Los Alamos County Projects Manager Sobia Sayeda shares the status of her projects during a capital improvement project open house held Monday night at Fire Station No. 4. Sayeda explained her projects include the new Fire Station No. 3. The pre-design for the new station is done and an application for a minor rezone will be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Another capital improvement project Sayeda is working on is the HVAC and general renovation at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. General renovation, she said, includes updating windows and doors. A third project Sayeda is focusing on is the fire suppression system project at the Los Alamos Little Theatre. She explained that construction is planned to begin in June and should be completed in November. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
County Deputy Manager Juan Rael, left, speaks with Project Manager Russell Naranjo during the capital improvement project open house Monday night. Naranjo said his projects include the siding replacement project at Mesa Public Library, and the new roof installation at the New Mexico State University Extension office and the Community Building. He is also heading project for the Women Army Corps (WAC) building. As far as the status of these projects, Naranjo said the roof installations are completed, the library siding project is expected to be completed at the end of May and the site plan for the WAC building is expected to go to the Planning and Zoning Commission March 26. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
From left, Engineering Associate Jeremy Lujan, Senior Engineer Justin Gibson, Deputy County Manager Juan Rael, Public Works Director Eric Martinez and Project Manager Russell Naranjo attend Monday’s capital improvement project open house. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
County Broadband Manager Jeremy Smith offers an update on the broadband project Monday night. He explained the project is in its design phase and the plan is to have the first customers connected to the broadband by the end of the year. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
County Fleet Manager Pete Mondragon learns about the newly adopted climate action plan from County Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule. Gurule said the focus is on implementing the recommended actions in the plan – specifically on the near-term recommendations. Some of these recommendations are adopting green building standards, investing in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and converting the County’s fleet to EV. She also provided an update on the municipal food compost project; the County is working with the Department of Energy on a lease at the Eco Station. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Engineer Associate Lucas Montoya, left, and Engineer Mariano Montoya provide an update on their capital projects during the open house. These projects include updating the natural gas infrastructure at Elk Ridge, which at this phase is being addressed by a private consultant, as well as a replacement water infrastructure project in the Denver Steels, which is expected to be completed this summer. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
A scene from the CIP open house Monday at the White Rock Fire Station. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com