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Community Broadband Network Meetings Feb. 20

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Los Alamos County residents are invited to attend a meeting 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 will be discussed.

Two sessions will be held including one for business and another for residential:

Business Community Meeting

  • Feb. 20
  • 10-11:30 a.m.
  • Fuller Lodge

Residential Community Meeting

  • Feb. 20
  • Noon-1:30 p.m.
  • Fuller Lodge

In addition, the CBN project is scheduled to provide a presentation to County Council Read More

Draft Comprehensive Plan Land Use Maps Presented to Public

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Principal CEDD Planner Gary Leikness and new planner Dan Osborn describe the draft land use maps of Los Alamos and White Rock to meeting attendees. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
 
By GREG KENDALL
Los Alamos Daily Post

New draft land use maps have been created by the Community Economic Development Department of Los Alamos County and were presented to the public Wednesday Feb. 13. 

The new maps are part of an effort to update the county’s comprehensive plan. These draft maps will eventually be presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission for approval, after which Read More

Los Alamos Police Chief to Repair Health Issue

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LAPD News:

Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy wanted to let the community know that he will be away from his office for about four to six weeks.

He will undergo surgery in Albuquerque Tuesday to repair damage to a heart valve caused from an infection for which he was treated several weeks ago.

“Our Emergency Management Coordinator Phil Taylor will be acting chief in my absence,” Torpy said. “I look forward to getting this issue taken care of and returning to work as soon as I’ve recovered.

 

 

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Juvenile Ignites Chicken Coop in Pajarito Acres

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The Fire Department hauled out its big hose to feed water from a supply hydrant to a pumper truck in order to douse flames burning an abandoned chicken coop in Pajarito Acres Thursday. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

Police blocked the roadway and the County Utility Department stood by in case it was needed. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Los Alamos Firefighters knocked down flames burning an abandoned chicken coop at 140 Monte Rey South about 4:30 p.m. Thursday in Pajarito Acres in White Rock.
 
A juvenile playing with matches
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Letter to the Editor: ‘CIPs: Move Forward Responsibly’

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By Pete Sheehey
Los Alamos County Councilor

It became clear in December 2012 that our net county tax revenues for fiscal year (FY) 2013 would be about $9 million less than initially projected.

We can make up half of that shortfall by economizing on county operations. The County has maintained reserves of 25 percent of yearly revenues, about $15 million, to deal with such problems. 

So why not go ahead with our original spending plans, and just dip into reserves for the other half of the shortage? The answer is that this is potentially not a single-year budget problem. 

Estimated revenues Read More

Letter to the Editor: PEEC Has Proven Ability to Deliver

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By Dave Fox, Anne Fox and Andy Fox
Los Alamos

Dear County Councilors: With respect and sympathy for the needs of other applicants for new facilities, CB Fox wants to go on record as a supporter of the PEEC Nature Center.

Of all the prospective CIP candidates, the Nature Center, placed on Canyon Road, fits Los Alamos’s new Creative District, imparting to the District the non-stop thrum of life that PEEC has already abundantly demonstrated it not only can, but does in fact, deliver every week of the year, year after year.

PEEC’s vitality, transported to the Creative District, adjacent as it is to the Read More

Council Grants Clearance for Takeoff of Local Commercial Passenger Air Service

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Los Alamos County Airport Manager Peter Soderquist, left, and County Public Works Director Philo Shelton present details to Council of the small community air service development program grant from the U.S. Department of Transporation of $272,000, a $25,000 grant from the state of New Mexico and a $15,000 contribution from LANL’s Regional Development Corporation. This leaves a matching share of $28,000  for the County. Soderquist said that in 2010, LANL alone put more than 21,000 passangers through Albuquerque airport. The round trip ticket cost will be about $90 roundtrip Read More

Council Approves Hospital Payment Adjustments

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Deputy County Administrator Steve Lynne presents information to Council regarding sole community provider hospital payment adjustments for Los Alamos Medical Center and Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center. Council voted 7-0 to approve $208,248 for LAMC and $100,000 Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More