When Gregg Hull found out he had been elected mayor of Rio Rancho in 2014, he was just walking through the door of his own watch party. Hull and his wife, Carrie, had spent election night at a church service, phones in the trunk. By the time they arrived, the crowd was already saying congratulations. […]
Local Government
Posted inLocal Government, Sandoval County, Sandoval Signpost
Sandoval County to vote on $736K in state election funding at Wednesday meeting
Sandoval County taxpayers will get a look at how the county plans to cover the cost of this year’s elections when commissioners meet Wednesday evening in Bernalillo — with more than $736,000 in state reimbursement funds on the table. The Sandoval County Board of Commissioners meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Administrative Building Commission […]
Posted inLocal Government, Sandoval Signpost, Town of Bernalillo
‘Pipe Dream’ no more: Bernalillo Town Council earns ‘clean’ financial audit
The Bernalillo Town Council met Monday to acknowledge a clean independent audit and introduce a new ordinance to standardize street addresses for emergency services. The clean audit report provides residents with assurance regarding how their tax dollars are managed. Auditors issued an unmodified opinion for the 2025 fiscal year, confirming that the town’s financial records […]
Posted inEducation
Estancia voters OK $4 million to train students for farm, trades and wind power jobs
Future Estancia High School students will be faced with more options after graduation, if school leaders have their way. Voters have approved a $4 million bond issue that will help the Estancia Municipal School District build a new career and vocational education center. 69% of 447 mailed-in ballots voted in support, officials say. “We are […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, City Desk ABQ, Local Government, The Paper., Westside Albuquerque
Pueblos and neighbors lose final appeal to block 238-unit development next to Petroglyphs Monument
By Jesse Jones, City Desk ABQ in The Paper. — Bulldozers are officially cleared to start building new housing in Albuquerque. The only problem, say neighbors and pueblos, is that the development will sit next to the Petroglyph National Monument. The Pueblos of Santa Clara and Laguna and the Westside Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (WSCONA) […]
Posted inThe Paper.
Gov, Board give final OK to $114M State Fair redevelopment with a stadium option
Burqueños and the International District moved a step closer to a major Fairgrounds transformation Monday after the state board approved the first phase of a $200 million redevelopment plan that includes a new multipurpose stadium and hundreds of housing units. The New Mexico State Fairgrounds District Board, chaired by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, approved the […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, City Desk ABQ, Local Government, Rio Rancho, The Paper., Westside Albuquerque
Westside, Rio Rancho drivers have a new $62 million reason to hate rush hour
Thousands of Rio Rancho and Westside drivers who navigate the Unser Boulevard and Paseo del Norte intersection daily are in line for long-awaited relief — but they’ll need to endure roughly three years of construction to get there. Albuquerque officially launched the largest road construction project in its history on March 17: a $62 million […]
Posted inLocal Government, Sandoval Signpost, Town of Bernalillo
Bernalillo council to take up address overhaul, fire station funding Monday
Bernalillo residents with incorrect or out-of-sequence property addresses could see changes coming — and faster 911 response times — if the town council adopts a new address standardization ordinance at its Monday meeting. The council meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Town Hall, 829 S Camino del Pueblo. Proposed Ordinance 368 would require the town’s […]
Posted inCorrales, Local Government
Corrales fire officials warn of early fire season risk as heat dome settles over region
Corrales fire officials are urging residents to act now as an unusual heat dome pushes the village into fire conditions typically not seen until June — two months ahead of schedule. The Corrales Fire Department is asking residents to clear dead vegetation from their properties and build defensible space around their homes before conditions worsen. […]
Posted inThe Paper.
How many gas stations are too many? Neighbors fight Maverick plan to add 4th to Carlisle, Indian School corridor
By Rodd Cayton, The Paper. — How many gas stations can one neighborhood handle? That’s the question neighbors from 8 neighborhoods living along Indian School Rd. and Carlisle Blvd. are asking. A zoning examiner is now weighing a pair of requests that could lead to a new Maverik gas station on the site that was […]