April LAFRW Meeting Includes Teen Center Tour
GOP County Councilors James Chrobocinski, right, and Rick Reiss presented a County update to members of the LAFRW during their April 13 meeting at the Los ALamos Teen Center where the group also toured the facility. Courtesy photoPolice Dispatch Reports Main Hill Road Now Open
LAPD News:
Los Alamos Police Dispatch just reported that the Main Hill Road was temporarily closed for snow removal but has just reopened.
Motorists are urged to drive with caution. Read More
Canceled: Clean Up Los Alamos Day!
DPU Kicks Off Customer Survey
COUNTY News:
Officials with the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities are encouraging customers to devote 10 minutes to rate the DPU’s performance in providing electric, natural gas, water, and wastewater services. The seventh biennial customer satisfaction survey is kicking off this week.
An independent firm, Southwest Planning & Marketing is conducting a phone survey with some online options. Data from DPU’s residential and commercial customers will be compiled, interpreted and presented in a report. DPU will post the report in June on the DPU website www.losalamosnm.us/government/departments/utilities/ Read More
White Rock Demonstration Garden Officially Opens!
The Los Alamos County Green Team snips the ribbon Wednesday morning to officially open the demonstration garden in White Rock. From left, Alex Archuleta, Jason Wardlow Herrera, Robert Martinez, Bryan Aragon, Jonathan Henley, Ben Gonzales, Dan Erickson, Jeff Humpton, Matthew Allen, Lee Cole, Angelica Gurule and Kirsten Bell. Photo by Vint Miller/LAC
The demonstration garden officially opened Wednesday in White Rock. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Last summer, the Los Alamos County Green Team was commissioned Read More
Chief Sgambellone Releases 2016 Annual Report
Los Alamos Police Department 2016 annual report cover. Courtesy/LAC
Staff Report
Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone has released his annual report for the Department for 2016. The 32-page report highlights everything from the Bomb Team to the Bike Team and includes many statistics related to the various services provided by LAPD.
Scattered throughout the report are dozens of “Moments of Opportunities”, which include commendations from grateful residents and visitors on situations where the Department provided extra assistance or participated in community events.
The report Read More
Transforming Empty Parcel Into Rec Center
Rendering of proposed recreation center on DP Road. Courtesy/LACOne side of DP Road is a blank slate; a plot of land with a purpose yet to be determined. However, if voters pass the Recreation Bond question next month, this parcel could transform from an undefined space to the site of a new community recreation center.
Conceptual designs for the recreation center propose that it include two gymnasiums, an indoor walking/running track running the perimeter of the building, team locker rooms and a multi-use arena that would house a half-year indoor Read More
County Issues Citation To Kroger Real Estate Dept.
The condition of the Mari-Mac parking lot has caused Los Alamos County to issue a citation to Kroger Real Estate Department. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
A County issued citation requires Kroger Real Estate Department to repair a large hole in the Mari-Mac parking lot next to the dumpster. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.comA citation has been filed in Municipal Court by Los Alamos County Code Enforcement Ofc. Larry Valdez against Kroeger Real Estate Department in connection with the condition of the
Confusion Rocks Vicious Dogs Case
LAPD Animal Control Officers Robert Aragon and Alisa Lenderman chat with Krishna Picard, attorney for the Mauro family prior to Monday’s court hearing. Photo by Maire O”Neill/losalamosdailypost.com
Leslie Sherman, right, awaits her Magistrate Court hearing Monday. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.comConfusion was the order of the day in Los Alamos Magistrate Court Monday during a hearing for Leslie Sherman of White Rock. She was charged with two counts of keeping an animal known to be vicious and likely Read More
Local Police Corporal Remains On Desk Duty
Los Alamos Police Cpl. Jack Casias
Los Alamos Police Cpl. Jack Casias remains on desk duty almost seven months after an incident involving a fellow officer resulted in injuries to his arm, wrist and hand. He has been assigned to administrative duties for the department since the incident, which was investigated by New Mexico State Police (NMSP) at Chief Dino Sgambellone’s request.
Los Alamos Police Cdr. Preston Ballew
A tort claim notice filed Nov. 14, 2016 against LAPD and Cdr. Preston Ballew asserts that Ballew intentionally battered him during the incident. Read More
Promoter Russ Gordon Announces Final Summer Concert Season
This Los Alamos Summer Concert Series is the final one for Promoter Russ Gordon. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com The 2017 Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series is the 28th and final one for concert promoter Russ Gordon. He’s gotten a job offer he can’t refuse.
