Los Alamos County Shares Frequently Asked Questions For CARES Small Business Continuity Of Operations Grants
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County has released its “Frequently Asked Questions about the CARES Small Business Continuity of Operations Grants” on its main CARES Funding webpage.
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
The application period to apply is open until 5 p.m. Sept. 25, 2020
Individual Emergency Grants:
Attend a Zoom Community meeting about these individual grants at 10 a.m. today, Sept. 18:
Go to the Zoom Sign in Page: https://zoom.us/signin Read More
Locker Room Expansion Continues At Los Alamos Ice Rink
Locker room expansion work continues Thursday at Los Alamos County Ice Rink. Photo by Ed Birnbaum Read More
17th Annual Clean Up Los Alamos Day Nets More Than 18 Tons Of Trash … Thank You Community!
COUNTY News:
Environmental Services and the Environmental Sustainability Board would like to thank all the volunteers who participated in the 17th annual Clean Up Los Alamos Day Saturday, Sept. 12.
Volunteers picked up litter from all over the county including school grounds, parks and trails. This year, 25 groups and 250 volunteers signed up to participate in Clean Up Los Alamos Day.
Some of the volunteer groups are Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of White Rock, Cub Scout Pack 22, Los Alamos High School Key Club, Los Alamos Historical Society, Campaign to Re-elect Christine Chandler, Los Alamos Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 159 New Cases, Total Now At 27,199 With 4 New Deaths And 15,106 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 159 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 29 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 4 new deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 38 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 17 new cases in Chaves County
- 3 new cases in Cibola County
- 1 new case in Colfax County
- 1 new case in Curry County
- 21 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 10 new cases in Eddy County
- 1 new case in Grant County
- 1 new case
Chart 187: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 17
This chart shows the change in number of diagnoses during a two week period by county. The percentages indicate change in number of diagnoses for the two week period ending Sept. 16 compared with the two week period ending Sept. 2. The County of Los Alamos and statewide figures are highlighted. Counties with less than 20 diagnoses are not shown. Three counties had non-zero diagnoses for the two week period ending Sept. 16, compared with zero diagnoses in the two week period ending Sept. 2: Taos (12), Guadalupe (1), and Torrance (1). Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
Los Alamos County Conducts Street Condition Assessment
Asphalt condition Monday on Potrillo near Rio Bravo in Pajarito Acres. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Driving on paved roads can be a complicated process. Sometimes drivers need to swerve around potholes and rattle over cracks. Likewise, maintaining roads and streets is no simple matter.
Monday, Los Alamos County began its pavement and assessment management project. A contractor, IMS Infrastructure Management Services, will be out on the County’s streets for the next three weeks surveying the roads, Traffics Read More
Sirphey To Take ‘Stop Work Order’ Case To District Court
Prashant Jain
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Sirphey, LLC Owner Prashant Jain intends to take his case against Los Alamos County to First Judicial District Court.
The County placed a stop work order on Jain’s business, UnQuarked, in November at 813 Central Ave.
The decision to take the case to court was made after Los Alamos County Council voted 4-0 Sept. 8 to sustain the Board of Appeals motion that Sirphey representatives, Jain and his Communication Director Cortni Nucklos, failed to prove that the stop work order was “unlawful, arbitrary and capricious”. Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center Schedule: Sept. 18-24
PAC 8 News:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, PAC 8 Community Media Center is available by appointment for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing and pick-up and drop-off of videos and other items.
For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Community Media Center Television Schedule Sept. 18 through Sept. 24:
Friday, September 18, 2020
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Tom Hartman Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Meeting Replay 09-08-20
- 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 4 p.m. — Rising Up with Somali
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES –
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 119 New Cases, Total Now At 27,041 With 2 New Deaths And 14,842 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 119 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 29 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 2 new deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 14 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 10 new cases in Chaves County
- 2 new cases in Cibola County
- 2 new cases in Curry County
- 9 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 14 new cases in Eddy County
- 1 new case in Guadalupe County
- 16 new cases in Lea County
- 2 new
Fresh Food At Thursday And Saturday Farmers Markets
Los Alamos County Clerk Mails Out Absentee Applications Ahead Of 2020 General Election
COUNTY News:
In preparation for the 2020 General Election Monday, Sept. 14, the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office began mailing absentee ballot applications to those voters who did not already have an accepted and processed application on file.
Voters are reminded to please keep an eye out for this important mailing. View a sample of the letter on the County Clerk web page, or by using the following link: https://bit.ly/2ZBUYiQ.
