Council Seeks Public’s Feedback Using Open Forum On Holding Friday Morning Council Meeting
COUNTY News:
The County’s Public Information Officer has posted this new question on the County’s “Open Forum” at www.losalamosnm.us:
“The County Council currently holds two business meetings per month on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. To enable broader public participation, they are considering moving one of their Tuesday meetings to a Friday morning at 11:00 a.m. Do you think this is a good idea? Why or why not?”
During a Council meeting in January, the Council discussed having a different meeting date and time to enable broader public participation in Council meetings.
Currently, the Council Read More
Public Weighs in on County Sustainability / Energy and Water Conservation Plans
Christine Chavez, Water/Energy Conservation Coordinator for the DPU and Tom Nagawiecki, Environmental Services Specialist for the County discuss the drafts of the Los Alamos County Sustainability Plan & Energy and Water Conservation Plan during a meeting Friday. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Department of Public Utilities Water/Energy Conservation Coordinator Christine Chavez and County Environmental Services Specialist Tom Nagawiecki led a public forum Friday to review the drafts of the Los Alamos County Sustainability Plan and the Energy and Water Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 14– Feb.19, 2013
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.
Feb. 14 at 9:02 a.m. / A 31-year-old Los Alamos woman reported that she was being harassed in the 400 block of Ridgecrest.
MARK HENINS
Feb. 14 at 9:15 a.m. / Police charged Mark Henins, 46, of Los Alamos with harassment and issued him a summons to appear in court.
Feb. 14 at 9:21 p.m. / Police charged a 16-year-old Jemez Springs boy with shoplifting at Smith’s Food and Drugs Center on Central Read More
Ice Rink Officially CLOSED for the Season
COUNTY News:
The warmer weather is resulting in severe melting on the north side of the Los Alamos County Ice Rink and gapping between the ice and the boards.
Due to these unsafe ice conditions, the Ice Rink is officially CLOSED for the season.
Los Alamos Daily Post Launches ‘Council, Boards & Commissions’ Calendar
LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST News:
The Los Alamos Daily Post announces the launch of its “Council, Boards & Commissions” Calendar.
The new calendar provides a listing of upcoming council, board and commission meetings with links to corresponding websites, agendas, videos and minutes.
Readers may access the new calendar through a button on the bottom right side of the front page of the Los Alamos Daily Post:
To view the new Council Boards & Commissions Calendar click HERE.
Arrowsmith Presents Smart Grid Talk to Kiwanis
Utility Manager John Arrowsmith discusses the Smart Grid Project. Courtesy photo
Staff report
Department of Public Utilities Manager John Arrowsmith spoke to the Los Alamos Kiwanis Club at its lunch meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Arrowsmith presented an overview of the NEDO PV Smart Grid project. Everyone wants renewable power, but the challenge is that solar is available 24 percent of the time, wind 30-40 percent of the time and hydro 30 percent of the time, he said.
It is still necessary to have traditional power sources for the times when the renewable power can’t be generated, Arrowsmith said. Read More
Column: Trinity Drive and the Entrance to Town … What are Your Thoughts?
Column by KRISTIN HENDERSONTrinity Drive and the entrance to town … what are your thoughts?
This process has been going on for years – but is coming to a conclusion now and your input is needed.
The short (ish) of it is, Trinity Drive is really, as we know, N.M. 502 – a state highway. We are on the schedule to get funding for the stretch just before the pool into town to Knecht Street – just past where all the dirt is torn up for Trinity Site.
Funding is available essentially now and the road could be re-done in the next year.
Because it would be federal Read More
County to Present Final Options for White Rock’s A19a
Rendering of the final concepts for development of parcel A-19a in White Rock. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Final concepts for residential and commercial development on parcel A-19-a in White Rock will be presented at 6 p.m. Monday, 25 at White Rock Fire Station #3.
The White Rock Implementation Committee and the County’s Community and Economic Development Department staff will host the meeting featuring a presentation by Dekker Parish Sabatini, the consultant charged with developing the A-19-a Masterplanning Study for the past three years.
The meeting will start at 6 p.m. with an open house, Read More
Community Broadband Meeting Wrap Up
COUNTY News:
Some 30 citizens attended a meeting Feb. 20 regarding recommended design of the Community Broadband Network by Los Alamos County.
An update on this last-mile, open-access, fiber optic network project as well as the finance mechanisms proposed by the business plan was discussed.
Digital copies of the presentation and handouts are available at the CBN Project website. In addition, an Open Forum has been created and is now available for County citizens to post a statement about the project.
