Voters in Sandoval County and Bernalillo County decided to approve the Central New Mexico Community College General Obligation (GO) Bond on Nov. 7.
The GO bond will provide $80 million for projects at multiple CNM locations in both counties, including funds for Rio Rancho Public Schools’ Career Technical Education campus.
In Sandoval County, the GO bond passed by a vote of 6,970-3,962. It passed 58,248 votes for and 23,163 against in the unofficial results in Bernalillo County.
“We all know we all know how important trades are to our economy and to our local businesses,” Oliva Padilla-Jackson, CNM’s vice president of finance and operations, said. “This particular bond will fund a few things in regards to trades.”
The bond will provide funding for a permanent location for CNM’s FUSE Makerspace, a facility that will bring together an accessible suite of resources and…
