Quorum Notice: Art Dedication And Ribbon Cutting
COUNTY News:
Members of the Arts in Public Places Advisory Board may attend the art dedication and ribbon cutting for “Carry the Light” by artist Doug Czor at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Los Alamos County Golf Course Community Building.
A quorom may be present but no action will be taken.
The public is invited to attend this event. Read More
Quorum Notice: Arts In Public Places Advisory Board
COUNTY News:
Members of the Arts in Public Places Advisory Board may attend the Tourism Strategic Plan Public Visioning meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6 at UNM-LA Student Center.
A quorum may be present but no action will be taken.
The meeting is open to the public.
County Council Hosts Closed Session Tuesday
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Council will hold a closed session at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 to discuss threatened or pending litigation.
This discussion is closed pursuant to NMSA 1978, 10-15-1 (H)(7).
If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the County Human Resources Division at 505.662.8040 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the Read More
Recycling: Quality Over Quantity
COUNTY News:
Environmental Services would like to remind residents to be mindful when separating their recyclables. It is important to avoid placing non-recyclables into the blue roll-cart or dumpster.
Contamination results in extra work for everyone down the recycling chain and if contamination is too excessive, it may lead to sending an entire load of recyclables collected to the landfill.
Recyclables from the blue roll-carts and blue dumpsters in Los Alamos are transported to Friedman Recycling in Albuquerque. Once there, the items are sorted and baled before being sold as secondary
Girl Scouts Lead Pledge Of Allegiance At Council Meeting
Members of Girl Scout Troop 116 lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of the Los Alamos County Council regular meeting Tuesday evening in Council Chambers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Council Chair David Izraelevitz presents lightbulbs to members of Girl Scout Troop 116 after they lead the Pledge of Allegiance Tuesday evening in Council Chambers as leaders Ryn Herrmann and Nan Holmes look on at right. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Hey – I have an idea… Courtesy photo
The Paladins Play The Pond At 7 p.m. Today!
The Paladins play the pond at 7 p.m. today. Courtesy photoAt 7 p.m. today, we’ll be at Ashley Pond and the show is free and you should bring your own chairs and maybe an umbrella.
The Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series show will be Smith’s Marketplace Night. Our band is the great San Diego act, The Paladins (www.paladinsband.com, www.rockabilly.net/paladins and, you can hear lots of their music on www.youtube.com.)
The Los Angeles Times say the Paladins are “…one of the most powerful roots-rocking groups in the nation. Undoubtedly one of the best live Read More
County Administration Offices Closed Monday
COUNTY News:
County Administration offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 4 for the Labor Day Holiday.
Residents who typically have trash and recycling pick up on Monday should place roll carts at the curb on Wednesday instead.
Atomic City Transit buses will not be operating on Monday.
Council Unanimously Passes Immigration Proclamation Celebrating Contributions And Just Treatment Of Immigrants And Refugees In Los Alamos County
Members of the Los Alamos County Council listen as some 20 residents take turns expressing passionate views on the proposed immigration proclamation ‘Celebrating the Contributions and Just Treatment of Immigrants and Refugees in the County of Los Alamos’, which Council ultimately passed 7-0 during Tuesday’s meeting in Council Chambers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Residents line up to express their view on the County’s immigration proclamation Tuesday in Council Chambers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
County Councilor Pete Read More
LANL Director Briefs Los Alamos County Council
LANL Director Charlie McMillan briefs Council on the lab during Tuesday’s regular meeting in Council Chambers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LANL Director Charlie McMillan discusses the lab during Tuesday’s regular council meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Community members and County staff listen to LANL Director Charlie McMillan present an update on the lab during Tuesday’s regular council meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Video of LANL Director Charlie McMillan’s briefing to Council: https://youtu.be/7nr8AW7zHtQ Read More
LAPD Launches Community Survey Friday
LAPD News:- Community Involvement;
- Safety;
- Procedural Justice;
- Performance;
- Contact; and
- Satisfaction.
Joel Martin Remains In Jail Until Sept. 28 Hearing
Joel Martin is led into First Judicial District Court Thursday by Los Alamos Detention Center staff. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
One of two men charged with aggravated assault on a police officer appeared in the First Judicial District Court today for a dangerousness hearing to determine whether he should be held without bond until his release is addressed by the District Court.
Joel Martin, 30, of Albuquerque, also was charged Aug. 25 with aggravated fleeing of a police officer, reckless driving, accidents Read More
Quorum Notice: Art In Public Places Dedication Sept. 7
COUNTY News:
A quorum notice for the Art in Public Places dedication “Carry the Light” has been published here.
Members of the Los Alamos County Council may attend this dedication at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 at the Golf Course Community Building on Diamond Drive.
A quorum may be present, however, no action will be taken.
The communiy is invited to attend this event. Read More
Labor Management Board Meeting Sept. 5
COUNTY News:
The Labor Management Relations Board meets at 11:30 a.m., Sept. 5 in Room #110 at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.
The meeting is open to the public.
Agenda:
I. Call to Order
II. Public Comment
Jurisdiction Questioned In Sherman Dogs Case
Los Alamos County Attorney Alvin Leaphart, right, chats with Deputy Police Chief Jason Wardlow Herrera Wednesday as Public Safety Aide Robert Aragon looks on. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
By MAIRE O’NEILL
The case pertains to a March 29 incident in which Sherman’s
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Aug. 24-29, 2017
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STEPHENCounty: Gas Leak On Central Avenue
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities is responding to a natural gas leak detected on Central Avenue across from the Municipal Building.
To repair the main, crews are closing the east bound lane on Central Avenue between Knecht Street and 9th Street. East bound traffic will be rerouted to Trinity Drive at Knecht Street.
Crews on scene indicate that repairs will continue into the evening and that the road will be open before Thursday morning. Read More
Ethics Complaint Investigation Fully Exonerates Councilors Susan O’Leary And James Chrobocinski
Council Vice Chair Susan O’Leary
Los Alamos County released this morning the final report received from John B. Pound, who was under contract to investigate the ethics complaint filed against Council Vice Chair Susan O’Leary and Councilor James Chrobocinski by former Los Alamos resident Patrick Brenner.
Councilor James Chrobocinski
In this report, sent Tuesday afternoon to the Los Alamos County Council, Pound’s findings completely exonerate O’Leary and Chrobocinski of any wrongdoing.
“I’m gratified by the total Read More
LAPD Conducts Taser Training
Los Alamos Police Department Det. Joey Robinson, far left, assists Detention Center staff Tuesday during taser training. In order to be certified to use a taser, officers must first experience its effects. The trainee is guided to the ground as he falls. Trainees describe being shot as feeling ‘like you are being microwaved’ or ‘having a full-body Charlie Horse’. Command staff and fellow officers cheered the four trainees on at the training session Tuesday, having been through the not so pleasant experience themselves. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
LAPD Public Safety Aide Read More
Airport Manager David Ploeger Retires Nov. 30
Los Alamos County Airport Manager David Ploeger will retire Nov. 30. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Los Alamos County Airport Manager David Ploeger is closing the door Nov. 30 on his 45-year career in aviation. He will officially retire on this day although Ploeger’s last day on the job is Oct. 6.
Ploeger has worked a total of seven years in the County. Ploeger moved to Los Alamos County in 2005 and worked as the airport’s manager from 2005-2009. Then Gov. Bill Richardson appointed him director of
Letter To The Editor: Proud Of County Council
By JoAnn JohnsonI am proud of our County Council that they voted unanimously on the immigration proclamation.
A “melting pot” is what makes our Country great.
