Joint County Officials Meet And Greet Tuesday
Labor Management Relations Board Meets Monday
COUNTY News: County Website Temporarily Unavailable Overnight
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County’s website, www.losalamosnm.us, will be temporarily unavailable starting at 9 p.m. today until 4 a.m. Saturday, March 10.
The third-party host, Civic Live, will be moving the website over to a new server as part of a maintenance upgrade. Read More
Los Alamos Democrats Meet At UNM-LA Monday
DPLA News:
The Democratic Party of Los Alamos County will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 12 in Building 5 at UNM-Los Alamos.
At this meeting, delegates will discuss their experiences at the State Pre-primary Convention. Read More
Chamber Business Breakfast Features Talk On County’s New Proposed Sign Code Thursday March 15
CHAMBER News:
The next Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast is 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday, March 15 at UNM-Los Alamos, Building 2, Room 230.
Los Alamos County Planning ManagerTamara Baer will present the County’s new proposed Sign Code, with a focus on how it may affect the business community.
Revisions to the County Sign Code were prompted by a 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision clarifying the requirement for content neutrality in the regulation of speech, including signage. The new sign code complies with this requirement, while still regulating the size, material, time, place, and Read More
Los Alamos County Settles Sherman Dog Case
By MAIRE O’NEILLLos Alamos County has reached a settlement agreement with Leslie Sherman in connection with an incident in March 2017 where a small dog was killed by Sherman’s dogs at an Acoma Lane residence in White Rock.
A petition to adjudicate the two dogs as dangerous was filed in September in First Judicial Court by Los Alamos County Attorney Alvin Leaphart.
Sherman was charged in Los Alamos Magistrate Court in April with two counts of keeping an animal known to be vicious and likely to attack human beings. The dogs were seized and kept at the Los Read More
Community Weighs In On Camp May Water Pipeline
Los Alamos resident Ed Birnbaum offers his thoughts on the Camp May Water Pipeline project. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Will the proposed Camp May Water Pipeline project offer aid to Pajarito Ski Area and resources to help fight wildfires or is it just the first building block for condos and other major developments on the mountain?
During a public meeting hosted by the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) Thursday night at UNM-LA, citizens voiced their support, questions and skepticism Read More
LAFD Invites Vendors To Participate In Wildfire Day
LAFD News:
The Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) is seeking vendors interested in hosting food or other informational booths at Wildfire Day 2018, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at Ashley Pond Park.
Wildfire Day is a fun event for the entire family with an Easter egg hunt, bicycle safety course, LAPD bomb truck, public safety vehicles, Smokey Bear, Sparky the Fire Dog and much more. Wildfire Day is a community event geared towards educating the community on becoming a Fire Adapted Community.
At 7 a.m. March 31, Central Avenue will be closed from Oppenheimer to 20th street and vendors Read More
Governor Torpedoes LANL GRT Bill
By CAROL A. CLARKLos Alamos and the Northern New Mexico region took a significant hit today when Gov. Susana Martinez vetoed Senate Bill 17.
Dubbed the Lab Tax Stabilization Bill, SB17 was introduced by Senators Carlos R. Cisneros and Richard C. Martinez and Dist. 42 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard. Its purpose was to stabilize gross receipts tax revenues received from prime contractors at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories.
Garcia Richard spoke to the Los Alamos Daily Post this afternoon saying she was extremely Read More
Council Approves Ethics Investigation Involving RCLC
County Manager Harry Burgess, center, discusses issues related to the handling of travel expenses submitted by the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities and the timeline since these issues began to surface last fall. Councilor Susan O’Leary and County Attorney Alvin Leaphart look on. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Members of the Los Alamos County Council at the Special Session Monday evening in Council Chambers, from left, Councilor Rick Reiss, Vice Chair Christine Chandler, Chair David Izraelevitz, Antonio Maggiore, Pete Sheehey and Susan O’Leary. Councilor Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 28 To March 6, 2018
LAPD News:
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department. Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges against them.
REBECCA EATON
Feb. 28 at 8:59 p.m. / Police arrested Rebecca Eaton, 66, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., and charged her with Aggravated: DWI, driving with an open container of alcohol and causing an accident.
CHAD SPENCER
March 2, 2018 / Police arrested Chad Spencer, 44, of Albuquerque at Smith’s and charged him with shoplifting $200 worth of items.
DANIEL Read More
La Cueva Road Closed For Emergency Repairs
Starting immediately, La Cueva will be closed for a period of two days to conduct emergency repairs to a sanitary sewer line. Courtesy/DPU
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has contracted with Paul Parker Construction to conduct emergency repairs to a sanitary sewer line that crosses La Cueva Street just north of Barranca Road.
Starting immediately, La Cueva will be closed for a period of two days at the section of road where excavation is underway. Local traffic will be rerouted on Cascabel Street to access La Cueva properties north of the closure.
Officials Read More
Brenner Attorney Alleges Abuse, Slander, First Amendment Issues In IPRA Case
Attorney Blair Dunn, who is representing former Los Alamos resident Patrick Brenner in a suit against Los Alamos County Council and the County Custodian of Records is alleging behaviors ‘antithetical to Liberty’ in a response to a brief filed by Councilor Susan O’Leary in the case. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
Patrick Brenner’s attorney, A. Blair Dunn, has responded to a brief filed Feb. 23 by Los Alamos County Councilor Susan O’Leary’s personal attorney, Kate Ferlic, First Read More
Los Alamos County Waste Trucks Presentation At LAPS School Board Meeting
Kylie Alvarez’s winning design on the County waste truck. Courtesy photo
Philippa Fung’s winning design on the County waste truck. Courtesy photoLAPS Breakfast Attendees Tour Smith Auditorium
Those attending the Feb. 27 Los Alamos Public Schools Breakfast donned hardhats for a sneak peak at renovations underway at the Duane Smith Auditorium. After some delays, the opening of the facility is near at hand, Coordinator of Bond and Construction Facilities Herb McClean told the group. LAPS is hoping contruction will be completed by the end of March, he said. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus and LAPS’s Herb McClean lead the tour of renovations underway at the Duane Smith Auditorium. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comCounty Community Services: Spring Into Adventure!
COUNTY News:
“Get Out. Get Active” is the continuing theme for this collaborative program from the Los Alamos County Community Services Department, with a lot of fun things to see and do in the community during spring.
Check out the full booklet of information at https:////bit.ly/2D1B5DV. Community members can pick up booklets at County facilities, including Mesa Public Library, White Rock Library, Ice Rink, Aquatic Center, Golf Course, and the Customer Care Center in the Municipal Building lobby, as well as any of the local visitor centers and many of local businesses.
Keep Read More
P&Z Discusses Changes To Sign Code
Los Alamos County Community Development Department Assistant Planner Anita Barela, right, Planning Manager Tamara Baer and members of the Planning and Zoning Commission discuss proposed changes to the sign code Wednesday night. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Chamber Business Breakfast: Tamara Baer March 15
Community Invited To Branding Briefing Today
The IDEA GROUP News:
The community is invited to attend a briefing by The Idea Group of Santa Fe, LLC, at 5:30 p.m. today in the meeting area of the American Legion on Trinity Drive.
The County has contracted with The Idea Group to help “brand” the County. This effort is to help increase tourism and bring a cooperation from all citizenry in this effort. Read More
Labor Management Relations Board Meets Tuesday
