County Historic Preservation Advisory Board Meets May 3
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Historic Preservation Advisory Board meets 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3 in room 110 at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.
The meeting is open to the public.
The agenda packet is accessible on the County’s Boards and Commissions website. Also, hard copies are available within the Community Development lobby. Read More
Los Alamos County Library Board Meets Monday May 1
COUNTY News:Video: Chair Denise Derkacs Discusses FY24 County Budget
Los Alamos County Council Chair Denise Derkacs gives a briefing on the recent FY2024 Budget Hearings held in Council Chambers. Video by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Chasing Identity: Retrospective Work Of Harriette Tsosie Opens May 4 In Step Up Gallery At Mesa Public Library
LIBRARY News:
Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library has announced its new exhibit, Chasing Identity: Retrospective Work of Harriette Tsosie, which runs May 4-30. The opening reception is 2:30-4 p.m. Saturday, May 6 and all are welcome. Refreshments will be served. The artist Harriette Tsosie will give a 15-minute Gallery Talk at 3 p.m. about her work.
Chasing Identity explores the roles of genetics, language and place in shaping who we are. A retrospective exhibition for painter Tsosie, Chasing Identity covers the last 20 years of her work. Tsosie resides in Albuquerque with her husband Carl Read More
Kite Festival Returns To Overlook Park May 19-21
Courtesy/LACA
COUNTY News:
Kite Festival returns to Los Alamos County the weekend of May 19-21.
Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) and Enterprise Bank and Trust are proud to bring Kite Festival back to the community after a multi-year hiatus due to Covid restrictions and last year’s fire emergency. This is the largest Kite Festival in New Mexico, bringing in hundreds of local families to build and decorate kites, learn about kite history and artistic design, watch demos and just have fun in the spring sun!
Festivities kick off Friday night with a private event at Fuller Lodge Art Center for Members, Read More
Los Alamos County Council Wrestles With Increasing GRT
Los Alamos County Council is considering raising the gross receipts tax by .5 percent. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
During the budget hearings for Fiscal Year 2024, Los Alamos County officials predicted a grim looking future for its budget, which has raised the question – what should be done?
Ultimately, County Council directed County Manager Steven Lynne to present council with two ordinances to possibly raise the gross receipts tax (GRT) by .5 percent. One ordinance would make this effective January 2024 and the Read More
2023 Community Services Department Community Tour Continues Today!
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
The leadership team for the Los Alamos County Community Services Department (CSD) is continuing its Community Tour 10 a.m. to noon today, April 27, at the Farmers Market outside Fuller Lodge.
Attending a different County facility or event each month, the leadership team will avail themselves to citizens for one-on-one discussions and questions on various CSD projects and initiatives.
The main talking point for this month is summer positions and summer activities. Available job openings within Community Services can be found on the County’s website.
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Talk On County-wide Sustainability Efforts Tonight At SALA
COUNTY News:
The community is invited to attend a talk this evening by the Department of Public Utilities Conservation Coordinator Abbey Hayward and County Environmental Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule at 6 p.m. today at SALA.
Hayward and Gurule will discuss county-wide sustainability efforts as part of SALA’s Parallel Cinema programming.
No ticket required. Read More
Los Alamos County Water Taste Test Results: ‘Not To Be Shallow … But Our Water Is Well Liked’
COUNTY News:
A-quart-ing to research from the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU), the community has a thirst for the water here.
DPU conducted blind taste tests at the recent Earth Day Festival in which local tap water was pitted against bottled Evian and bottled Smartwater. Are you curious wet DPU found out in this battle of the bottles?
When taste testers were asked if they preferred to drink tap water or bottled water at home, only 7 percent went against the tide to say they drank bottled water. Admittedly, there were several testers who were spilt between the two, but most of them Read More
County: Utility Bills May Be Delayed
COUNTY News:
The Customer Care Center (CCC) at the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is putting utility bills on hold temporarily while working on a fix to confusing data mapping of the newly adopted natural gas rate structure.
“We’ve had several customers ask us about their gas charges because the calculations didn’t print correctly on their bills,” Deputy Utility Manager Heather Garcia said. “While the totals are correct, the components of those totals are misprinting.”
