If annexed, the property would get city water and sewer service, and higher-density development would be allowed. John Myers, attorney for the developer, disagreed. This is 180 degrees from sprawl. The real issue is what's the appropriate land use for that property. The Albuquerque City Council last spring voted against annexing the land, and hundreds of nearby residents also opposed the annexation.
Nobody wants it, but the law is the law.
You've got to follow the law. He said the suit will be filed in state District Court. The city argued that, although it would be physically possible to provide services to the property, it did not intend to extend services. Suffling said the proposed development violates city law, including the city-county Comprehensive Plan, which designates the area as rural. And the city is bound by its laws, he said.