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Council Approves Rezoning Entrada Business Park

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County Planning Manager Tamara Baer

 

​​​​By KIRSTEN LASKEY

Los Alamos Daily Post 
kirsten@ladailypost.com 

Los Alamos County Council unanimously approved rezoning the Entrada Business Park from heavy commercial to mixed use during its regular meeting Tuesday night in Council Chambers.

The difference between the two zones, County Planning Manager Tamara Baer explained, is heavy commercial allows automotive and automobile services that can generate noise and traffic, whereas mixed use allows residential development, is more pedestrian friendly and aims to encourage Read More

County Linemen Rescue Cat Stranded 4 Days In Tree

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County linemen rescue a cat today that has been stranded 40-feet up in a ponderosa tree for four days without food or water near 41st and Sycamore. Photo by Dave Guenther

COMMUNITY News:

Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities linemen Randy and Wayne responded today to the scene of a cat stranded without food or water for four days some 40 feet up in a tall ponderosa tree, near 41st Street and Sycamore.

The linemen traveled in the bucket of their truck up the 40 feet to rescue the weakened cat. Their mission was accomplished in about 10 minutes, according to a neighbor.

The cat is resting at home Read More

Davey Trees To Audit DPU Pole Attachments

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Courtesy image

COUNTY News:

Beginning next week, Davey Tree Service Inc, under contract with the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities, will audit all utility pole attachments and identify potential powerline hazards in the Los Alamos townsite and White Rock area. This includes auditing attachments from telecom and cable utility companies.

DPU officials ask for customer cooperation, in permitting the contractor to access DPU poles located in customer back yards. Davey Trees’ crew will knock on the front door prior to entering a back yard to access a DPU pole. As a requirement of the audit, Read More

Flat Jack Spotted On Central Avenue Promoting Halloweekend In Downtown Los Alamos Oct. 27-28

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Flat Jack promotes Halloweekend. Courtesy photo

Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District News:

Flat Jack was spotted Tuesday on Central Avenue near CB FOX Kidz, in front of the Teen Center on 20th Street and in front of Fuller Lodge. The skeleton is created from chalk and painted on the local roads using sewer grates for his rib cage.

Los Alamos Creative District Curator Ryn Herrmann made the Flat Jack template to promote Halloweekend Friday Oct. 27 and Saturday Oct. 28 in downtown Los Alamos.

For the complete Halloweekend schedule, visit losalamosmainstreet.com.

Los Alamos MainStreet Read More

Atomic City Transit Celebrates 10 Years!

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Atomic City Transit personnel are handing out cookies and water today at Los Alamos Transit Center to celebrate its 10th anniversay of servng the Los Alamos community. Employees at this morning’s celebration, from left, Annet Acomb, Amy Danforth and Nanett De La Torre. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Cookies and bottles of water for community members in celebration of the Atomic City Transit’s 10 years of service in Los Alamos. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Oct. 18 – Oct. 24, 2017

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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 against them.

THEA MEDINA

Oct. 18 at 3:13 p.m. / Police arrested Thea Medina, 39, of Los Ranchitos near Sandia and Diamond Drive on an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction.

 

ADRIAN TRUJILLO

Oct. 18 at 4:40 p.m. / Police arrested Adrian Trujillo, 29, of Los Alamos in Espanola on an outstanding District Court warrant.

 

 

RICHARD I. PENA

Oct. 24 at 1:57 p.m. / Police arrested Richard Read More

Help Needed For Acid Canyon Clean-up Day Oct. 28

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Photo of White Rock Canyon near the Blue Dot Trailhead before and after the last clean-up day in 2016. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
Calling all volunteers! Pajarito Environmental Education Center and Los Alamos County Open Space and Trails need help Saturday to remove the last bits of fence from Acid Canyon and restore this great, little canyon to a more natural state.
 
The goal is to clean up the old chain-link fence that mars the steep slope below the nature center in Acid Canyon. We need individuals who can hike the short distance down into the canyon, then bring pieces of fencing
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Los Alamos County Assessor’s Office: State Evaluation Finds 100 Percent Compliance

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The dream team at the Los Alamos County Assessor’s Office, from left, Assessor Ken Milder, Chief Deputy Assessor Joaquin Valdez, Appraiser Marty Martinez, Chief Appraiser Lucas Fresquez, Assessment Specialist Nerio Gurule, Senior Assessment Specialist Betty Martinez and Appraiser Apprentice Curtis Valencia. Courtesy photo

 

COUNTY News:

Each year, the New Mexico Property Tax Division conducts a performance evaluation of every County Assessor’s Office in the state. The evaluation is required by state statute (NMSA 7-35-3A). The Los Alamos County Assessor’s Office was recently Read More

Register Now For Regional Tourism Economic Summit

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The Los Alamos Regional Tourism Economic Summit is 9-11 a.m. Wednesday at historic Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The community is invited to learn about how tourism trends are impacting the Los Alamos economy and what tourism stakeholders and leaders are planning at the Los Alamos Regional Tourism Economic Summit, 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 at historic Fuller Lodge.

To register, click here and then click “Register Now.” The meeting is free and open to the public.

The Los Alamos summit is one of series of 10 meetings being convened throughout the state by the New Read More

Road Paving Underway On NM 4 Through Wednesday

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COUNTY News:

Final paving of N.M. 4 between East Jemez Road and Hwy 502 is scheduled for today and Wednesday.

To minimize traffic disruption, the Department of Public Utilities’ contractor will coordinate paving of lanes to occur at times with the least traffic.

Paving of southbound lanes are scheduled for this afternoon (two-way traffic will be maintained). Late Wednesday morning, paving of the northbound lane will occur and should be completed before 3:30 p.m. with two-way traffic again will being maintained.​ Read More

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