By Rodd Cayton A group determined to ensure Placitas residents are properly capable of handling crises has received a boost in its mission. Placitas Resilience & Emergency Preparedness Alliance (PREP) has announced a $20,000 education and outreach grant from the New Mexico Association of Counties. PREP President Allen Saville said the organization, formed in March […]
Rodd Cayton
Rodd Cayton is a senior reporter with nm.news covering local news and government as a local reporting fellow with NM Reports.
Posted inPlacitas
Beyond the basics: Preparing your Placitas home for power outages and emergencies
By Rodd Cayton Placitas residents needing to know how to shelter in pace is not a matter of “if,” but a matter of “when,” Sandoval County Emergency Manager Dan Heerding said Tuesday night. “Do some homework,” he told those gathering at a community briefing on sheltering in place.”Do some reading. Think about all the emergencies […]
Posted inEnvironment, Conservation & Climate
Forestry Division shares tips for wildfire prevention
By Rodd Cayton What’s better than extinguishing a wildfire without anyone getting injured? Avoiding the fire altogether. The New Mexico Forestry Division has issued a set of tips the agency says will reduce the number of human-caused fires, which represent the vast majority of wildfire starts in the U.S. The division says a 90% reduction […]
Posted inCorrales
Memorial service set for Corrales historian
By Rodd Cayton An Aug. 9 memorial service has been set for one of Corrales’ greatest champions. Village Historian Mary Davis died June 28 from surgery complications, according to an announcement from the Corrales Historical Society. She lived in the village for more than 50 years. Davis, who wrote Hometown Corrales, A Family Album and […]
Posted inPlacitas
Placitas PREP to offer tips for riding out a shelter-in-place period
By Rodd Cayton Any number of incidents could create a need for residents to shelter in place, and a Placitas group is seeking to ensure they know the best ways to do so. Placitas Resilience & Emergency Preparedness Alliance (PREP), to that end, is presenting its next community briefing on that topic. PREP President Allen […]
Posted inCorrales
Photos: Celebrating 250, Corrales-style
By Rodd Cayton On July 4, 1776, American colonists told King George III they were fed up with his rule and striking out on their own. On the other side of the continent, Corrales was a quiet, agricultural Spanish colonial settlement along the Rio Grande, home to 362 people, according to Mayor Fred Hashimoto. A […]
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Recycling rides: A creative new life for discarded bicycles in Corrales
By Rodd Cayton The cycling community in Corrales is among the village’s best-known constituencies. Corrales even has a Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission to look out for those who use the machines to commute, run errands and stay fit. Commission member Stevie Kuenzler wants to make the village’s love for bikes more apparent. He and […]
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Corrales parking compromise follows long debate
By Rodd Cayton A meandering discussion about parking availability in Corrales ended with a compromise that saved the village thousands of dollars in grants. The Village Council has for months been engaged in an effort to craft a parking ordinance update that would curtail illegal parking by patrons of local businesses while not penalizing Corraleños […]
Posted inTown of Bernalillo
Bernalillo revamps fire chief role to boost recruitment
By Rodd Cayton, Sandoval Signpost In a move Mayor Jack Torres says will improve the candidate pool, town councilors in Bernalillo Monday approved a change to how the fire chief will be employed. The 3-1 vote changes the position from serving at the pleasure of the mayor and council to a regular employee, who cannot […]
Posted inTown of Bernalillo
Fire chief change on Bernalillo agenda
Bernalillo Mayor Jack Torres’ proposal to modernize the fire chief’s status will take the spotlight at Monday’s Town Council meeting. At the previous meeting, Torres introduced an ordinance that would make the fire chief a regular employee, selected through the same hiring process used for other department heads. The chief is now an at-will employee, […]