Zero Waste Team: There Is No Waste In Nature
Food recovery hierarchy chart. Courtesy/Zero Waste Team
Zero Waste Team News:
There is No Waste in Nature ... a message from the Los Alamos County *Zero Waste Team.
Zero Waste Tip:
Back to Nature aka Kitchen to Compost
SEND US TO COMPOST – Uneaten fruits & vegetables, eggshells, grass clippings, leaves, shredded paper products, and wood shavings.
LEAVE US OUT OF COMPOST – Meat, fish, bones, fat, oil, milk, cheese, dairy products, bread, rice, pasta, baked goods, and pet waste.
There is no waste in nature. Natural ecosystems operate efficiently in cycles. What isn’t eaten or what is Read More
Historical Preservation Advisory Board Meets July 6
COUNTY News:
The Historical Preservation Advisory Board (HPAB) meets 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 6 via Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here: July 6, 2022 HPAB Agenda.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Meeting ID: 871 7201 6785 Read More
LAPD Arrests Shoplifter After Lengthy Discussion
Los Alamos Police Cmdr. Preston Ballew, second from left, patiently chats with a shoplifter who is sitting against the wall in the shade Thursday afternoon outside Smith’s Marketplace. After a lengthy discussion the fellow is taken into custody and charged with shoplifting. He was later released to face the judge sometime in the near future. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos County Issues Information On Prohibited And Permissible Fireworks
COUNTY News:
While the Los Alamos Fire Department’s Fire Marshal lifted all fire restrictions in the county on June 23 thanks to monsoonal weather patterns, the use of fireworks of all kinds presents serious potential ignition of unwanted fires.
Therefore, this July 4, the Fire Marshal’s office has put together a list of prohibited and permissible fireworks in accordance with the Los Alamos County Council-adopted proclamation, which limits certain fireworks.
Los Alamos County Councilors renewed the proclamation to limit the sale and use of fireworks at its June 14 meeting due to increased Read More
ACT Route 2M, 6 Peak Evening Service Suspended Today
COUNTY News:
Atomic City Transit Route 2M (Main Hill) and Route 6 Peak evening service is suspended through the remainder of today due to a staffing shortage.
Please plan to use Route 2T (Truck Route) and fixed Route 6, which will continue to operate its regular schedule 5:55 a.m. to 6:58 p.m.
ACT apologizes for the inconvenience this may cause.
Call the ACT office at 505.661.RIDE (7433) for any additional information or use the ACTracker to locate a bus route in real-time. For specific route service schedules, visit the ACT website. Read More
EDD: Newest County-Level Economic Summaries
The chart above shows quarterly economic summaries by county. Courtesy/EDD
EDD News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes said today that the agency’s latest round of quarterly economic reports shows 30 of 33 counties seeing gains in Matched Taxable Gross Receipts (MTGR) over the year with Sandoval up 44 percent, Santa Fe up 32 percent, Doña Ana up 22 percent, San Juan up 21 percent, and Bernalillo up 17 percent.
The latest Quarterly Economic Summaries encapsulate consumer spending information from the third quarter of fiscal year Read More
Chart 657: Los Alamos, Northwestern New Mexico, Red On CDC Map
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released today its weekly update to the COVID-19 community level map. The CDC framework designates community level based on diagnoses and regional hospitalization levels (link). Masks are recommended for all in countries at the highest, red, risk level. Masks are recommended for at-risk individuals in counties at the intermediate, yellow, risk level. Source: CDC. Map: mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
Atomic City Transit Announces Detour And Bus Stop Closures For Routes 1, 2M, 3 Beginning Tuesday July 5
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Atomic City Transit has been notified that a portion of Canyon Road from Rose Street to the Aquatic Center driveway will closed beginning Tuesday, July 5 through the end of construction estimated for November 2022.
Route 1, 2M and 3 will have a detour from Central Avenue to Oppenheimer. Several bus stop closures are identified on the map above along with a temporary bus stop on Trinity Drive to assist with access.
Expect possible delays due to traffic congestion.
For any additional information, call 505-661-RIDE (7433) or the ACT Tracker to locate bus routes. For Read More
Atomic City Transit Closed July 4th … Free Shuttle Service Will Operate For 4th Of July Concert At Overlook Park … Bandelier Shuttle Will Continue July 2-4
COUNTY News:
Atomic City Transit regular scheduled bus service will not operate on Monday, July 4, 2022, in observance of the holiday.
Atomic City Transit will be providing free shuttle service for the Los Alamos Fourth of July concert at Overlook Park in White Rock.