Residents are encouraged to contact the Clerk’s Office with any questions regarding election related mail.
Voters, should they choose to do so, may complete and return Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 82 New Cases, Total Now At 26,923 With 7 New Deaths And 14,634 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 82 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 29 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 7 new deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 17 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 9 new cases in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Colfax County
- 2 new cases in Curry County
- 7 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 6 new cases in Eddy County
- 5 new cases in Lea County
- 1 new case in Lincoln County
- 5 new cases in
Walker: Mental Health
By AARON WALKER
Independent Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
Throughout my campaign I have stated the need for honesty and transparency in our government, and it’s time for me to honor that need by having a discussion regarding mental health.
I have been running my campaign at full steam since late May when I was trying to get on the ballot. Since then, it has been a roller coaster of emotions with some highs, lows, and a ton of anticipation.
At times, my mental health has suffered under the weight of the self-induced pressure. I’ve questioned some of my strategies and wondered if I’ve done enough. Read More
CARES Assistance Funds Update: Virtual Meeting To Answer Questions About Individual Emergency Grants Friday
COUNTY News:
At 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, Los Alamos County will host a Virtual Online meeting using Zoom to present an overview of the CARES Individual Emergency Grants application and answer any questions the community may have regarding its Mortgage/Rental/Utility and/or Childcare Assistance Programs.
Individuals are asked to submit their questions in advance to the email designated for the CARES Assistance Program: CARESassistance@lacnm.us.
To attend the meeting, individuals are asked to register in advance on Zoom using this link:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlcOurqzgoHtExDaUgab_u_z2phqHwWmSj Read More
Chart 185: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 15
Overall COVID-19 risk in New Mexico by county. The nonprofit organization Covid Act Now monitors daily diagnoses, infection rates, testing positivity, ICU headroom, and contacts traced. The overall COVID-19 risk is based on these five metrics. Map credit: mapchart.net. Source: covidactnow.org. Created Eli Ben-NaimDowntown Master Plan Design Workshops: Survey Opens
- Public invited to review August Visioning Workshop information and take survey before upcoming Design Workshops on Zoom
COUNTY News:
As part of the Downtown Master Plan project, the County and project team Dekker Perich Sabatini has released a 15 question survey online to ask for community input on goals and action items
The goals listed in the survey are the product of the Visioning Workshops held in August.
The survey info will help shape and inform the work to be accomplished during the two virtual Design Workshops Sept. 21 (White Rock) and October 5 (Los Alamos). The survey is available on Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 81 New Cases, Total Now At 26,842 With Zero New Deaths And 14,470 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 81 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 29 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces zero new deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 22 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 9 new cases in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Colfax County
- 5 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 3 new cases in Lea County
- 15 new cases in Luna County
- 1 new case in Otero County
- 3 new cases in Sandoval County
- 11 new cases
Rickman: Sustaining Our Better Nature … What’s Really Important?
By JAMES RICKMAN
Libertarian Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
For years, Los Alamos has appeared in numerous “best-places-to-live” surveys. It’s easy to understand why. Our community has numerous amenities that provide residents with outstanding quality of life. We enjoy recreation opportunities that cater to a diversity of activities ranging from hockey to horseback riding, and everything in between.
Our crime rate is low, our schools are good, our air and water are clean, our open spaces are a treasure that provide opportunity for unstructured time alone or with friends, our night Read More
Natural Grocers Utility Tie-in Work Begins On Trinity Tuesday
COUNTY News:
The Natural Grocers contractor announced today that its gas and sewer tie excavations and taps work will occur Sept. 15-17 on Trinity Drive.
The southern eastbound lane and westbound left turn lane to 15th Street will be closed from start to completion. No construction traffic in or out of the project site (south of Trinity) is anticipated, and no flagging operations will be necessary.
In addition, the water tie-in work, as well as excavation, tap, backfill and paving should begin Sept. 18 and continue through the weekend, with work wrapping up Monday, Sept. 21.
Motorists are advised Read More
County Tourism Implementation Task Force To Present At Joint Meeting With Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board Tuesday
COUNTY News:
The Tourism Implementation Task Force is meeting at a joint meeting with Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board:
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- When: noon, Tuesday Sept. 15
- Topic: Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board Meeting
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The meeting is open to the public.
Click this link to join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/93956917357?pwd=emhQSnJQQU5hdWIySW42MVFIcTVIQT09
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