By Kevin Hendricks Despite fervent opposition from local residents, the Sandoval County Commission last week gave the green light to a controversial solar power and battery storage development in the East Mountains. The 3-2 vote on Feb. 18 approved a zoning request that allows the Diamond Tail solar and storage project to proceed. The Diamond […]
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Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of nm.news. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
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County called to the carpet
By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ The Bernalillo County Commission has a few more days to convince the New Mexico Department of Justice that commissioners didn’t break state law when they went into a closed-door meeting. Earlier this month, the department’s Governmental Counsel and Accountability Division sent a letter to commissioners asking for an explanation […]
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County called to the carpet
By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ The Bernalillo County Commission has a few more days to convince the New Mexico Department of Justice that commissioners didn’t break state law when they went into a closed-door meeting. Earlier this month, the department’s Governmental Counsel and Accountability Division sent a letter to commissioners asking for an explanation […]
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City hopes pallet home wrap up lines up with new operator
By Damon Scott, City Desk ABQ It’s been almost a year since the city announced plans to use $5 million in opioid settlement money to build a pallet home campus for 50 people experiencing homelessness who are also in recovery from opioid and other substance use disorders. Located at 3401 Pan American Freeway NE just […]
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City hopes pallet home wrap up lines up with new operator
By Damon Scott, City Desk ABQ It’s been almost a year since the city announced plans to use $5 million in opioid settlement money to build a pallet home campus for 50 people experiencing homelessness who are also in recovery from opioid and other substance use disorders. Located at 3401 Pan American Freeway NE just […]
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ABQ city clerk celebrates drop in records request backlog
By Elizabeth McCall, City Desk ABQ While a local transparency expert applauds Albuquerque’s City Clerk’s Office’s initiatives to reduce its backlog of public records requests — which the office receives thousands of each month — she says “there shouldn’t be any backlog at all.” The City Clerk’s Office received 14,000 public records requests under the […]
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ABQ city clerk celebrates drop in records request backlog
By Elizabeth McCall, City Desk ABQ While a local transparency expert applauds Albuquerque’s City Clerk’s Office’s initiatives to reduce its backlog of public records requests — which the office receives thousands of each month — she says “there shouldn’t be any backlog at all.” The City Clerk’s Office received 14,000 public records requests under the […]
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BernCo’s new weed policy could cause revenue complications
By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Bernalillo County firefighters could be brought under new rules that permit off-duty cannabis use, though there’s a small chance it could put the county’s ambulance license at risk and cost $900,000 a year in ambulance revenue. On the agenda for Tuesday’s County Commission meeting is a change to the […]
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BernCo’s new weed policy could cause revenue complications
By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Bernalillo County firefighters could be brought under new rules that permit off-duty cannabis use, though there’s a small chance it could put the county’s ambulance license at risk and cost $900,000 a year in ambulance revenue. On the agenda for Tuesday’s County Commission meeting is a change to the […]
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Feedback sought on Coors development plan
By Rodd Cayton Bernalillo County officials Tuesday will unveil the first draft of its South Coors Boulevard Sector Development Plan. According to a county news release, the goal is to establish mixed-use centers along Coors — a major Westside thoroughfare — enhancing housing diversity, economic opportunities and promoting a safer, multi-modal streetscape. The plan outlines […]