By Rodd Cayton A proposed apartment development in Bernalillo has been touted as key to the town’s future prosperity, and derided as a source of more traffic congestion and a stressor of water availability. The Town Council Monday formally introduced Ordinance 373 establishing a master plan for the roughly 15 acres in the Venada Plaza […]
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Rodd Cayton is a senior reporter with nm.news covering local news and government as a local reporting fellow with NM Reports.
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Securing Corrales’ water future: A 40-year roadmap
By Rodd Cayton The Village of Corrales is getting closer to protecting its water rights and holding onto any additional rights it might gain in the future. The village’s water team presented a draft 40-year water development plan to the Village Council on July 16, stressing the importance of finishing it and filing it with […]
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Traffic code update hits Corrales council
By Rodd Cayton Village councilors in Corrales Thursday will do some heavy lifting on new and returning items. One holdover is an update to the traffic code and penalty schedule. At the July 6 meeting, staff asked councilors to delay discussion of the matter, citing the document’s large size and a need to give themselves […]
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Placitas group to use state grant to promote emergency preparedness
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]