Get ready to go round and round at one Westside intersection Albuquerque city workers will begin installing a roundabout at Tierra Pintada Boulevard and Mirehaven Parkway in the Tierra Oeste neighborhood on the city’s far Westside. Construction is expected to last through the rest of the year. “This is a major project that will bring […]
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Last chance to speak out on proposed $1.4 billion city budget
Want to weigh in on how the city should budget its money? The public is invited to share its thoughts with Albuquerque city councilors at a committee meeting Thursday. The Committee of the Whole (COW) will meet May 9 to hear resident input on the mayor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025. HOW TO PARTICIPATE: […]
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City councilors seek to reverse immigrant friendly policy
Councilors Brook Bassan and Renée Grout are co-sponsoring a bill that would reverse the city’s Immigrant Friendly Policy to allow police to contact federal authorities if an undocumented immigrant is charged with certain violent crimes or drug offenses. The bill to amend the current policy, introduced at the Albuquerque City Council meeting Monday night, was […]
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City Council hears from the public — and some stuffed animals — at Monday meeting
A packed chamber greeted the Albuquerque City Council for a five-hour meeting May 6 where the council spent some money, approved getting some grant money and heard heartfelt public comments about immigration policies in the city. Standing Room Only More than a dozen residents turned out to voice their concerns about a proposed amendment that […]
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City record keepers are bringing the clerk’s office into the digital age
Last year, the Albuquerque City Clerk’s Office digitized over a million public records in order to make them more accessible to citizens who file Inspection of Public Records Act requests, as well as city departments that need access to records. And they’re still going. “Currently we have 9,000 boxes and we also have 58 pallets […]
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AFR ambulance gets a new home — in Ukraine
The city of Albuquerque is sending one of the fire department’s decommissioned ambulances to its sister city of Kharkiv in Ukraine as the country continues to face Russian attacks. The 2011 Ford F6G ambulance is in good working condition, said Sara Mannal, a city spokesperson. She said city leaders and community members wrote messages of […]
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New fire rigs hit the streets
Three new fire engines are now patrolling the streets of Albuquerque. Albuquerque Fire Rescue marked the start of the engines’ service Tuesday with traditional “push-in ceremonies.” As the name implies, crews lent elbow grease to guide the trucks to their new apparatus bays. The new trucks replaced a trio of 12-year-old units that have responded […]
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County says detox clients increasingly younger, on fentanyl
Activity at the entrance of Bernalillo County’s detoxification center in Albuquerque picks up around 6 pm on most nights but that doesn’t mean the CARE Campus isn’t buzzing at other hours of the day. “In the last year we’ve seen a lot of individuals just looking for a place to be, and that usually happens […]
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Budget planning in full swing as council fields concerns about libraries, museums
On Thursday, Albuquerque City Councilors held their first meeting to discuss and hear from constituents about the mayor’s $1.4 billion proposed budget for the next fiscal year. Budget Input Concerns about funding for the public library and the Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum drew the top comments from the handful of residents who attended […]
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NMDOJ Investigates Complaints About County Commissioners
The New Mexico Department of Justice (NMDOJ) is investigating claims that some members of the Bernalillo County Commission have violated meeting rules. In a letter dated April 24, and addressed to County Manager Julie Morgas Baca and Attorney Ken Martinez, the NMDOJ said, “Based on the materials reviewed, there are indications that deliberations on public […]