose automatic standing, associations need member votes to appeal, appeal fees go up, and the council asks the state for more local control. It's the biggest land-use fight in years and it split the council and the public roughly down the middle.
Homelessness enforcement and winter shelter
Public commenters demanded a winter moratorium on encampment sweeps, saying a 17-officer squad polices poverty while only 14 detectives handle murders and rapes. Councilor Champine got confirmation that the NES unit has five officers and requested the city's winter shelter plan with cost analysis.