Garcia said the bills are on hold while CCC works with its billing system vendor on a layout fix. In the meantime, Read More
Council Takes Action On ‘Parking Lot’ Items For FY24 Budget
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Council returned at its meeting Monday night to several budget items placed on the “parking lot” during the FY2024 budget hearing.
Regarding the proposed position for a Human Resources analyst, Council approved the position for $106,741 and an Administrative Services Director (ASD) position for $242,997.
County Council ultimately adopted these while reducing the ASD Special Pay Fund to be used for upcoming retirements by $500,000.
Finally, while discussing the proposed tennis courts capital improvement project, council voted to retain athletic court Read More
Council Approves County’s $382 Million FY24 Budget
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Council unanimously approved the County’s $382,081,801 FY24 budget during Monday night’s budget hearing in Council Chambers.
Regarding the proposal to raise the gross receipt tax (GRT) by .5 percent, Council voted 5-2, with Councilors Randall Ryti and David Reagor in opposition, to have the County Manager present two ordinances for council’s consideration to raise the GRT by .5 precent starting in January 2024 or start the .5 percent increase in July 2024. Read More
Council Tentatively OKs CIP’s Proposed $74M FY24 Budget
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Council voted 5-2, with Councilors David Reagor and Randall Ryti opposed, to tentatively approve the proposed $74,553,922 FY23 budget for capital improvement projects.
The tentative approval was made during Monday night’s budget hearing.
The proposed budget for athletic field renovations was placed on the “parking lot” to be discussed later. Read More
Canceled: April 25 County Council Special Session
Council Tentatively OKs Public Works $60.9M FY24 Budget
Los Alamos County Public Works Director Juan Raul presents his department’s proposed FY24 budget to County Council during Monday night’s FY24 budget hearing. Council unanimously voted to tentatively approve the Public Work’s $60,911,216 budget along with the addition of two limited-term fulltime Project Manager positions. Screenshot/LADP Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: April 28-May 4, 2023
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for April 28 to May 4:
Friday, April 28, 2023
- 6:00 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — Los Alamos Budget Hearing Replay – 4-25-23
- 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — PAC 8 Summer Media Classes
- 7 p.m. — Japan & Korea in
Council Tentatively Oks DPU’s $115 Million+ FY24 Budget
Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) Deputy Manager for Finance and Administration Heather Garcia and Deputy Utility Manager For Engineering Division James Alarid present the FY24 proposed budget for DPU to County Council during Monday night’s budget hearing. Council unanimously voted to tentatively approve the $115,367,890 budget as well as one limited term fulltime position for a GWS apprentice. Council further tentatively approved several budget options including $421,816 and $411,980 for two projects addressing the water infrastructure along Rose Street, Read More
Council Tentatively Oks FY24 Non-Departmental Budget
Staff Report:
Los Alamos County Council voted unanimously during tonight’s budget hearing to tentatively approve the nondepartmental budget for FY24 that totals $7,426,446.
Council also approved a $3,400,000 budget option for a salary plan to address employee retention and recruitment as well as a market study and compression impacts. Read More
West Road To Close For Utility Repair Tuesday-Thursday
Map Courtesy/LAC
Map Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
A portion of West Road will be closed Tuesday through Thursday this week for an emergency utility repair.
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) crews will be repairing a broken non-potable water line in the center of the road. West Road traffic will be stopped south of Fairway Drive down to Omega Road at the overflow Los Alamos County Ice Rink parking lot.
The ice rink, Los Alamos Reservoir and Camp May will be accessible from the west. Anyone wishing to access those areas from Los Alamos will need to drive through the Los Alamos National Read More
Los Alamos County Clerk Announces New Service Available Now To Alert Property Owners To Potential Fraud
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County property owners now have an additional tool to combat property fraud thanks to a new Fraud Notify system deployed by Los Alamos County Clerk Naomi Maestas’ office.
Property fraud is a white-collar crime that is on the rise in the U.S. It is the unlawful attempt to transfer property ownership, typically through forged identity and property documents. It can go undetected for a long time and cause multiple problems for its victims.
Fraud Notify from Tyler Technologies is a free online subscription service that alerts a subscriber anytime a document is recorded at Read More
