County Council Meets Tuesday, Feb. 13
COUNTY News: - A. Briefing and Approval of Incorporated County Of Los Alamos Resolution No. 17-22, Adopting The Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Mesa Public Library Opens At 1 P.M. Wednesday Feb. 14 Fire System Testing
COUNTY News:
Mesa Public Library will open at 1 p.m. as opposed to the normal 10 a.m. opening on Wednesday, Feb. 14, due to Fire System Testing.
During this time, the public will not be allowed into the building due to frequent activation of fire alarmsThe County apologizes for any inconvenience.
Great Western Specialties began replacing the fire panel and all smoke, heat sensors and other devices Feb. 5 at Mesa Public Library.
The crew is working the overnight hours 9 p.m. through 9 a.m. today. During this time, the library interior lights will all be on and passersby may see workers at all hours Read More
County Refreshes Neighborhood Parks
Parks Superintendent Jeff Humpton points out the improvements planned for the pocket park on Walnut Street. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 
Parks and Recreation Division Manager Chris Wilson checks out the park on Ridgeway. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comChief Sgambellone Releases 2017 Crime Statistics
Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone releases crime stats for 2017. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
LAPD News:
Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone has released the calls for service and crime statistics for 2017 in Los Alamos County, which were prepared by the LAPD Records Section.
Offenses reported as crime statistics are determined by the Federal Bureau of Investigations Uniform Crime Program and are classified as crimes against persons (violent) and crimes against property.
The offenses of murder (homicide), manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault Read More
Council Looks For Answers On Mari Mac Property
Nick Tompkins of Kroger Corporate Real Estate, left, and Vice President of Corporate Development Steve Sorenson discuss the Mari Mac property and the new Smith’s Marketplace Jan. 30 with County Councilors. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Just what is going on at Mari Mac plaza? Why does the plaza look the way it does and why won’t Kroger, which owns the property, lease some of the empty storefronts? County Councilors asked these questions to Kroger representatives during its Jan. 30 meeting in Council
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Jan. 31 To Feb. 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.
ELSIE A. FERNANDEZ
Jan. 31 at 11:30 a.m. / Police arrested Elsie Fernandez, 39, of Ojo Caliente at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding District Court warrant and charged her with carrying contraband into the jail.
FORREST ZACHARY PINCHBECK
Feb. 1 at 3:09 a.m. / Police arrested Forrest Zachary Pinchbeck, 21, of Los Alamos at 2700 East Road and charged him with offenses relating to driving Read More
EM Contractor N3B Hosts Open House
John Tauxe of Neptune Company, left, and Danny Katzman, technical program director at Los Alamos National Laboratory chat during Monday’s N3B open house in Cottonwood on the Greens at the Los Alamos County Golf Course. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Attorney Alvin Leaphart, right, and Assistant County Attorney Kevin Powers at Monday’s N3B open house at Cottonwood on the Greens. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Council Chair David Izraelevitz, left, and Joe Legare, environment remediation manager for N3B Read More
LAPD Swears In New Officer
Los Alamos Police Department’s newest recruit, Ofc. Emmanuel Rodriguez and his fiancee Ariana Vigil following his swearing in ceremony this morning in Los Alamos Magistrate Court. Rodriguez has a degree in criminal justice from the University of Texas-El Paso and is a five-year veteran of the New Mexico State Patrol. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados administers the oath of office for Los Alamos Police Ofc. Emmanuel Rodriguez this morning as his fiancee Ariana Vigil looks on. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Celebrating Read More
Mesa Public Library Fire Panel Replacement
COUNTY News:
Great Western Specialties will be replacing the fire panel and all smoke, heat sensors and other devices at the Mesa Public Library beginning at 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5.
The crew will be working the overnight hours from 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5 through 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9.
During this time, the library interior lights will all be on and passersby may see workers at all hours of the night. The goal is to work at night so there’s minimal disruption to daytime activities.
The Los Alamos County Fire Marshal will be conducting testing of the system Friday, Feb. 9 with full functional
Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) Meet & Greet Monday, Feb. 5
COUNTY News:
A quorum notice for the Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) Meet & Greet Monday, Feb. 5, has been published and is available online at:
Urgency Of SB17 GRT Bill Conveyed To Committee
RCLC Executive Director Andrea Romero
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
“The time to act on Senate Bill 17 is now,” Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Executive Director Andrea Romero told Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee members Friday in Santa Fe.
SB 17 is a bill to stabilize gross receipts tax revenues received from prime contractors at Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories.
Romero told the Committee prime contractors at the Labs have a long track record of paying tax in New Mexico – at Sandia since 1979 and at Los Alamos Read More
County Council Meets In Regular Session Tuesday
COUNTY News: 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. STATEMENT REGARDING CLOSED SESSION
- Jan. 30, 2018 Closed Session Motion
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
6. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
- A. Recognition of the Los Alamos County Finance Division for receiving the New Mexico Association of Counties’ and State Auditor’s “Audit
County Tourism Work Group Meeting Wednesday
Chris Luchini Pulls Trigger On Sheriff Race
Chris Luchini in the Los Alamos Daily Post newsroom Friday evening discussing his reasons for running for Los Alamos County Sheriff. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Chris Luchini has announced he is running for Los Alamos County sheriff.
Luchini visited the Los Alamos Daily Post Friday evening to discuss the reasons behind his decision. He explained that every other county in the state has an elected sheriff and suggests that the simplest solution to end the ongoing drama in Los Alamos is to turn the police department Read More
Study: Los Alamos County Among Best Places In New Mexico To Save Money
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Esperanza Road Closure In Quemazon Jan. 29-30
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities has announced that weather permitting, crews with its natural gas division will close Esperanza Road at 9 a.m., Jan. 29 to all traffic between Quemazon and Brisa del Bosque. The closure will remain through Tuesday, Jan.30.
The Quemazon Montessori School is open for business and accessible from Brisa del Bosque.
The two-day road closure is part of a larger project to improve reliability of the natural gas system to the Quemazon community. Crews are installing two pressure regulating valves in underground vaults to preserve the viewshed. Read More
State Police: February Checkpoints & Saturation Patrols
NMSP News:
New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of February 2018.
NMSP is bringing awareness to these events in an effort to reduce alcohol related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising. These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving.
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision Read More
Council Conducts Mid-Year Evaluation Of County Manager In Closed Session Tuesday
Los Alamos County Manager Harry Burgess2. BUSINESS
- A. Limited Personnel Matters: Mid-Year Evaluation of the County Manager (Session Closed Pursuant to Section 10-15-1 (H) (2) NMSA 1978) Presenters: County Council – Closed Session
Los Alamos County Environmental Services Division Offers Free Cardboard Recycling Services To Busineses
Businesses are encouraged to utilize these ‘cardboard only’ bins offered free of charge to commercial customers. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
There are numerous benefits a business can enjoy from tossing corrugated cardboard into the recycling bin rather than in the trash. Besides helping the environment, it can help businesses save money.
Starting in September 2017, the Los Alamos County Environmental Services Division (ESD) has been offering cardboard recycling services free of charge Read More
New EM Contractor Addresses NNMCAB
Frazer Lockhart, regulatory and stakeholder interface manager for N3B chats with former San Ildefonso Pueblo governor James Mountain at the Northern New Mexico Citizens Advisory Board meeting Wednesday in Espanola. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
NNMCAB representative for Los Alamos Kristen Henderson and N3B environmental remediation manager Joe Legare at Wednesday’s meeting in Espanola. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
Northern New Mexico Citizens Advisory Board Read More
