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Time Extended for Public Comment on Transportation to Bandelier

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BANDELIER News:

 

The National Park Service (NPS) at Bandelier National Monument is developing a Transportation Plan/ Environmental Assessment (plan/EA) to improve transportation conditions in Bandelier National Monument.

 

The public comment period has been extended, and will now close Tuesday, Nov. 6,

 

The NPS is in the scoping phase of the project and needs and encourages public input during this initial comment period.

 

These comments are crucial to defining the issues and concerns to be addressed.

 

The public will have a second opportunity to comment Read More

Pete Sheehey Knocks on Doors in White Rock

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Los Alamos County Council candidate Pete Sheehey was spotted attaching a campaign sign to a chain linked fence at the corner of Rover Boulevard and Bryce Street. Sheehey spent time Sunday knocking on doors and discussing the issues with home owners in the White Rock neighborhood and getting permission to post his signs. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Pumpkin Splash & Halloween Carnival Oct. 27

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COUNTY News:

Join the Los Alamos County Recreation Division on Oct. 27 for the pirate themed Pumpkin Splash and Halloween Carnival at the Walkup Aquatic Center.

This fun family event will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes pirate themed carnival games, jumping into the pool and finding your pumpkin, decorating your pumpkin and watching pirate movies.

The cost for the event is $ 7 per person. Sign up today at the Aquatic Center as the event is limited to 150 participants.

For further information, contact the Recreation Division, at (505) 662-8173, visit the website at www.losalamosnm.us/rec, or Read More

Crowd Turns Out for Satch Cowan Trail Dedication

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A crowd gathers for this morning’s Satch Cowan Trail Dedication and Ribbon Cutting event at the trailhead near the existing Quemazon Trail in Western Area. Photo by Leslie Bucklin/Los Alamos County

Fifth-grade students from Mountain Elementary School participated in today’s dedication as they had been involved along with local trails volunteers led by the County’s Open Space Specialist Craig Martin on the construction of the trail. Photo by Leslie Bucklin/Los Alamos County

Everyone gathered for a group photo at this morning’s dedication of the Satch Cowan Read More

Candidates Go On Record Regarding Charter Changes

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Staff Report:

The six candidates running for one of three seats on the Los Alamos County Council weighed in on where they stand on the hotly contested proposed changes to the Los Alamos County Charter. The four questions on the Nov. 6, General Election ballot propose changing the County’s Charter for Initiative, Referendum, Recall and Charter Amendment Process. Below are the candidates’ responses to the proposed changes followed by links to the language of the four proposed amendments:

PETE SHEEHEY: NO

“I have friends and supporters who have strong feelings both for and Read More

Local Reception Held for Korean Colleagues

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From left, Lorraine Whalen, Hyeong Cheol Kim, David Mascarenas, Eric Flynn, Steven Girrens (standing), his wife County Council Chair Sharon Stover, Karl Jonietz and his wife Patricia Jonietz and Alexander Scheinker. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

From left, Karl Jonietz, David Mascarenas, Chuck Farrar, Eric Flynn, Hyeong Cheol Kim, Alexander Scheinker, Reon Kang and Yunshil Choi. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By Carol A. Clark

Los Alamos National Laboratory staff, postdocs and graduate research assistants participated in the International Conference on Advances Read More

Forum Targets Business and Economic Issues

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Los Alamos County Council candidates participated in Thursday’s Chamber/Monitor forum that focused on business and economic issues. Monitor Publisher Keven Todd moderated the event and LACDC/Chamber Board Member Stan Primak and Monitor Editor John Severance questioned the candidates. Photo by Kevin Holsapple

CHAMBER News:

The six candidates running for three seats on the Los Alamos County Council participated in Thursday’s Chamber/Monitor forum focused on business and economic issues. The event was held at UNM-Los Alamos.

“The candidates collectively did Read More

Chief Bids Farewell to ‘Irreplaceable’ Assistant

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Chief Wayne Torpy said goodbye to his assistant Sandra Salazar during her retirement party Friday at Fuller Lodge. “Sandra is irreplaceable … I have never had an assistant like Sandra before in my career and I don’t expect to again … she had tremendous technical skills but so do many people … Sandra went beyond that … in so many little things that she did, for example, she always let me know when someone was having a bad day or going through a rough time and needed my encouragement,” Torpy said. Salazar joined the Los Alamos Police Department in April Read More

Letter to the Editor: Charter Revision Not Citizen-Sensitive

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By Joel M. Williams
Los Alamos

WHEREAS two [2 (!)] of the seven current Councilors were not elected by the voters and both will still be seated for another two years without being subjected to voter approval even after we vote in the upcoming general election, (remember that the councilor appointed by the Councilors before these two was not reseated by voters at the end of his term); and

WHEREAS it is possible for the Council to have none of its members voter-elected, but all self-appointed by those seated and remain so for nearly two-years until some of “their” terms end; and

WHEREAS it is possible Read More