Shuttle service will begin at 3 p.m. from Sullivan Field in Los Alamos, White Rock Visitor Center, and Piñon Elementary in White Rock. A continuous shuttle service will be provided throughout the event with the last bus at 9:30 p.m. leaving Overlook Park.
Paratransit services for certified and registered customers also will be Read More
Canceled: County Transportation Board Meeting Of July 7
COUNTY News:
The Regular Monthly Meeting of the Los Alamos County Transportation Board scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 7 is canceled.
The next Regular Monthly Meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4. Read More
County Considers Two-Phase Project At Golf Course
During a recent round of golf at the Los Alamos County Golf Course, golfer John McCarthy uses a rake to remove the top layer of rocks away from the ball so as not to damage his club. Improvements to the course are being planned and include the greens, tee boxes and bunkers. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
With the irrigation project completed at the Los Alamos County Golf Course, Public Works is directing its focus to the next phases of the project – renovating holes and improving the driving range.
County Council gave direction Read More
Los Alamos Council Action Taken June 28
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Environmental Management-Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) Manager Michael Mikolanis provided an update on the middle DP Road clean up project as well as shared news about a brand-new initiative to Los Alamos County Council Tuesday night.
Councilor Sara Scott was absent from the meeting.
Mikolanis shared a schedule for the cleanup effort on DP Road, which outlines the work that is completed as well as tasks left to do.
The schedule was presented as this:
- “Potholing”, additional excavation as needed: April 2021 – January
NMCIA Welcomes Los Alamos County To Pool Providing Workers’ Comp. Coverage To 32 New Mexico Counties
NMCIA Board Chair Lance Pyle
NMCIA News:
SANTA FE — Effective July 1, New Mexico County Insurance Authority (NMCIA) will provide workers’ compensation coverage to 32 of New Mexico’s 33 counties for the 2022-23 policy year.
NMCIA welcomes Los Alamos County to the NMCIA self-insurance pool, with their participation in the workers’ compensation coverage program. Los Alamos County has purchased cyber liability coverage from the Pool since July 1, 2020 but has not formerly joined any of the three coverage programs since inception of the Pool.
“We are very happy to welcome Los Alamos County to Read More
Call For Local Businesses To Get Involved In ScienceFest
Calling all Los Alamos businesses! The Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC) is looking for business owners who would like to promote their business in the ScienceFest promotional materials. Create a special offer, a discount, or simply promote any product/service that ties into ScienceFest or the STEM theme. (No discount offer required.) This promotion is FREE to all businesses. All that is required is to send a .jpg photo of the products/services you would like to promote, along with a short blurb. Examples are included in the flier above. For more information, or to submit Read More
Daily Postcard: Nexus Sculpture At Sunset At Golf Course
Daily Postcard: The sun is setting Tuesday at the Los Alamos County Golf Course as spotlights begin to illuminate the Nexus sculpture created by Lyle London. This sculpture was originally installed in 2009 in a small pocket park at the intersection of Central Avenue and Trinity Drive. It was moved to this location in June 2016 and is part of the Los Alamos Public Art Collection 2009, 2016. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.comOn The Job In Los Alamos: Crews Repair Water Leak
On the job in Los Alamos this afternoon County crews are busy repairing a water leak on 34th Street near Villa. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
ACT Announces Detour, Bus Stop Closure Route 6 Villa Lp
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Atomic City Transit has been notified that a portion of Villa and 33rd Street and 34th Street near Aspen Elementary School will not be serviced.
Bus stops #547 and #545, as well as #546 will not be serviced due to emergency water repairs.
Delays are expected due to traffic congestion.
Direct questions to 505-661-RIDE (7433) or the ACT Tracker to locate bus routes. For specific route service schedules, click here. Read More
Emergency Road Closure: 33rd/34th Streets For Repairs
Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
A stretch of 33rd and 34th streets will be closed to through traffic 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Wednesday for emergency water repairs.
The affected portion of the streets is 34th and Villa to 33rd and Walnut Street.
Department of Public Utilities water crews will be repairing a leak and restricting traffic in the neighborhood to only those residents who live on that stretch of road. Read More
Chart 656: Los Alamos Test Positivity Rate At All Time High
This chart shows the test positivity rate versus date in Los Alamos. The test positivity rate is above 20 percent for the first time. Since the start of the pandemic, 5.8 percent of about 62,000 COVID-19 tests in the county were positive. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-NaimLos Alamos COVID Impact: 97 New Cases For Week Ending June 27, 2022
COVID-19 statistics for the week ending June 27, 2022 impacting Los Alamos County:
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463 tests
- 97 diagnoses (71 in Los Alamos, 25 in White Rock)
- 0 deaths
Source: New Mexico Department of Health. By Eli Ben-Naim.
