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County: Atomic City Transit Detour On Route 2M (White Rock/Main Hill) Begins Monday Aug. 16      

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Atomic City Transit. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Atomic City Transit will operate a detour on Route 2M (White Rock via Main Hill) due to the Main Hill rockfall mitigation project and road closure starting Monday, Aug. 16.

The project is expected to take 10 working days to complete.

The Route 2M detour is expected to be active 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday while the Main Hill is closed.

During the detour, Route 2M will travel on the Truck Route instead of the Main Hill and make a loop Downtown after arriving at the Transit Center.

A map and timetable of the detour are available on the County website

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County Announces Lemon Lot Online Permitting Option

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COUNTY News:

As of this week, individuals who live or work in Los Alamos County can reserve online a space in the County’s Lemon Lot through the Los Alamos County Park, Recreation and Facility Reservation website. 

The Lemon Lot, next to the Sullivan Field parking lot on Diamond Drive between Canyon Road and Trinity Drive, is where local residents sell used vehicles. 

“For the convenience of our citizens it is no longer necessary to visit the Customer Care Center in person to demonstrate vehicle ownership and obtain a permit. Everything can be conducted online,” Deputy Utilities Manager Robert Read More

County Planning And Zoning Commission Meets Aug. 11

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Planning and Zoning Commission will meet 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11.

This meeting will be held in person at the Council Chambers 1000 Central Avenue and virtually on Zoom.

This meeting is open to the public. 

Find the link to the agenda here: Aug. 11, 2021 Planning and Zoning Commission Agenda. 

Find the Zoom link to this meeting here.  Read More

Letter To The Editor: Seeking Input For CDAB Communications Plan

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By AARON WALKER
Chair- CDAB
adwalker.cdab@gmail.com

Recently, the County Council approved a communications and outreach plan for the Community Development Advisory Board (CDAB). This is a plan that was developed by our communications working group to both inform as well as get feedback from the community about the Chapter 18 nuisance code.

This feedback will help the board collaborate with the consultant (Dekker/Perich/Sabbatini) during the re-write process for the nuisance code.

The board is looking for constructive, honest feedback about what the community likes and dislikes about Read More

Letter To The Editor: Suggestions For Los Alamos Skate Park

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By FLOYD NOBLER
Tucson

For the past 4 weeks we have been visiting our daughter, son-in-law and our beautiful 6 and 4 year old grandchildren in your wonderful city.

As both kids love your skate park next to the library, we are frequent visitors. Lately we’ve noticed lots of trash, broken glass and some graffiti, all of which are not only unsightly and dangerous but do not fit the Los Alamos image.

I’ve got a few suggestions for the city fathers and mothers:

  1. Assign more manpower and frequent visits to the park to clean up;
  2. Add additional trash containers;
  3. Encourage the mothers of the skateboarders to
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Enterprise Bank & Trust Presents Annual $50,000 Endowment To Los Alamos Community Foundation

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From left, LACF Executive Director Rachel Kizielezicz, LACF Board President David Izraelevitz, Enterprise Bank & Trust President – Los Alamos Region Liddie Martinez and LACF Board Vice President Pat Soran. Courtesy photo

Enterprise Bank & Trust News:

Enterprise Bank & Trust recently presented the Los Alamos Community Foundation with a second $50,000 check to benefit the Foundation’s Enterprise Endowment Fund matching gift campaign.

In 2019, Enterprise pledged to contribute up to $50,000 per year for three years to create an endowment to benefit nonprofits in Los Read More

New Mexico Elected Officials Send Open Letter Encouraging Private Sector Vaccination Policies

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — Senior and local New Mexico elected officials sent an open letter to state business leaders and commercial associations Friday encouraging vaccination policies for employees and patrons that can help stem the rising tide of increased COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.

New Mexicans can schedule their vaccination at VaccineNM.org.

The letter – signed by more than two dozen federal, state, city and county officials including Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, U.S. Rep. Melanie Read More

Scenes From Summerfest At Los Alamos Food Co-op

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 Visitors gather Sunday afternoon for Summerfest at the Los Alamos Food Co-op. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

The Española Humane Shelter brought pets in need of homes to Summerfest at the co-op and by 3 p.m. four kittens and the sole dog were adopted. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

A youngster checks out the PAC 8 booth at Summerfest. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Inside the Co-op, it’s business as usual as customers check out. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com Read More

UPDATE To New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 671 New Cases, Totaling 213,247 With ‘6’ New Deaths, 197,222 Recovered

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Update: New Mexico state health officials sent a revised report Sunday indicating there were 6 not 3 new deaths in the state Friday due to COVID-19 and 5 not 2 new cases in Los Alamos bringing the county total to 566.

STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico state health officials Friday announced 671 additional COVID-19 cases.

Los Alamos County reports 2 new cases bringing the total to 561 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

This update includes 3 new deaths

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