International District to Celebrate Opening and Naming of New Grower's Market
The Grower’s Market at the corner of San Mateo and Kathryn was the top project selected by District 6 constituents in the City’s 2025 Participatory Budgeting Albuquerque Pilot.
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ALBUQUERQUE – On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Mayor Tim Keller, District 6 City Councilor Nichole L. Rogers, City Officials, and the District 6 Community’s Participatory Budgeting Team (PBABQ) will cut the ribbon at the new grower’s market, bringing fresh food options to the International District, and kicking off the new PBABQ project selection for 2026 with a community project workshop.
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Celebrating the opening of the Grower’s Market and Community Project Workshop - A PBABQ Pilot |
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Ribbon Cutting for the International District Grower’s Market and the PBABQ 2026 Project Selection Workshop |
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Tuesday, June 9, 2026 |
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Ribbon – Cutting starts at 1:30 p.m. at the lot is just north of ACS headquarters at Anderson and Ortiz Drive SE and South of Kathryn Avenue Community Workshop follows from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at ACS Headquarters at 1210 Kathryn Avenue SE |
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Led by City Council District 6 community members, the San Mateo/Kathryn International District Grower’s Market Project received the most votes from 243 community submitted entries. District 6 City Councilor Nichole L. Rogers spearheaded the pilot in partnership with Participatory Budgeting Albuquerque (PBABQ).
What is Participatory Budgeting? PB is a six-step process where the community decides how public money will be spent. Visit http://www.pbabq.org and see how Participatory Budgeting gives communities real power over real money!
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