DOD Selects Los Alamos Police Department for Recognition as a ‘Patriotic Employer’
DOD’s Freedom Award
County News:
The Los Alamos Police Department has been selected by the Department of Defense as a “Patriotic Employer.”
The chair of the local Employer Support for the Guard & Reserve will present the award to the local police during Tuesday’s County Council meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers.
ESGR is a Department of Defense sponsored program to help guard and reserve members and to honor employers who do the same.
ESGR received 3,236 nominations for the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
The Freedom Award is the Department Read More
Steel Starts Going up Monday on Muni Complex
Courtesy Photo
County News:
Residents and commuters can now see a large crane being constructed on the Municipal Complex building site.
The crane is being used to set the steel beams into place when framing of the building begins Monday.
Work is proceeding to pour the concrete slab foundation; the foundation clearly visible from Central Avenue is the location of the new Council Chambers.
Crews from the Jaynes Corporation and their subcontractors will continue to pour the foundation concurrently with erecting the steel, and will be placing steel for all three stories of the building in as many Read More
Budget Hearings Won’t Include Individual CIP Projects
37th St. Play Lot Renovations Coming Soon
- remove the sand safety zone material in the designated play areas and replace with engineered wood fiber, bringing the safety/fall zone into compliance
- add a merry-go-around with fall/safety zone material and borders (similar to the one at Community Park or North Mesa Park)
Regional Coalition Decries Funding Cuts, Calls on Congress to Restore Full Funding to Protect Jobs and the Environment
County News:
Today, the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities held a press conference in which they called on Congress to provide full funding for the Los Alamos National Laboratory to protect jobs and to remediate legacy waste at LANL.
The organization released the following statement:
“Adequate funding is needed to ensure environmental liabilities are addressed. Funding cuts are undermining DOE’s commitment to a safe and timely cleanup. The hazardous materials incident that occurred last week at TA-21 raises serious questions about the challenges that the site faces in remediating Read More
Friends of the Shelter: Animal of the Week
Who could resist this face?
Rocky – Pug/Boston Terrier Mix: An adoptable dog in Los Alamos, NM
Rocky has personality plus! He is a very high energy dog that loves to run and play. Petfinder says no kids but he would do okay with older kids rather than younger children.Rocky is a small 3-year-old neutered male dog who came to the shelter when his owner moved. He is friendly, enthusiastic, energetic and is probablytoo bouncy for small children. He is good with dogs. His behavior with cats is not known. Rocky loves to go to the dog park, where he runs and runs, even if there are no other dogs to play with. Read More
Your Voting Location Has Changed
COUNTY CLERK News
Registerd voters assigned to any precinct (1 through 17) may vote at any of the following Voter Convenience Centers (VCC) on Election Day:
- White Rock Fire Station #3, 129 NM State Road 4
- Los Alamos County Community Building, 475 20th Street
- Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Drive
For the 2012 Primary, absentee voting by mail or in person will be available at the County Clerk’s Office located at 2451 Central Avenue, Suite D between May 8th and June 1st from 8 am to 5 pm on Monday through Friday.
Early Voting will be available from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday Read More
County Workers Raise Colorful Banners Downtown on Tuesday’s First Day of Spring
Spring street banners go up along Central Avenue Tuesday marking the first day of spring. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Tuesday marked the first day of spring – the vernal equinox – when day and night are each approximately 12 hours long (with the actual time of equal day and night, in the Northern Hemisphere, occurring a few days before the vernal equinox.)
This is when the Sun crosses the celestial equator going northward; it rises exactly due east and sets exactly due west, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Spring brings increasing daylight, warming temperatures, and the rebirth Read More
Lots of Filing Day Action at Clerk’s Office
ELECTION 2012 News:
By Carol A. Clark
By 10 a.m. this morning, Republican candidates for county council had all paid their $50 fee and filed to run for one of three available seats.
Roger Waterman arrived first followed by Marc Clay and Vincent Chiravalle filed third.
County Council Chair, Sharon Stover was unable to file in person, but sent a proxy, her husband Steve Girrens. She is seeking the position of County Clerk.
The Clerks Office will draw for ballot position immediately after the filing closes at 5:00 pm.
Check back throughout the day for more news on this developing story. Read More
Wireless @ Mesa Public Library-All over the Place!
MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY News
Mesa Public Library has several multiuse spaces: meeting rooms, art gallery, Southwest Room, upstairs and downstairs rotundas, as well as many quiet nooks with fabulous views. So what’s been missing? Wireless! Now, instead of clustering only in the periodicals area and delving deeply into connection menus on wireless devices to find the correct network, patrons may access the internet from just about anywhere in the library, on any floor, any time during regular hours, and without an access code. While both White Rock Branch library and Mesa have had free, wireless Read More
Local governments to Discuss Funding for LANL, Environmental Liabilities, Jobs
WHAT: Press conference to discuss funding for Los Alamos National Laboratory and the impacts on jobs, environmental cleanup and national security.
