Editing South Valley, New Mexico (section)

==Incorporation efforts==
Presently, the South Valley is an unincorporated area in Bernalillo County that lies south of the city limits of Albuquerque. In January 2010, a special election was held in the South Valley to decide whether or not the region should incorporate into a city, to be named Valle de Atrisco.<ref>[http://www.koat.com/Early-Turnout-High-for-South-Valley-Vote/6144288 Early Turnout High for South Valley Vote:  South Valley Residents Prepare For City Vote, KOAT, Jan 5, 2010]</ref> Voters in the South Valley overwhelmingly rejected incorporation by a 93 to 7 percent margin during the special election on January 5, 2010. Opponents to incorporation cited the potential costs (and tax burden for residents) for providing for education, public works, police and fire services in the South Valley because Bernalillo County would no longer be providing these services to the community following incorporation.<ref>[http://nmpolitics.net/index/2010/01/bernalillo-countys-south-valley-voters-reject-incorporation/ Bernalillo County’s South Valley voters reject incorporation, nmpolitics.net, Jan 5, 2010]</ref> Supporters argued in favor of incorporation to protect the community from possible [[Municipal annexation|annexation]] into the City of Albuquerque, and the potential for increased taxes and perceived degradation of public services that would arise from being integrated into the city.