Final Reminder: Property Taxes Due By May 10
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County would like to remind property owners that the second installment for 2018 property tax bills becomes delinquent after Friday, May 10.
Payment must either be made in person at the Customer Care Center by 4 p.m. May 10 or postmarked by midnight that same day to avoid late payment penalty and interest charges.
The Customer Care Center is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday in the Los Alamos County Municipal Building lobby at 1000 Central Ave.
Payments should be mailed to P.O. Box 99, Los Alamos, NM 87544. Payments also are accepted through a property tax Read More
Councilors Host Booth At Farmers Market Thursday
County Councilors will host a booth 9-11 a.m., Thursday to chat with community members at the Farmers Market. File photo
COUNTY News:
Two Los Alamos County Councilors will host a booth 9-11 a.m. Thursday at the local Farmers Market in the Mesa Public Library parking lot on Central Avenue.
Market-goers are welcome to stop by and chat with thethe councilors about current issues, projects or other topics.
the Los Alamos Farmers Market is open 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., every Thursday in the Los Alamos Library Parking lot.
County Discoveries Action Team Meets May 16
COUNTY News:
The next monthly meeting of the Discoveries Action Team (DAT) is 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16 in the upstairs Zia and Throne Rooms of Fuller Lodge.
This month, the only item on the agenda is for the Place-Making and Place-Marketing subgroups to gather and work on their projects.
New members interested in joining the team are invited to attend the meeting and observe the work of the subgroups. Project champions will be available to network with new members and help them learn more about the projects in progress. Participants are asked to bring their own lunch.
Some of the projects Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of May 6
COUNTY News:
Public Works/Traffic Division Projects:
Tsikumu Village – Road Improvements:
Albuquerque Asphalt is continuing work to mill and overlay the roadway. They will be working to correct subgrade issues Saturday, May 4 and will finish paving early next week.
Concrete work will resume the week of May 13 and be ongoing throughout the development that week to place concrete collars on manholes and utility valves, along with minor road work. The project team greatly appreciates the property owners’ assistance throughout the project to keep vehicles off the roadway and Read More
Dan Erickson Brings Passion To His New Position As Recreation Manager At Los Alamos County
Parks, Recreation and Open Space Manager Dan Erickson and his wife, Shasta, during a recent bike ride on Pipeline Road in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo “I think I have the coolest job in the County,” Dan Erickson said of his new position as the Parks, Recreation and Open Space manager. “I’m an engineer by training but my heart is in all things outside.”
So, when he left his position as manager of the Traffic and Streets Division to become the new Parks, Recreation and Open Space manager in March, Erickson said he felt like a kid in Read More
Maggiore: Los Alamos County Keeps Getting Greener
By ANTONIO MAGGIORE
Los Alamos County Councilor
It’s looking like spring is finally here, and I honestly couldn’t be happier about it. I love spring, especially after such a nice wet winter.
All over Los Alamos and White Rock flowers and trees can already be seen blooming with an intensity and eagerness not seen for some time. This is looking to be an especially verdant summer all over not just our beautiful County, but our scenic state as a whole.
However, there’s more than just the myriad shades of green our landscape provides that has me excited for the next few months. This spring and summer has Read More
Traffic Alert: Rover Boulevard Southbound Right Lane Closure Near Del Norte Credit Union Thursday
Traffic Alert:
Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets division will be working on Rover Boulevard Thursday, May 2 in White Rock to repair a cut in the road.
The cut was caused by an emergency water line break that occurred a few weeks back.
The lane closure will occur in the southbound right lane next to Del Norte Credit Union. Crews will begin setting up traffic control at 8 a.m. and should complete the project by noon.
Caution: Keep a safe distance from the crew and follow all traffic control devices for your safety and those working this project.
Direct questions to 505.663.8113. Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: April 24 To April 30, 2019
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.