Proposed funding cuts are resulting in a reduction of jobs at LANL, missed environmental cleanup deadlines, and significant changes in LANL’s nuclear mission.
WHO: Mayor Alice Lucero, City of Espanola; Council Chair Sharon Stover, Los Alamos County; Commissioner Alfredo Montoya, Rio Arriba County; Commissioner Danny Mayfield, Santa Fe County; Mayor David Coss, City of Santa Fe; Commissioner Andrew Chavez, Taos County; Elmer Torres, San Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: March 8 to March 14, 2012
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.
BENJAMIN BACA
March 8 at 12:45 p.m. / Police arrested Benjamin Baca, 38, of Los Alamos on Trinity Drive on an outstanding Magistrate Court Warrant for unknown charges.
March 8 at 2:49 p.m. / Los Alamos National Laboratory – Technical Area 50, Building 0001 reported being the victim of larceny at 683 Crossroads. The estimated loss is more than $500.
March 8 at 6:19 a.m. / Police issued a citation Read More
Oversight Committee Gives Collective Order of Preference to CIP Phase II Projects
County News:
On Thursday evening, the CIP Evaluation and Oversight Committee reviewed the list of CIP Phase 2 projects that have applied to proceed to Council for Design/Build consideration, and gave a collective “order of preference” listing. The result is shown below.
The list was developed by first taking input from each member of the Committee on their personal order of preference, and then discussing and adjusting the listing to reach and average the total number of points per project.
This exercise was conducted twice in order to work on gaining committee consensus as members listened Read More
Friday’s Leadership Los Alamos Session Focused on Regional Issues
Rep. Nick Salazar and Rep. Jim Trujillo take a lunch break during Friday’s Leadership Los Alamos regional issues meeting at Fire Station 3 in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
The 2012 class of Leadership Los Alamos participants met at Fire Station 3 in White Rock Friday to learn about issues impacting the region.
“The purpose of this session is to increase knowledge and understanding of our neighboring communities including their accomplishments and challenges,” said County Council Chair/Leadership Los Alamos cofounder Sharon Stover. “We’ll Read More
Mesa Public Library’s Authors Speak Series presents G. Emlen Hall and Fred Phillps: Reining in the Rio Grande
Thursday, March 22, 2012 7:00 PM Upstairs Rotunda Mesa Public Library
Drinking and Driving? Nope, Get on the Bus!
ATOMIC CITY TRANSIT News
Don’t take chances driving on Saturday if you’re doing any St. Patrick’s Day celebrating – ride the bus instead! Atomic City Transit will provide FREE bus service to and from any location in Los Alamos and White Rock on March 17th from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. – just call 661-RIDE (7433) anytime to request a ride. Don’t drink and drive – dial-a-ride!
Visit the Atomic City Transit webpage https:////www.losalamosnm.us/transit/Pages/default.aspx Read More
Building a Downtown Creative Community Moves Closer to Fruition
LACDC News:
Following is a trip report from last week’s visit by PLACE representatives:
Welcome to PLACE, and to our first communication about Los Alamos. We will use this communication tool to keep you up-to-date on our efforts to build a new Creative Community in downtown Los Alamos.
We just returned from a very successful site visit. We were there to determine if the necessary ingredients were in place for us to build a successful new multi-use, sustainable community within the downtown, and more specifically, the downtown Creative District.
Here is a very brief overview of our findings: Read More
Municipal Building Crane Work Put on Hold
Example of a 150-foot crane. Courtesy
By Carol A. Clark
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires a permit on construction cranes any time that they will exceed a 100:1 sloped surface from the nearest point of the nearest airport runway out to 20,000 feet or 200 feet above ground level.
“We are right on the edge of the affected area of the airport,” said Dan Erickson, capital projects division manager. “It’s better to be safe than sorry so we decided to go ahead and apply for a permit to the FAA – we’re hoping it won’t slow the project.”
The County applied for the permit nearly Read More
Betty Yearns for a Family
Los Alamos County Shelter News:
Betty the Cat. Courtesy Photo
Betty is a gentle, friendly, large female domestic medium hair cat with a soft purr.
Although just 2 years old, Betty has had weight problems and is on weight-control food.
The vet has assured the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter that Betty is otherwise healthy.
She likes adults, gentle children and toys – especially if a human shares playtime with her.
Betty is now energetic and playful in the cat room and is house trained.
Betty is spayed and up-to-date on all routine shots.
Contact the Animal Shelter at 662-8179 for more information. Read More
Arts in Public Places to Discuss Art for White Rock Visitor Center
County News:
A meeting of the Arts in Public Places Advisory Board is set for 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday at Mesa Public Library.
Members will discuss potential art for the White Rock Visitor Center.
Among other items on the agenda is an update of information regarding the re-location of “Strange Trio,” a brief update on the “Call for Artists” for the Animal Shelter and a discussion of the remaining work needed to develop a 5-Year Strategic Plan.
The public is invited to attend the meeting.
The mission of the Arts in Public Places Advisory Board is to encourage the integration of art into Read More