City of Albuquerque working on ‘ABQ Plan' issues
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque said it is still working out some kinks in its new development planning platform. The city launched ABQ Plan earlier this year in an effort to streamline building permits, inspections, and other required city filings.
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However, some applicants have had issues seeing and uploading files. Others have received timeout errors. The city's Planning Department said it is working with the vendor behind ABQ Plan, Tyler Technologies, to resolve the issues.
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