Original sentence: After failing once in a city-wide referendum, the road project was passed as part of a city street bond approved by voters in 2004.Black ranch is owned by John Black, a donor to Chavez's political campaigns.He led the effort to build a road through the Petroglyph National Monument, west of Albuquerque, which would connect the city to a new housing development called Black Ranch.Mayor Chavez is a centrist Democrat, often supporting positions that aid downtown businesses and housing developers.Opponents of the road project note that it would disturb ancient petroglyphs and would contribute to the traffic in the area
Edited sentence: After failing once in a city-wide referendum, the road project was hidden in a city street bond passed by the voters in 2004.He has led the effort to build a road through the Petroglyph National Monument, west of Albuquerque, which would connect the City to a new housing development called Black Ranch, owned by a campaign contributor, John Black.Mayor Chavez is a centrist Democrat, often sympathetic to the interests of downtown business and housing developers