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Lane Shift Today on East Road

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Eastbound traffic on Trinity Drive will be shifted to the center dividing lane at the location where Trinity Drive turns into East Road today.

Construction crews replacing a section of natural gas line along the south side of East Road will excavate into the road to tie the new line into the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities gas distribution system. 

Westbound traffic on East Road and Trinity will be unaffected. The lane shift for eastbound motorists will begin at the Central/Trinity fork until just before Canyon Drive on East Road. 

Work is anticipated to be complete by 6 PM Read More

Gas Safety-Annual Leak Survey Underway

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DPU News:

The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities is conducting its regular annual maintenance survey of the natural gas distribution system.

“Every year, as required by the U.S. Department. of Transportation, we walk the gas lines comprising the county’s distribution network, to detect and repair gas leaks of any size,” said Deputy Utilities Manager for Gas, Water & Sewer, Timothy Glasco.

The DPU’s contractor, Fitzgerald and Associates can be seen beginning Wednesday, Sept. 26 in Los Alamos and White Rock as follows:

the southern part of Los Alamos town site, (Eastern Area, Western Read More

Sneak Peak Inside White Rock’s New Visitor Center

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A sneak peak inside the new White Rock Visitor Center Monday reveals a lobby with a rock wall, glass enclosures and area lighting. The Visitor Center on N.M. 4 next door to the White Rock Fire Station officially opens at 11:30 a.m. Friday with a ribbon cutting ceremony open to the public. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Project Manager Antonio Vigil of Mullen Heller Architecture and Lynne Charapata of Environments Interiors and Building Design put the finishing touches on the interior of the White Rock Visitor Center Monday ahead of Friday’s grand opening event. Architect Doug Read More

Councilors Pose for Official Photo

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Los Alamos County photographer Leslie Bucklin takes the official portrait of the County Council Monday evening in Council Chambers following the resignation of Ron Selvage and appointment of Rick Reiss. From left, Councilors Michael Wismer and David Izraelevitz, Council Chair Sharon Stover, Councilors Vincent Chiravalle and Fran Berting, Councilor Rick Reiss and Council Vice Chair Geoff Rodgers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos County photographer Leslie Bucklin takes the official portrait of the County Council, County Attorney and County Administrator Monday Read More

Proclamation Recognizes ‘100 Best Communities’ Award

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Los Alamos County Councilor David Izraelevitz presents a proclamation to Bernadette Lauritzen and School Superintendent Gene Schmidt on behalf of the Council Monday evening in recognition of the “Best 100 Communities” for youth designation awarded to Los Alamos by America’s Promise Alliance. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Council Approves Trinity Lease Transfer to Kroger!

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The Los Alamos County Council this evening voted 5 to 2 to approve the lease transfer of the Trinity Site Development project from North American Development Group (NADG) to Kroger. NADG pulled out of the project earlier this month citing disappointment in lease activities and opted to transfer the development lease to Kroger, pending Council approval. Council Vice Chair Geoff Rodgers and Councilor Michael Wismer voted against the motion. The lease transfer to Kroger will set the project back by as much as six months with the expected store opening moved to early 2014. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.ocm Read More

Steven Lynne: Kroger Lease Could be Executed Tomorrow

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Los Alamos Deputy Administrator Steven Lynne explains that NADG has been disatisfied with the results of their leasing activities and has opted to transfer its lease to Kroger. What that entails is that Kroger will will assume responsibility from NADG and will assume the deposit assignment. Kroger will reimburse NADG that deposit … Lynne also said as a clarification that the deposit during the feqasibility period isrefundaqble to Kroger. Most significantly is restarting the lease date, he said. The effective lease date, if approved tonight by Council, would be tomorrow, Sept. 25, Read More

Kroger Reps Brief Council on Plans for Trinity Site

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From left, Los Alamos County Deputy Administrator Steven Lynne and Kroger representatives Don Burnett abd Steve Sorensen address County Council this evening about the Trinity Site lease transfer from North American Development Group (NADG) to Kroger. “We’re ready to go … I’ve got Kroger approval to do the due diligence … our objective is to open the store as soon as possible and with what has happened that would probably be the first half of 2014,” Sorensen said. Read More