A single vehicle crash, reported to be minor, occurred late this afternoon in front of Los Alamos High School on Diamond Drive. Courtesy photo Read More
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Reminder: NM 4 Full Road Closure Begins 9 p.m. Friday For 24 Hours
Courtesy/DPU
COUNTY News:
Officials with the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will close a section of N.M. 4 between East Jemez Road and N.M. 502 (main hill) to all traffic.
The full road closure will be in effect for a 24-hour period beginning at 9 p.m. Friday Oct. 20 through 9 p.m. Saturday Oct. 21 to permit crews to safely install a large diameter water pipeline. East Jemez Road or the Truck Route will remain open at all times.
Friday evening and Saturday traffic traveling from Santa Fe to White Rock will be detoured through the townsite west on Trinity Drive, south on Diamond Drive Read More
County: Community Vision For Tourism Public Forum
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County residents are invited to attend and give input at a Community Vision for Tourism Public Forum 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 in Fuller Lodge.
The presentation begins at 6:10 p.m. with community input provided via keypad polling devices with instant results.
Purpose: Community members will learn about the Tourism Strategic Plan input direction received to date and the focus areas and goals derived from this input. Attendees will have the opportunity to provide feedback and ideas for the action items by visiting four separate stations. Each station will be based Read More
Environmental Sustainability Board Meets Today
COUNTY News: The Environmental Sustainability Board meets at 5:30 p.m. today 19 in Suite 110 in the Los Alamos County Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.
The meeting is open to the public.
Agenda:
1. CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the Sept. 21, 2017, Environmental Sustainability Board Minutes Presenters: John Bliss
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the Sept. 21, 2017, Environmental Sustainability Board Minutes Presenters: John Bliss
5. BOARD BUSINESS
- Eco Station Night Sky Cooling Technology Presenters: Anthony Strain and John Bliss
- Review and Discuss the Environmental Sustainability
County Files Petition In Sherman Dog Case
COURT News:
A petition to adjudicate two dogs belonging to Leslie Sherman of White Rock as dangerous has been filed in First Judicial Court by Los Alamos County Attorney Alvin Leaphart.
Sherman was charged in Los Alamos Magistrate Court in April with two counts of keeping an animal known to be vicious and likely to attack human beings. The charges were in connection with the Mar. 29 death of a small dog at an Acoma Lane home. At that time, Sherman’s dogs were seized and kept at the Los Alamos Animal Shelter.
In May, the criminal charges against Sherman were dismissed and a civil complaint was filed under Read More
Parks And Rec Board Learns About Recreation CIPs
The public listens to the update on the recreation CIP projects during the Parks and Recreation Board meeting Oct. 12 in Council Chambers. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
The Parks and Recreation Board learned about the capital improvements projects (CIP) to be added to the County’s recreational offerings during its regular board meeting Thursday, Oct. 12.
The Los Alamos County Council approved $11.4 million in County CIP funds at its Aug. 8 meeting for a splash pad in White Rock, Read More
EM Manager Doug Hintze Briefs RCLC Board
Doug Hintze, head of Environmental Management at the Los Alamos Field Office addresses Regional Coalition of LANL Communities board members Friday at their quarterly meeting in Espanola. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
Topping the list of main priorities for Fiscal Year 2017 is enhancing oversight and maintaining focus on safety, efficiency and transparency, said Doug Hintze, manager of the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management at the Los Alamos Field Office.
Hintze told board members Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Oct. 11 – Oct. 16, 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 against them.
JOHN CRAVEN
Oct. 11 at 1:07 p.m. / Police arrested John Craven, 35, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding District Court warrant.
MARIA E. VALDEZ
Oct. 12 at 9:15 a.m. / Police arrested Maria E. Valdez, 34, of Ohkay Owingeh at Mountain Elementary School on an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction and charged her with resisting/evading/obstructing Read More
It’s Easy To Be Green! County Green Team Promotes Environmental Sustainability
Chamisa Elementary School fifth graders Kylie Lavarez and Ella Miranda discuss the Chamisa Eco-Green Evolution program with the public along with fourth grade teacher Megan Lee, right, Tuesday afternoon at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building. They participated in the County Green Team’s informational event, which brought together local organizations and County departments to educate the public on how to be environmentally sustainable. Lee explained Chamisa Elementary won the County’s Business Recycler of the Year award; in part because of its lunchtime recycling Read More
Los Alamos Resident Greg White Files Suit In New Mexico Supreme Court Against County Council
Los Alamos resident Greg White at a council meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comBy MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
maire@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos resident Greg White has filed a verified petition for a writ of prohibition against the Los Alamos County Council and the Incorporated County of Los Alamos with the New Mexico Supreme Court requesting that the Court exercise jurisdiction. The petition, filed Oct.17, lists Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero as an interested party.
White recently announced that he will be a candidate for sheriff in 2018.
The Read More
