{"id":48181,"date":"2025-11-14T10:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=48181"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:19:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:19:29","slug":"early-plans-to-redevelop-state-fairgrounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/early-plans-to-redevelop-state-fairgrounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Plans to Redevelop State Fairgrounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Early Plans to Redevelop State Fairgrounds\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y8tDgpbnBSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11.14.25 <\/strong>\u2013<strong> <\/strong>In October, the State Fairgrounds District Board voted unanimously to adopt a multimillion-dollar predevelopment plan. 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