The CBN project will provide a presentation to County Council at the March 12 work session Read More
Public Briefed on N.M. 502–Trinity Drive Project
Los Alamos citizens view N.M. 502 Conceptual Design displays set up Wednesday in the Community Building during an open house. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
Staff report
The New Mexico Department of Transportation held a public open house Wednesday to discuss proposed alternative revisions for the N.M. 502–Trinity Drive project and to receive comments from the public as part of a required environmental review of the project.
NMDOT project team representatives were present to discuss the project, along with Los Alamos County Public Works Division representatives.
NMDOT Read More
Council Opts to Defer Golf Course and Ice Rink Projects
From left, Councilors Fran Berting, Steve Girrens, Vice Chair David Izraelevitz, Chair Geoff Rodgers, Kristin Henderson and Pete Sheehey. Rick Reiss attended via telephone. The Councilors voted 7-0 to defer the Ice Rink project for two years but allow the parking lot improvement portion of that project to proceed as planned in 2014. Council also voted to defer the Golf Course project for three years to FY 2016 and then compress it into a two-year funded project rather than a four-year funded project. Golf Course spokesman Bruce Norman asked that the Council, County Staff and Supporters of the Read More
Council Opens Meeting to Public Comment
This little boy holds a sign in support of the Nature Center project. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Businessman Bruce Norman speaks in support of the Los Alamos Golf Course Project saying, ‘Our golf course is dying a slow death and only you can save it.’ Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
White Rock Implementation Chair Denny Erickson speaks in support of the White Rock Civic Center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Local resident speaks to the importance of the Eastern Area Sound Wall project. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Former Councilor Read More
Council Chambers Overflows With Residents
Every seat is filled in Council Chambers for tonight’s meeting in which eight capital projects are being discussed for possible deferral. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Overflow from Council Chambers into side area. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Overflow from Council Chambers into back hallway. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Deputy County Administrator Steve Lynne Briefs Council on Possible Project Selection Criteria
Deputy County Administrator Steve Lynne is briefing Council on the eight capital projects under consideration this evening for deferral for up to four years. He said that the County has received many emails and letters of support for the various projects from local residents. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Tonight’s Council Meeting Expected to Finalize Capital Projects
Council Chambers begins to fill up with project supporters. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff report
Tonight’s County Council meeting is 30 minutes from starting and Council Chambers is filling up fast with supporters of certain capital projects under consideration.
The purpose of tonight’s meeting is to discuss and decide which of these eight capital projects approved in May 2012 should be deferred and for what period of time.
The Council’s adopted budget guidance is to defer some projects up to four years and up to $12.5 million in order to assist with currently Read More
County Offers Video Tutorial Aimed at Educating Employees about Area History, Attractions
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County is offering free online training videos designed to help its employees, who interact with tourists and other visitors on a daily basis, to become experts in the County’s history, culture, attractions and services.
The Ambassador Training Program is an effort of the Los Alamos County Chamber of Commerce and the Los Alamos Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board.
The County’s goal is to make every employee—and eventually, every resident—an ambassador for all of Los Alamos’ offerings, armed with the knowledge to provide accurate information and encourage visitors to stay Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 7– Feb.13, 2013
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.
ARTURO DEAGUERO
Feb. 7 at 11:30 a.m. / Police arrested Arturo Deaguero, 34, of Espanola on Trinity Drive on an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.
Feb. 7 at 11:14 p.m. / Police charged Derrick Jameson, 30, of Los Alamos in the 2400 block of 25th Street with improper use of fireworks and issued him a summons to appear in court.
Feb. 8 at 11:54 a.m. / Police charged a 17-year-old Read More
Local Democrats Meet Feb. 21 at UNM-LA
LADP News:
The Democratic Party of Los Alamos will have their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at UNM-LA, Building 2, Room 203.
They will be discussing plans for possible ward boundary changes and some other rule changes.
All Democrats are encouraged to attend the meeting. Read More
DPU Transformer Inspection Begins This Week
Assessment of Electric Distribution System
Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities recently awarded a contract to JACO, Inc. to inspect transformers as part of the County’s overhead electric system assessment.
Beginning in the North Community as early as Tuesday, Feb. 19, an inspection crew will focus its effort in the Los Alamos town site over the next couple of months.
DPU Officials request customer cooperation in providing the inspection crew access to electric transformers that may be located in backyards or behind closed gates.
If access cannot be obtained, JACO employees will leave Read More
Pet of the Week: Mayson the Visla Mix
Mayson. Courtesy/FOS
