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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Editorial: Help Edgewood Keep Character

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    It was easy to be skeptical last August about Liberty Development Group's announcement that the developer would be bringing a movie theater and hotel to Edgewood.
    We've heard promises like this before only to see plans fall through.
    But it looks like Andrew Sommerville, operations manager for Liberty, will keep his promise for a new movie theater. Trans-Lux Theatres, based out of Santa Fe, announced its intention to build a 10-screen theater in Edgewood. Commercial developers say the theater, in combination with the Wal-Mart Supercenter that will soon open, makes Edgewood an attractive location for national and regional retailers. It looks like old Route 66 on both sides of the N.M. 344 intersection may soon become the "downtown" Edgewood has always lacked.
    For years, Edgewood was merely a freeway exit, and many people were attracted to the anonymous lifestyle the area provided.
    Now the town is attracting more than just homeowners and attempting to be more than a place to pull off the interstate for gas. The town is in the midst of creating a new identity, and it will be up to all of us to make sure the character developers impose on Edgewood will be the one we want.