County Council Proclaims April ‘Donate Life Month’
Los Alamos County Councilor Kristin Henderson, right, presents a proclamation on behalf of council Tuesday evening to, front row from left, Linda Boncella who donated a kidney to her brother in 1987 – her sister donated one to the same brother in 2014, Linda Rickel who received a kidney 29 years ago, Sue Conner who received a cornea 15 years ago, Kay Fletcher who received a kidney from her husband Mike in 1998 and later received a second kidney in 2013 and Cathy Walters who received a heart nearly three years ago. Back row from left, Mike Fletcher who donated a kidney to his wife Kay in 1998, Arnie Read More
County’s Lobbyist Presents Annual Briefing To Council
Los Alamos County Lobbyist Scott Scanland presents his annual briefing to council Tuesday evening on highlights of the 2016 Legislative Session. Recapping the bills that passed, he said it was a very favorable session for Los Alamos County. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Lobbyist Scott Scanland speaks at Tuesday’s council meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Family Strengths Network Treasurer Appeals To Council
Family Strengths Network Treasurer Michael Dolejsi addresses the county council during public comments Tuesday evening in council chambers. He describes the private, non-profit organization that has served the families of Los Alamos and Northern New Mexico since 1989 and appeals to council for funding assistance. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Family Strengths Network Treasurer Michael Dolejsi speaks to council at Tuesday’s meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Family Strengths Network at 3540 Orange St., provides education, support groups Read More
Council Takes No Action On Anti-Roundabout Petition
Citizens pack the chambers for Tuesday’s council meeting, many voicing opinion on construction of the controversial roundabout planned for Trinity and Central. Check ladailypost.com later today for more details and photos from this meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Longtime resident Bill Mead presents a PowerPoint of flaws he sees in the plan Tuesday to council along with a petition signed by 342 residents opposing the roundabout. The petition called for the following actions: Stop preparations for construction of the roundabout immediately, replace planned Read More
Notice Of Possible Quorum Of Board Of Public Utilities At Chili Cookoff Thursday
Final Announcement Of 6 p.m. Council Meeting Today At Municipal Building
By JOEL M. WILLIAMSTonight, the Los Alamos County (LAC) Council will hear a petition wherein the 300+ petitioners request that the planned roundabout at Central and N.M. 502, which the 2012 LAC Council “requested” NM Dept. of Transportation (NMDOT) to install in place of the signalized intersection that the NMDOT planned to install.
Come to voice your support!
Nature On Tap At UnQuarked Thursday April 7
LACD News:
Come to Nature On Tap at 5:30 p.m., Thursday at UnQuarked Wine Room, 145 Central Park Square, to discuss what is new and planned for the Los Alamos County trail network.
Los Alamos County’s Open Space Specialist Eric Peterson will provide an update on upcoming projects, expected maintenance, and how community members can get involved. There are numerous volunteer opportunities throughout the summer in the 1st Annual Summer Series—Volunteer Trails Cleanup Days!
Peterson serves as the Open Space Specialist overseeing the County’s open space and trails systems. He Read More
Los Alamos County Sheriff Arrests Sex Offender Today
James Jeremiah Dyson
LACSO News:
Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero arrested James Jeremiah Dyson this afternoon in Santa Fe and charged him with two felony counts of fleeing the jurisdiction and failing to register under the Sex Offenders Registration and Notification Act NMSA 29-11-A-4(G)(H).
Dyson, 41, registered as a sex offender May 26, 2015 and was last known to be living at 954 Capulin Road in Los Alamos. He fled the county following a police raid on his residence in January of this year. He is being held in Santa Fe on federal charges.
Dyson will be remanded into the Sheriff’s Read More
Governor Visits Los Alamos To Highlight $32 Million In Water And Transportation Upgrades Around LANL
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez this morning, at the White Rock Y on N.M. 4, highlighting $32 million in water and infrastructure upgrades around LANL. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.comLos Alamos County Council Leadership Places Discussion Of An Independent Audit Of Personnel Policies On May 24 Agenda
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Council Leadership has put an agenda item on its May 24 Council Meeting agenda to discuss an independent audit of the County’s personnel policies and of the execution of those policies.
Council Vice Chair Susan O’Leary requested this agenda item as a follow-up to the recently settled lawsuits. O’Leary commented that “Ensuring that County policies are appropriate and are being implemented consistently in a way that minimizes lawsuits is a prudent and necessary action that the Council should take to fulfill our duty to perform County management oversight.” Read More
Letter To The Editor: Roundabout To Be Questioned By Citizens At Council Meeting Tuesday – Please Attend
Courtesy/Robert Wells
By ROBERT WELLSSeveral recent letters to the editor have questioned the validity of the County’s plan to construct a roundabout at the main entry into and out of Los Alamos townsite; specifically, where Trinity Drive and Central Avenue join.
