By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County is about to pave the way — literally — for its new landfill, and hand the governor a name for an open seat in the Legislature, all in one Wednesday night meeting. Commissioners are set to award a $6,916,821.80 contract to Albuquerque Asphalt Inc. to build out 28th, […]
By Rodd Cayton The Town of Edgewood is righting its fiscal ship, according to Town Manager Kelly Hamilton, with finance manager Amber Sanchez at the helm. She’s turning the Titanic away from the iceberg,” Hamilton told the Route 66 Independent. “She’s working diligently on getting us a clean set of books, so we have a […]
By Rodd Cayton The selection of Siegel Design Architects LLC to provide professional services to Corrales was approved by the Village Council, but only after discussion of whether the spirit of the rules was being followed. Councilors OK’d the one-year professional services agreement, under which Siegel Design is to be paid $49,999.99 — a penny […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho families looking for child care options will have two more choices soon, after the Governing Body unanimously approved site plans for a new La Esperanza preschool near City Center and a daycare facility near Southern Boulevard and Golf Course Road. La Esperanza expansion clears final vote The board […]
By Rodd Cayton The Village of Corrales has a 40-year water plan. The document, required by the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer and crucial to the village’s water future, was approved at the Aug. 18 Village Council meeting. It projects Corrales’ long-term water supply needs and identifies conservation protocols for the village. Before […]
By Rodd Cayton The $10 fine for not having reflectors on one’s bicycle in Corrales is probably going away. The Village Council next month will review changes to its uniform traffic code, and one item to be considered is updating the fee schedule. Some fines haven’t been increased in decades, and Police Chief Victor Mangiacapra […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Two new custom homes are headed to Northern Boulevard after the Rio Rancho Governing Body on Aug. 13 rejected a neighbor’s appeal and upheld a Planning and Zoning Board decision allowing single-family houses on lots 10 feet narrower than city code typically permits. The council considered two nearly identical appeals […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. District 2 has a vacancy on the horizon. Councilor Jeremy Lenentine announced Aug. 19 he’s resigning for family considerations, with his last day in office set for Nov. 12 — handing Mayor Paul Wymer the job of finding a replacement under the same fast-track process that seated Councilor David Mann […]
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Neighbors and nearby business owners along Yale Boulevard near the airport will get their say on an overnight drug treatment shelter after city officials accidentally allowed it to open without a required permit. The Albuquerque City Council rejected a recommendation that would have allowed the shelter to move forward […]
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Burqueños will not get a chance to weigh in this November on removing the mayor’s sole power over the city attorney and city clerk after councilors failed to override Mayor Tim Keller’s veto, which warned the change would effectively create a new branch of city government. During Monday’s Albuquerque […]
