Politics

Los Alamos County Council Honors Russ Gordon

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Councilor Antonio Maggiore, center, presents a proclamation to Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series organizer Russ Gordon who accepted it together with his wife Deborah, son Abe and his girlfriend Tuesday night in Council Chambers. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

​COUNTY NEWS:

The Los Alamos County Council paid its respects to Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series Organizer Russ Gordon during its regular meeting Tuesday night in Council Chambers. After 28 years of providing concerts to the community, Gordon is retiring and Friday will be his final concert.

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Transportation Board Meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday

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COUNTY News: 

The Transportation Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in room 110 in the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.

This meeting is open to the public.

Agenda

  • CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
  • APPROVAL OF AGENDA
  • PUBLIC COMMENT This section of the agenda is reserved for comments from the public on items that are not otherwise included in this agenda. Please Limit Public Comment to 3 Minutes.
  • LIAISONS’ REPORTS
  • APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the Aug. 3, 2017 Transportation Board Minutes Presenters: Brian O’Neil, Chair of the Transportation Board 
  • OLD BUSINESS –
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Council Proclaims September Voter Registration Month

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Los Alamos County Clerk Naomi Maestas, left, accepts a proclamation recognizing September as Voter Registration Month from Councilor Chris Chandler. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 

COUNTY News: 

During the regular Los Alamos County Council meeting Aug. 29, Council presented Los Alamos County Clerk Naomi Maestas with a proclamation that recognizes September as Voter Registration Month and Tuesday, Sept. 26 as Voter Registration Day. County Councilor Chris Chandler read and presented the proclamation. 

The proclamation states: 

WHEREAS: Registering Read More

Council Opts To Send Letter Of Support To NMDOT On N.M. 126 Paving Project Proposal

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Los Alamos County Council Chair David Izraelevitz listens to Councilor Chris Chandler make a motion regarding a citizen’s petition presented at the Aug. 29 Council meeting. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 

Economic Development Administrator Joan Ahlers discusses Dave Fox’s petition with council during its regular meeting Aug. 29. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

 

COUNTY News: 

 

In an effort to get the remaining 8-mile stretch of N.M. 126 paved from La Cueva to Cuba, Los Alamos businessman Dave Fox presented a petition to Los Alamos Read More

Deputy Energy Secretary To Provide Keynote At 2017 National Cleanup Workshop

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DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette is set to provide a keynote address at the 2017 National Cleanup Workshop, scheduled for Sept. 13-14 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, Va.
 
The workshop is being hosted by the Energy Communities Alliance, and cooperating organizations include DOE and the Energy Facility Contractors Group.
 
Brouillette joins a long list of confirmed participants for the workshop that will bring together senior DOE executives and
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County Council Hosts Closed Session Tuesday

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COUNTY News: 

The Los Alamos County Council will hold a closed session at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 to discuss threatened or pending litigation.

This discussion is closed pursuant to NMSA 1978, 10-15-1 (H)(7).

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the County Human Resources Division at 505.662.8040 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible.  Public documents, including the Read More

New Mexico’s Immigrant Youth Participate In ‘Statewide Student Walkout For Immigrant Justice’ Tuesday

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POLITICAL News:

Tuesday, Sept. 5, hundreds of students, immigrant leaders and allies across the state of New Mexico will participate in a ‘Statewide Student Walkout for Immigrant Justice’ calling for the protection of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and immigrant families nationwide.

 

The statewide demonstration comes on the same date, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 9 other Republican Attorneys General, set as a deadline for the administrative relief program to be phased-out by the Trump administration –or face a lawsuit to try and rule the program Read More

Zinke Appoints Members To Royalty Policy Committee

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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke

INTERIOR DEARTMENT News:

  • Significant Step Toward Restoring Public Trust, Collaborative Development of Federal Lands

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has announced the appointment of 20 primary and 18 alternate members to the Department of the Interior’s Royalty Policy Committee (Committee) that will serve a critical role in advising the Secretary on policy and strategies to improve management of the multi-billion dollar, federal and American Indian mineral revenue program.

The Committee’s first meeting Read More

Attorney General Balderas On President Trump’s Decision To End DACA

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Attorney General Hector Balderas

From the Office of the Attroney General:

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas released the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to end DACA:

“With the decision to end DACA, President Trump is compromising the safety of our communities and our nation, and he is putting the security of thousands of New Mexicans who contribute to our classrooms, public safety and economy at risk.

“Losing hundreds of thousands of future police officers, members of the military, doctors and teachers will create an unacceptable public Read More

Legislative Interim Committee Dates For Sept. 5-8

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – The following legislative interim committees are meeting Sept. 5-8:

Sept. 5-6 @ 9 a.m. – Water and Natural Resources Committee (WNRC), Grant County Business and Conference Center, 3031 U.S. 180 E., Silver City

Agenda Items: Salt Cedar Eradication; Regional and State Water Plan Progress; Southwest New Mexico Ground Water Quality Issues; Proposed Transfer of Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park to the Department of Game and Fish; Carlsbad Brine Well Collapse Remediation and Implementation of Legislation.

Sept. 6 @ 9 a.m. – Agenda Items: Arizona Water Settlements Act Implementation, Read More