Michael Meek has jumped early into the Rio Rancho mayor’s race. Meek, who chairs the Sandoval County Board of Commissioners, has declared he will seek to replace Gregg Hull next year as leader of what might already be New Mexico’s second-largest city. He has lived in Rio Rancho since 1990, and served in the city […]
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Posted inLocal Government, Westside Albuquerque
The future of rubbish
Sandoval County commissioners are taking an efficiency-focused approach to landfill affairs. At their Sept. 10 meeting, commissioners voted to adopt a new fee schedule for the current county landfill, as well as volume-based discounts intended to maximize use of the site before its shutdown in 2036. Of the latter, Public Works Director Mark Hatzenbuhler told […]
Posted inLocal Government, Town of Bernalillo
Sandoval County manager says Westside bypass critical for the area
The long-term goal of a Westside bypass benefits the entire area, Sandoval County Manager Wayne Johnson says. He told the Sandoval Signpost those benefits extend to the Town of Bernalillo, where councilors earlier this week opted to publicly oppose such a project, which would include widening and extending Paseo del Volcan. “We need a place […]
Posted inLocal Government, Westside Albuquerque
SandCo commission to consider bonds, landfill rate increases
Sandoval County Commissioners on Wednesday will consider $12.5 million in bonds to pay for the construction of a new animal shelter and emergency telecommunications tower. The $7.5 million for the animal shelter would go toward new construction, equipment and other improvements, according to the agenda. The $5,000,000 for the telecommunications project would go toward land […]
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Bernalillo council to consider Enchantment Games permit
The Enchantment Games are coming back for a third year, pending approval by the Bernalillo Town Council. Organizers are asking for a public celebration permit for the Sept. 20 event, a fundraiser for the Albuquerque Sign Language Academy. According to the agenda, the Games would include tournaments in kickball, cornhole, bocce ball and spikeball. The […]
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‘Bypass this bypass!’
Some Town of Bernalillo leaders are asking state authorities to put the brakes on a road project they say would be detrimental to their community. An open letter to the New Mexico Department of Transportation, dated Sept. 2, asks the department to halt the widening and extension of Paseo del Volcan, which its signers — […]
Posted inLocal Government, Westside Albuquerque
Prepare for launch
A lucrative rocket factory has moved closer to being a reality for Sandoval County. County commissioners Wednesday approved a bond issue that could clear the way for the creation of hundreds of high-paying jobs in the Rio Rancho area. Before approval, State Sen. Jay Block called the industrial revenue bonds “probably one of the most […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Hats are in the ring for November elections
Forty-one candidates are seeking elected office across Sandoval County this fall. In Corrales, Mayor James Fahey Jr. is facing challengers Bob Eichhorst and Fred Hashimoto. Village Councilors Rick Miera, Mel Knight and John Alsobrook are running unopposed. Five candidates in the Village of Jemez Springs — Victoria Martinez, Monique Cheri Alton, James McCue, Melina Sanchez […]
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Sandoval Commission to contemplate rocket bonds
Wednesday’s Sandoval County Commission meeting will have a distinctive economic development theme. Commissioners will consider approval of up to $125 million in bonds to attract a new manufacturing plant and hear an update from the Sandoval Economic Alliance (SEA). Castelion Corporation is considering Rio Rancho for a hypersonic rocket manufacturing and testing site that would […]
Posted inLocal Government, Town of Bernalillo
Bernalillo planners reject methadone clinic proposal
A methadone clinic in downtown Bernalillo seems less likely after planning and zoning commissioners declined to grant a permit for the project. Mayor Jack Torres told the Sandoval Signpost the Town Council will only look at the matter if the applicant, Maximum Vitality, appeals the planning and zoning commission’s decision. Commissioners rejected the application for […]