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BLIND IS GETTING
MONEY TO
PROTECT AGAINST
VANDALS AFTER
YEARS OF
PROBLEMS...
?BUT IS IT A
LARGER ISSUE OF
INCREASED CRIME
IN THE AREA?
NEWS 13'S LYSEE
MITRI SHOWS
BERNALILLO
COUNTY PLANS TO
DO MORE THAN
JUST THROW
MONEY AT THE
PROBLEM ... AS
THEY SEARCH FOR
A LONG TERM
SOLUTION.
FOR THE PAST
TWO YEARS ... THE
NEW MEXICO
SCHOOL FOR THE
BLIND AND
VISUALLY
IMPAIRED IN
SOUTHEAST
ALBUQUERQUE
HAS BEEN THE
SITE OF AT LEAST
SEVEN CRIMES..
INCLUDING
BURGLARY,
BREAKING AND
ENTERING AND
VANDALISM.
:00 nats of teacher and
kids
IT'S A PLACE
WHERE 3 TO 6
YEAR OLD...
CHILDREN WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS
GO TO LEARN...
WHICH IS WHY THE
STATE, COUNTY
AND THE CITY ARE
TAKING SWIFT
ACTION TO KEEP IT
SAFE-- BY HELPING
BUILD A FENCE
AROUND IT.
:48 it's a really good
collaboration where
we can protect the
students because they
suffer every time these
vandals come and
destroy their property
:56
SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT
LINDA LYLE SAYS
THE STATE FOUND
NEARLY A
HUNDRED-
THOUSAND
DOLLARS, THE
CITY APPROVED A
HUNDRED
THOUSAND
DOLLARS... AND
NOW BERNALILLO
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
ARE SET TO VOTE
TUESDAY TO GIVE
50-THOUSAND.
standup 10:41 the
fence will extend from
this existing wall to
surround the
perimeter. and the
superintendent says
she hopes they can get
started on the work
while students are out
on winter break 10:52
1:45 we have the fence
designed and as soon
as we have funding
secured we will issue a
notice to proceed 1:54
13:33 i'm not sure the
fence by itself will
solve the problem
13:36
COUNTY
COMMISSIONER
WAYNE JOHNSON
SAYS HE EXPECTS
THE COUNTY TO
APPROVE FUNDING
FOR THE FENCE,
BUT HE'S ALSO
TALKING TO THE
SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT TO
LOOK AT
WHETHER OR NOT
THERE'S A
LARGER ISSUE OF
CRIME IN THE
SANDIA SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
PARK, WHERE THE
SCHOOL'S
LOCATED.
12:53 the tech park in
itself is an economic
asset to the
community so we
really want to make
sure it's protected
12:56
LYSEE MITRI,
KRQE, NEWS 13.
THE
COMMISSIONER
SAYS HE HOPES
TO HAVE MORE
INFORMATION
FROM THE
SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT ON
SECURITY IN THE
AREA,
SO HE CAN RAISE
THE ISSUE AT
TUESDAY'S