I share the concerns raised in these various letters, and have created a town map that illustrates how ALL TRAFFIC INTO AND OUT OF Los Alamos townsite will need to be DIVERTED during the lengthy construction period. The map is designed to be self-explanatory, but I would like to add a few more observations.
While Read More
Letter To The Editor: What Is Justification For Trinity/Central Roundabout?
By TONY AMSDENA significant number of issues have been identified with the impending roundabout at Trinity and Central, which is slated to be built next year. These issues include the following considerations:
- The current design is unsafe for trucks, buses, cars, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians.
- At morning and evening rush hours drivers going in the principal east-west direction will simply blow through it, stranding drivers who are not brave enough or experienced enough to barge in.
- There is likely to be a significant increase in accidents, which will bring traffic to
Letter To The Editor: Central-NM502: Maximal Concrete And Asphalt Or Walker Safety And Some Green Space
By JOEL M. WILLIAMSCalling all Los Alamos citizens,
The planned roundabout at Central-N.M. 502 is NOT the cat’s meow that once was touted to us citizens! Below is a pictorial comparison of two options (original NMDOT signalized and the currently planned roundabout).
Have a look at the differences in the footprint of these two options. The planned roundabout is a huge mass of concrete and asphalt. Those who have sought less concrete and asphalt will actually get lots more of it at the expense of green space and pedestrian/biker safety!
The 2007 NMDOT plan would expand Read More
Los Alamos Historical Museum Delegation Meets With Officials At U.S. Embassy in Tokyo
The Los Alamos Historical Museum delegation, from left, Kallie Funk, Stephanie Yeamans and Judith Stauber meeting Monday with Cultural Affairs Specialist Akihito Nakanishi, left, and Cultural Affairs Officer Dale G. Kreisher at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Courtesy photo
On Monday morning March 28, our Los Alamos Historical Museum (LAHM) team checked out of our hotel and headed to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.
We met with Dale G. Kreisher, cultural affairs officer, and Akihito Nakanishi, cultural Read More
Maggiore: Running Because I Care
Antonio Maggiore
Democratic Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
I’m running for County Council because I care. I can’t put it in any simpler terms than that. I care deeply about this town.
This secluded secretive science stuffed suburbia is home to me. I was born here, I grew up in Los Alamos, I graduated high school here. Like so many of our youth, I left as soon as I was able, and like a much smaller number, I returned.
I have never worked at the lab. I have however worked at many small businesses in town throughout my life. Now, I find myself braving the uncertain world of owning Read More
Appointed Probate Judge Bill McKerley Seeks Election
By BILL MCKERLEYLetter To The Editor: About N.M. 502 Project Cost And Starting Times
By JOEL M. WILLIAMSCouncilors and Manager,
This N.M. 502 project may be a state project, but LAC has funding participation AND is the requester of (1) the roundabout and (2) a different Canyon Road configuration than the state was planning to construct.
Seems there are some funny cost numbers being tossed around now and some others just not forthcoming.
This project has HAD to be started by the end of several FY deadlines or else funding would go away, the latest being September of this year. The Knecht-Tewa project HAS already BEGUN. It did so with the work from Knecht-DP to get Smith’s Read More
Canyon Rim Trail Closing For Fuels Reduction Work
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Fire Department will be closing a portion of the Canyon Rim Trail near Fire Station #6 in order for crews to complete fuels reduction (tree thinning) activities on the following three weekends, weather permitting:
- April 2, 3;
- April 16, 17; and
- April 30 and May 1.
Activities will extend approximately ¼ mile along the west end of the trail. LAFD is coordinating signage and trail closure with Open Space & Trails Specialist Eric Peterson. The trail will remain open on the east end (at the trailhead, across from Entrada Business Park.)
Trail users are asked to use caution Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: March 23 To March 29, 2016
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 filed against them.
March 23 at 8:53 a.m. / Police responded to the report of a 15-year-old Los Alamos girl victim of criminal sexual penetration by an 18-year-old. The matter is under investigation.
March 24 at 11:33 a.m. / Police responded to the unattended death of an 86-year-old Los Alamos man. Foul play is not suspected.
March 24 at 11:39 a.m. / A 51-year-old Los Alamos man reported that someone damaged Read More
Study: How Far Money Goes In Los Alamos County
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