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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
New Name Picked for South Valley
By Journal Staff Report
Valle de Atrisco has been picked as the name for the proposed incorporated South Valley.
The name was the most popular choice among several that residents voted on during a "Name That Town" campaign, state Rep. Miguel Garcia said.
Next up for an advisory group of community members, which has been meeting regularly for more than two years researching the process of how an area may incorporate, are a number of hoops to jump through.
The group is in the process of gathering 200 names for a petition in support of the proposal, which needs approval from the Albuquerque City Council and the Bernalillo County Commission. The group is nearing completion of a census that will be submitted to the state.
If the South Valley becomes its own city, it would be the state's fifth largest with an estimated 50,000 residents.
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