Neighbors fighting NM United stadium, again [Video]

During an Environmental Planning Commission meeting in April, the Albuquerque City Council voted to reject residents’ final appeal to build the New Mexico United soccer stadium at Balloon Fiesta Park. Now, residents who live nearby are raising a red card and taking the match to the District Court. Your neighborhood: Local news from KOAT Action 7 NewsA notice of appeal filed on Sept. 17 cites similar concerns the neighbors had earlier this year, like noise, bright lights, traffic, and pollution. We reached out to the attorney who’s representing the three neighborhood groups and haven’t heard back yet. “They’re essentially asking the court to start over and do a mini-trial to determine if the city’s process was fair and equitable and included everybody,” Pat Davis a former city councilor said. Davis who has sat in on several land use hearings said, that although this play from the neighbors will delay New …