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With the sweet smell of funnel cakes and cut hay in the air, State Fair season is upon us 鈥� although the future of the fairgrounds that host the annual event remains undecided.

In March, the State Fairgrounds District Board voted 6-1 to build a sports stadium and mixed-income housing on the southwest corner of the state-owned property. The board has not decided, however, whether the annual State Fair will come or go.

What local leaders voted on in March is called Phase One and will see the State Fair operating as normal while demolition and construction are underway. Phase One is planned to include infrastructure improvements for the fair and permanent retail spaces alongside the planned stadium.

The state will invest about $200 million in the first phase, including bonds and appropriations from the Legislature. That investment is expected to generate $5.7 million a year in tax earnings, double what the State Fair currently brings in, according to consultant estimates.

But some residents don鈥檛 approve of the price tag.

Thursday, on the fair鈥檚 opening day, neighborhood leaders and organizers with the Party for Socialism and Liberation protested the planned stadium.

鈥淚s the stadium something we need or something the rest of the city wants?鈥� said Natalie Vargas, president of the South San Pedro Neighborhood Association.

Despite complaints from neighbors, the stadium feels like a done deal, Vargas said. Though no official announcement has been made, the New Mexico 近距离内射合集 soccer team is rumored to be the stadium鈥檚 planned tenant, which could put an end to a yearslong search that has been continually met with resistance by nearby residents.

The city previously tried to find a home for the 近距离内射合集 stadium in Barelas and the Balloon Fiesta Park, with both attempts stymied by concerned neighborhood associations. Unlike those neighborhoods, Vargas said she and her neighbors have had much less input.

鈥淥ther neighborhoods had the opportunity to say no to this, not us,鈥� Vargas said.

The South San Pedro neighborhood sits alongside the blighted East Central corridor. Vargas said her neighborhood struggles daily with the impacts of homelessness, drug use, litter and criminal activity. Though contractors believe the stadium will bring investment and revitalization to the area, Vargas disagrees.

Meanwhile, Vargas isn鈥檛 alone in her sentiment. Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa was the lone holdout in March鈥檚 vote. Barboa is a member of the State Fairgrounds District Board.

During the meeting, Barboa said she was not opposed to the stadium but felt that the surrounding community was not properly consulted and that the state should form an agreement to ensure nearby residents benefit from the redevelopment.

After her push to defer the decision for a month was voted down, Barboa ultimately voted no on Phase One.

The Governor鈥檚 Office did not respond to questions about next steps in the development process Friday.

Gillian Barkhurst is a general assignment reporter for the Journal. She can be reached at gbarkhurst@abqjournal.com.