By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Burqueños and city workers can breathe a sigh of relief as the city’s new $1.5 billion budget becomes law without the stroke of the mayor’s pen. The plan avoids resident trash fee hikes, locks in funding for core community services from public safety to senior programs and includes upcoming […]
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Posted inCity Desk ABQ
Why did the city cancel 311 on Sundays? Councilor quizzes mayor’s office after getting no answer
City Desk ABQ: How that story came together Jesse Jones is a local government reporter with City Desk and The Paper. This column covers his work uncovering what’s behind a news tip he received about City Hall. Whether you’re reporting graffiti, looking for a swimming pool schedule, seeking homeless services or trying to track down […]
Posted inTown of Bernalillo
Bernalillo council finalizes capital wish list
By Rodd Cayton, The Paper. Without controversy, the Bernalillo Town Council on June 8 finalized the infrastructure capital improvement plan for 2028 through 2032. The panel had previously discussed the package, essentially a wish list municipalities in New Mexico submit each year, identifying capital projects they would like to undertake. The only change between then […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Speed camera citations more than doubled in May as Unser Boulevard becomes Rio Rancho’s top speeding corridor
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho’s speed cameras issued 7,095 citations in May — nearly triple April’s total — as camera deployment shifted heavily onto Unser Boulevard, the city’s busiest north-south corridor. Data from vendor Verra Mobility shows the Safe Traffic Operations Program monitored more than 1 million vehicle passes in May, flagging 12,996 […]
Posted inSandoval County
Sandoval County commissioners face full agenda: assessor ouster, $15M in bonds, labor contracts
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County commissioners will call on the county assessor to resign her elected office, vote on more than $15 million in proposed bond financing, and ratify new labor contracts for firefighters and detention staff when they convene Wednesday night in Bernalillo. The most politically charged item on the agenda asks […]
Posted inSandoval County
20-year-old faces felony charges after 112 mph chase on US 550, crash in Bernalillo
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A 20-year-old man faces five criminal charges — including a felony — after a Sandoval County Sheriff’s deputy clocked his vehicle at 112 mph on northbound US 550 Monday morning and pursued him through a crash that ended on a dirt road near the Bernalillo border. According to a criminal […]
Posted inCorrales
Carjacked ABQ vehicle found in Corrales
An Albuquerque crime Friday extended into the Village of Corrales, when officers recovered the stolen ride. According to a news release from the Corrales Police Department, officers were dispatched to Via Oreada for a report of a suspicious vehicle. Upon arriving, the release states, officers discovered that the unoccupied sedan had been stolen during an […]
Posted inPueblos
Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico’s largest winery forge grape-growing partnership
A Sandoval County pueblo and New Mexico’s largest winery are joining forces to grow premium wine grapes on tribal land — a deal both parties say will strengthen local agriculture and tribal economic independence. The Pueblo of Santa Ana and Lescombes Family Vineyards of Deming announced the partnership June 1, covering cultivation of chardonnay, pinot […]
Posted inCity Desk ABQ
How a new zoning ordinance could send future Burque smoke shops up in smoke
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Smoke shops and cannabis dispensaries have become a common sight in many Duke City shopping centers, but city leaders may soon make that boom go up in smoke. Concerned about the increasing concentration of 21-and-over shops, a city councilor is proposing new zoning rules that would limit how many […]
Posted inCorrales
New rules at last? Parking ordinance update headlines Corrales council meeting
By Rodd Cayton, Corrales Comment Will Corrales finally update its parking ordinance? The Village Council Tuesday will take the matter up once again, nearly four months after putting it off due to concerns about possible unintended consequences of a previous draft ordinance. Residents have been asking the council to address the problem of commercial parking […]
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