“We love babysitting our three grandchildren and our grand nieces and nephews,” Gordon said. “Those kids are way too much fun.”
Daughter Annie Rose and her family live in Seattle and Russ and his wife, Deborah Gordon, will be moving there next spring. It’s difficult to leave northern Read More
Aquatic Center Hosts Open Water Nights
It is quite a sight to see kayaks floating around Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Daniel Creveling practices the Eskimo Rollover maneuver that is used to right a kayak that has capsized. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
AQUATIC CENTER News:
The last Tuesday of each month, the Larry Walkup Aquatic Center hosts open water night and boaters are welcome to practice their boating skills.
The night begins with a thorough scrub down and rinse of the boats, then it’s into the water.
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Los Alamos Police Blotter: April 21-24, 2017
LAPD News:
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department. Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
KELSO STREET
April 21/Kelso Street, 53, of Los Alamos was arrested on an order of commitment from Municipal Court.
SEAN McNALLY
WILLIAM G. KINGYoung Poets Take Stage At White Rock Library Saturday
Some of the poets who will present their poems at 1 p.m. Saturday at the White Rock Branch Library on Sherwood Boulevard. Back row from left, Erica Keevama, Sara Lily Johnson, Angelie Baker, Santana Torrez, Jaymes Boe, Patrick Irish, Liam Johnson, Jessica Gallegos, Alexandra Timmermans and Philipa Chadwick. Front row from left, Allison Wagner, Malakai Coblentz, Logan Lathrop and Allison Thompson. Not pictured: Evan Oro, Ellie Hayward, Anna Niamh Short, Adriana Ortiz, Kilkee Flynn, Christina Montgomery, Akashanand Dighe, Daniel Castano and Robert Renfro. Courtesy photo
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LAPD’s FY18 Proposed Budget Tentatively Approved
Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone, left, and Cmdr. Oliver Morris present their department’s budget Tuesday night in Council Chambers. The County Council voted 7-0 to tentatively approve the LAPD’s proposed $8,599,247 budget along with an additional two items: mobile computers at $45,000 and funding for a vicitm’s advocate position at $21,000. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
County Council Tentatively Approves Proposed Non Departmental Budget Items
Deputy Manager Steve Lynne and Budget and Performance Manager Karen Kendall discuss non-departmental budget items with the Los Alamos County Council Tuesday night. The Council tentatively approved non departmental items including the capital improvement project (CIP) fund and permanent fund. To clarify the state of the CIP fund, Councilor Chris Chandler confirmed with Deputy Manager Steve Lynne that if the proposed recreation bond question is passed, the CIP fund will have $11 million in it by the end of this year and is expected to have Read More
County Finance Office Wins Budget Presentation Award
COUNTY News:
The Office of Management and Budget for Los Alamos County was notified this week by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) that it has been awarded the “Distinguished Budget Presentation Award” for its FY17 Budget.
This is the 25th year in a row that the County has received this prestigious national award. In order to receive the award, the County had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. It must be rated “proficient” in four categories, which contain 14 mandatory criteria within those categories: a policy document, a financial Read More
Underground Ranger At Mesa Public Library Thursday
Gunsight Cave. Photo by Doug Thompson
Retired Park Ranger Doug Thompson. Courtesy photo
LIBRARY News:
Retired Park Ranger Doug Thompson is the featured author in Mesa Public Library’s Authors Speak series, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 27. The talk is held in the Upstairs Rotunda of Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave. in Los Alamos. The author will be available after the talk to sign his books.
Thompson has written a book about his adventures in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, but the book relates far more than simply his experiences in the park. He writes eloquently of his love for the natural wonders
Patriot’s Day Dinner Features U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce is the keynote speaker at the Republican Party of Los Alamos Patriot’s Day Dinner Friday at De Colores. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
RPLA First Vice Chair and County Councilor James Chrobocinski, left, and U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce at Friday’s Patriot’s Day Dinner at De Colores. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comU.S. Representative Steve Pearce was the keynote speaker at the Republican Party of Los Alamos Patriot’s Day Dinner Friday at the former De Colores restaurant celebrating Read More
Letter To The Editor: DPU Budget And Council
By TERRY GOLDMANI am increasingly dismayed by the recurring disingenuousness of our County Council.
Over the last half-century, they have continually failed to press the DPU to charge rates high enough to account for amortization of facilities, as any good business must do. As little as 1 percent higher rates over that period would have provided a substantial fund to replace the wastewater treatment plant and refurbish water and sewer lines without a significant rate increase as is now necessary.
For a number of reasons, our utility rates are and can be lower than in surrounding Read More