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Old Golf Course Clubhouse Demolition March 7

COUNTY News:

The old Los Alamos Golf Course clubhouse is scheduled for demolition, beginning the week of March 7.

On Friday, March 4, the contractor, Parker Construction, will install a perimeter fence around the building and the eastern portion of the main parking lot. Golf course patrons will be directed to use the western portion of the parking lot including the entire overflow parking lot.

Demolition activities will involve large trucks hauling debris from the site to the Eco Station. The contractor is required to abide by the county noise ordinance, which limits the hours of operation Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 25 To March 1, 2016

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.

Feb. 25 at 5:35 a.m. / The Bomb Squad responded to a call on Trinity Drive that turned out to be a false alarm.

Feb. 25 at 11:59 a.m. / The Bomb Squad responded to a call on Trinity Drive that turned out to be a false alarm.

CODY SOWERS

Feb. 26 at 10:46 a.m. / Police arrested Cody Sowers, 28, of Jemez Springs at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction.

 

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Western Area Phase 4 Improvements Project Public Meeting March 16

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Public Works Department invites the community to attend a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, in the Boards and Commissions Room 110 in the Municipal Building to discuss the upcoming Western Area Phase 4 Project, which includes the Denver Steel area.   

Project Purpose and Scope:

  • Utility and roadway improvements including water main upgrades, utility service connections, asphalt paving, curb, gutter, sidewalks, ADA curb ramps, drive pads, and drainage structures for the following streets:

Western Area:

  • 45th (Sandia to
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Los Alamos County Among Best Places In New Mexico For Living On Social Security

Photo credit: © iStock/Kameleon007

FINANCIAL News

In its second annual study, SmartAsset, a New York financial technology company, determines the places in America where Social Security goes furthest.

The study analyzes Social Security income, cost of living data, and taxes across all counties to determine where people are getting the most mileage out of Social Security.

The table below shows how the top counties in New Mexico stacked up:

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Eco Truck Displays Lia Rushston’s Recycle Design

The special day arrived Thursday, Feb. 26, to honor Chamisa Elementary School student Lia Rushston for winning the Recycle Bowl Poster contest. Los Alamos County’s brand new Eco truck pulled up to Chamisa displaying Rushston’s design. She stands with her family and the ‘Green Team’ at Chamisa. Courtesy photo

Winning Recycle Bowl Poster contest artist Lia Rushston with her family Thursday at Chamisa. Courtesy photo

Winning Recycle Bowl Poster contest artist Lia Rushston inside Los Alamos County’s brand new Eco truck, which pulled up Thursday to Chamisa School displaying Rushston’s Read More

Descartes Lab Leases Space In Downtown Los Alamos

Descartes Labs has signed a lease on this 3,000 square-foot commercial building abutting Los Alamos Canyon in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County announced today that Los Alamos and Los Alamos-based Descartes Labs has signed a lease on a 3,000 square-foot commercial building abutting Los Alamos Canyon in downtown Los Alamos.

The property at 1925 Trinity Dr. was built in 2012 by the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities in partnership with the Japanese government’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization Read More

Letter To The Editor: Follow-Up On County Recreation Needs & Economic Development

By FRAN BERTING
Former Los Alamos County Councilor

The analysis by staff and Councilor (Susan) O’Leary of where our CIP money has been spent, as shown in the Los Alamos Daily Post of Thursday, Feb. 25, is indeed eye-opening and very valuable as we proceed to allocate our available resources in the current CIP discussion.

Unfortunately, this analysis may reinforce some of the complaints I have heard repeatedly: “The Government is spending all this money on luxurious digs for itself and on roads, at the expense of citizens’ quality of life needs!”

Remember, one of the Read More

Letter To The Editor: Will CIP Proposals Actually Produce Projected Benefits?

By EDWARD BIRNBAUM
Los Alamos

The presentations made at the last CIP public forum held by County Council could be categorized as either “business” focused or “recreational/quality of life” focused. 

Comments at both the forum and in articles in the Feb. 28 edition of the LA Monitor state that the business-focused proposals are much more likely to produce a return-on-investment and be more valuable to the community. However, I would like to point out that much of the value associated with these proposals is based on the assumption that these newly developed parcels of land, including the Read More