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Stradling: Punitive Water Rates! Thinking Of The Children

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By GARY STRADLING
Republican Candidate
Los Alamos County Council

I appreciate my old friend David Israelevitz’s attempt to legitimize the County’s punitive water rates (Link) in quantitative terms that our math-minded residents can appreciate. 

However, it does not take a rocket scientist to see through his argument. Most of us understand rate increases of 6.3 percent and 27.1 percent per gallon for higher usage levels and find them to be outrageous. 

Any mom or dad in our community would rightly be up in arms if Smiths grocery store increased prices by 27 percent depending on whether we were Read More

Scenes From 2022 Los Alamos County Fair Exhibits

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The Los Alamos County Fair Exhibits are handled by the Los Alamos County Extension Office and Los Alamos 4-H Club, which it sponsors. Desaree Jimenez, the Extension home economist, center, poses with 4-Hers who helped set up and take down the display Saturday for the 2022 Los Alamos County Fair Exhibits. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Delectable tomatoes and delicious pie were among the veggies and baked goods at the exhibit Saturday at Mesa Public Library. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Caldera Morning by Rachel Pearson garnered a first place ribbon in the arts portion Read More

Sen. Heinrich Passes Game-Changing Electrification Provisions In Historic Inflation Reduction Act

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the Electrification Caucus, has secured a new rebate program in the Inflation Reduction Act that will make all of the cost-saving and health benefits of home electrification a reality for more Americans.

The Inflation Reduction Act includes a new rebate program that mirrors Sen. Heinrich’s Zero-Emission Homes Act to provide upfront, point-of-sale rebates for the purchase and installation of electric appliances and equipment in single-family Read More

CYFD & MFA Join With Landlords To Help Young Adults Facing Homelessness

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Cabinet Secretary Barbara J. Vigil

CYFD News:

SANTA FE — The Children, Youth & Families Department (CYFD) and the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority are working to ensure stable housing for young adults, thanks to an innovative program specifically designed to benefit young adults who’ve experienced barriers to housing.

The Landlord Collaboration program creates incentives for property owners and managers to lease to older youth and young adults who struggle to secure rental housing.

The key, CYFD has found, is the landlord who can step up to help end youth homelessness.

The program Read More

DPU Proposes Adjustments To Water Rates

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COUNTY News:

The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is proposing water rate adjustments spanning the next four years.

Two public hearings for adjustments to the existing tiered water rates are planned.

The first public hearing will take place at the Aug. 17 Board of Public Utilities (BPU) meeting on Zoom. If the BPU approves the proposed rate ordinance, a second hearing will occur Sept. 27 at the Los Alamos County Council meeting. The rates must be adopted by the County Council before they can be put into place.

The proposed adjustments cover increases in DPU’s cost to provide water service Read More

Lohmann: After Fire & Flood, Ash Chokes Acequias In Northern New MexicoM

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A burned truck near the burn scar of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire. Photo by Patrick Lohmann/Source NM

By PATRICK LOHMANN 
Source New Mexico

Grace Vigil peered through the blinds of her mobile home near Mora last week and, seeing the wall of water rushing toward her, realized how few options she had. 

To her left was Cañoncito Creek, which had swelled over its banks, growing large and fast enough to carry trees and debris at high speed. To her right was the flooded acequia, also impassable. Between them, a small garden, a pile of sandbags and, crashing down the valley, a 4-foot wall of water that Read More

Century Bank & FHLB Dallas Provide $650,000 To Help Finance Affordable Housing Development

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The Santa Fe community celebrated the ribbon-cutting of Siler Yard, an affordable rental development. New Mexico Inter-Faith Housing received a $650,000 AHP subsidy from Century Bank and FHLB Dallas to help fund development. Courtesy/FHLB Dallas

Century Bank News:

SANTA FE — Century Bank, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Santa Fe residents recently celebrated the grand opening of an affordable housing development designed specifically for people involved in creative professions.

Known as Siler Yard, the 65-unit rental development at 1218 Siler Road in Santa Fe, Read More

Mescalero Apache Tribe Housing Department Honored For Providing Housing Opportunities To Local Residents

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Cornell Fatty accepts American Flag from USDA RD State Director Patricia Dominguez. Courtesy/USDA

USDA News:

MESCALERO — USDA Rural Development State Director Patricia Dominguez honored the Mescalero Apache Tribe Housing Department (MATHD) Monday for their many years of providing housing opportunities to those living on Mescalero Tribal lands.

When presenting a certificate of appreciation to Executive Director Craig Dougall of the Mescalero Apache Tribe Housing Department, Director Dominguez said, “We are proud to call the Mescalero Apache Tribe Housing Department a partner because Read More

Public Hearing Set For Gas Rate Increase

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Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The Department of Public Utilities is proposing gas rate increases spanning the next four years.

Two public hearings for the rate changes are planned. The first public hearing will take place at the July 20 Board of Public Utilities meeting. If the BPU approves the rate ordinance, a second hearing will be held Aug. 30, at the Los Alamos County Council meeting. The rates must be adopted by the County Council before they can be put in place.

The proposed increases are intended to generate revenues needed for current operations and to build cash reserves necessary for future Read More