NATHAN JACOB MARQUEZ
April 25 at 3:27 p.m. / Police arrested Nathan Jacob Marquez, 38, of Los Alamos at 2025 East Jemez Dr. and charged him with three counts of criminal sexual penetration of a child 13 to 18 years of age, six counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor under 13 years of age, three counts of aggravated assault against a household member, one count of contributing to the Read More
Los Alamos Democratic Party Meet & Greet May 4
County Transportation Board Meets Thursday
Los Alamos Farmers Market Returns Thursday!
The Farmers Market returns Thursday to downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy photoUpcoming this season:
- The Kids Corner – Arts & Crafts
- L.A. Cares collects
- Music
- County Councilors
- KIng or Queen of the Chess Board!
- Market Bag given away!
Scenes From ‘Kites Of Many Colors’ Dedication
The newest artwork in the Los Alamos County’s art collection, ‘Kites Of Many Colors’ was dedicated during a ceremony Sunday in the White Rock Branch Library. From left, Arts in Public Places (APP) Board Chair Jeremy Smith, APP board member Pete Carson, Los Alamos County Councilor Randall Ryti, artist Thom Norris, White Rock resident Jackie Hurtle, artist Eric Markow, Councilor Katrina Schmidt, APP staff liaison Katy Korkos, former APP staff liaison Libby Carlsten, Library Manager Eileen Sullivan and White Rock resident Glenn Banks take part in the ceremony. Hurtle and her husband Banks Read More
Police Announce Checkpoints & Saturation Patrols In Los Alamos County During Summer 2019
LAPD News:
Los Alamos Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in Los Alamos county during the summer months of 2019.
LAPD is bringing awareness to these events in an effort to reduce alcohol related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving.
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision not to drink and drive.
- Who: Los Alamos
Probate Judge Vacancy Application Deadline Tuesday
COUNTY News:On The Job In Los Alamos: Sgt. Robin Hopkins
On the job in Los Alamos is Sgt. Robin Hopkins giving a presentation during a recent meeting of the Los Alamos Public Safety Association held at UNM-LA. Sgt. Hopkins was a deputy sheriff in 2015 at the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office when a call came over the radio about a suspect with a stolen police car armed with and shooting an AK-47 assault rifle. She answered the call and put herself directly in the line of fire by attempting to block the suspect. He opened fired at her vehicle as she approached. One of the shots found its way into her leg, shattering her left femur and femoral artery. Sgt. Hopkins Read More
Public Weighs In On Proposed ‘Jim Billen Trail’
A crowd gathers Thursday night at Fuller Lodge to provide input on renaming a segment of the Pueblo Canyon Rim Trail as the Jim Billen Trail. Billen passed away April 14, 2018. Here, a committee of citizens, business owners and boards and commissions members hear a presentation by resident Irene Powell. A citizen petition requested the trail be named in Billen’s honor due to his efforts to build this segment of the trail over a six-year period. The committee unanimously voted to recommend Los Alamos County Council approve the name change. Council will consider the board’s recommendation Read More
Historic Preservation Advisory Board Meets May 1
Scene Of Vehicle Accident On Main Hill Road
Scene of a vehicle accident at 8 a.m. today on the Main Hill Road. Photo by Arianna Maldonado
Scene of a vehicle accident today on the Main Hill Road. The wrecked vehicle is moved out of the way at about at 8:40 a.m. and traffic is flowing smoothly. Photo by Arianna Maldonado Read More
County Notice Of Possible Quorum April 27
Cone Zone: Week Of April 29
COUNTY News:
Public Works/Traffic Division projects:
Tsikumu Village – Road Improvements:
Albuquerque Asphalt began milling operations last week and will be milling on Saturday, April 27. Paving operations are underway throughout the village, with work estimated to be finished no later than Saturday, May 4, weather permitting. The remaining milling work will be completed Wednesday through Friday. To clear the streets for this work, residents are asked to please remove all vehicles from their street during work activities 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Concrete Read More
