Update to 4:30 p.m. power outage caused by lightning to local substation: DPU customers still without power should call 311 or 662-8333 ASAP.
A major electrical power failure hit the entire County of Los Alamos at 1:50 p.m. today.
Word from the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities is that a high voltage transmission service within Los Alamos National Laboratory was lost. LANL is investigating the cause. Read More
Environmental Sustainability Board Regular Meeting AGENDA
Community Building Training Room
August 16, 2012 – 5:30 p.m.
I. Public Comment
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Committee/Subcommittee Reports
1. Chair Report
a. B&C Luncheon 11:30 a.m. Thursday September 20
2. Liaison Reports
(1). Utility Board – Don Machen, Christine Chavez
(2). Planning and Zoning – Deb Gill
(3). Transportation – Larry Warner, Skip Dunn
(4). Parks and Recreation – Brooke Davis, Mary Barr
(5). County Council – Fran Berting
IV. Board Business
1. Future Presentation at Board Meeting by Tom Ribe
2. ESB New Member Read More
Good or bad use of signs? Courtesy Photo
Column by Greg Kendall
The Community and Economic Development Department (CEDD) is once again tackling a major revision to Los Alamos County’s sign code.
CEDD believes that this time will be the charm for getting the sign code revised and approved by the County Council. CEDD has an aggressive schedule to move the sign code to Council approval before the end of the year.
Draft revisions as a result of more public input and a public hearing by the Planning and Zoning Commision are planned.
On Monday, CEDD held a “stakeholders” public Read More
COUNTY News:
The CIP Evaluation and Oversight Committee will not meet Thursday, Aug. 16.
Instead, the committee will take a private tour on Friday afternoon of the new Municipal Complex under construction on Central Avenue.
The committee plans to meet at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 with County Administrator Harry Burgess in a special committee meeting in Council Chambers.
This will be the only agenda item for the meeting. The public is welcome to attend.
FARMERS MARKET News:
Chili roasting time is here and Matt Romero, owner of Romero Farms in Dixon is prepared. He has been a regular at the Farmer’s Market for years and will be there on Thursday morning in the parking lot near Mesa Public Library. Photo by Clay Dillingham. Read More
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman spoke today at a gathering at the Los Alamos Historical Museum of the importance of establishing a Manhattan Project National Historical Park with sites in Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Tenn. and Hanford, Wash. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., was honored Monday afternoon at a gathering at the Los Alamos Historical Museum for his support of Los Alamos during his 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate.
Los Alamos County Council Chair Sharon Stover presented Bingaman with a plaque of appreciation on behalf of the Council, Read More
Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com
LAPD News:
A fight between inmates broke out this morning at the Los Alamos County Detention Center.
Police officers stepped in and stopped the fight quickly.
Los Alamos Fire Department EMTs were called to the scene and are transporting this 24-year-old inmate to the Los Alamos Medical Center as a precaution.
Medic 3 considers this a non-emergency transport.
The cause of the fight is not readily known.
COUNTY News:
A Board of Adjustment meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. today, Aug. 13 in Council Chambers in the Community Building at 20th Street and Central Avenue.
AGENDA:
I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
II. PUBLIC COMMENT
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
IV. PUBLIC HEARING (Quasi-judicial case)
A. Case No. 12-BOA-015
A request for approval of a fence height waiver to place a 6-ft high chain link fence within the required 25-ft front setback at 2403 Club Road, North Community No. 2, Lot 1, in an R-1-8 (Single Family Residential) zone. Owners/Applicants: Dennis and Opal Lee Gill, owners; Case Manager: Nancy Read More
Los Alamos Firefighters test the water pressure in area fire hydrants Sunday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Off to the next hydrant… Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
The Los Alamos County Sheriff’s Posse Lodge garnered unanimous approval Friday for placement on the State Register of Cultural Properties. Photo by Sal Zapien/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
Board President Carey Grzadzinski of the Los Alamos County Sheriff’s Posse was beaming with pride following Friday’s meeting before the New Mexico Cultural Properties Review Committee in Santa Fe.
“We couldn’t be happier … we received unanimous approval and the Posse Lodge is now listed on the State Register of Cultural Properties,” Grzadzinski Read More