By Pat Davis — A surprise mandate issued this week for all employees to sign Non-Disclosure Agreements in order to work for the Town of Edgewood should now be considered more of a “first draft” for a future requirement, town leaders told the Independent, after city workers balked at signing them. Several town employees contacted […]
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Rio Rancho governing body rejects Orchard Park master plan over holdout lots, park concerns
Rio Rancho’s Governing Body rejected a proposed 278-home subdivision Thursday night after councilors raised concerns that the development skirted ownership requirements and shortchanged future residents on park space. The Orchard Park Master Plan, proposed by AMREP Southwest on 43 acres north of Northern Meadows near Wilpett Drive NE and Progress Boulevard NE, failed on a […]
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Bernalillo to standardize addresses to speed 911 response
Some Bernalillo residents could see their home addresses change under a new ordinance the Town Council takes up for final vote Monday night — a fix town officials say is needed to help first responders find them faster. The Town Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Town Hall, 829 Camino del Pueblo, to consider […]
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Rio Rancho set to approve 278-home development, $13.7M fire station contract
Two significant projects — a 278-home subdivision and a new $13.7 million fire station — come before the Rio Rancho Governing Body Thursday night as the city continues to manage rapid growth in its southern neighborhoods. The Governing Body will hold a public hearing on the Orchard Park Master Plan, a 43-acre single-family development proposed […]
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Back to dirt: Mayor Hashimoto reverses unauthorized parking prep
It’s not a parking lot, Corrales Mayor Fred Hashimoto says. It was never a parking lot, and likely will never be a parking lot. Hashimoto told the Corrales Comment that he ordered village public works staff to remove subsurface materials commonly laid onto dirt before parking-lot construction from part of the Gonzales Field. He said […]
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Family sues Sandoval County, medical provider over 29-year-old’s fentanyl overdose in jail
The family of a 29-year-old woman who died of a fentanyl overdose while in custody at the Sandoval County Detention Center has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county and its private medical provider, alleging staff ignored her severe mental health crisis and failed to prevent lethal drugs from circulating in the jail. The […]
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Fed cuts prompt Keller to pitch budget with $35 million hole and 272 job cuts
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Albuquerque is tightening its belt for the first time in years, and Burqueños may soon feel the shift. Mayor Tim Keller sent his $1.47 billion budget proposal to the City Council on Wednesday. The budget is $35 million less than last year. After a record budget year approved last […]
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Neighborhoods prevail in first round against Maverick plans for gas station on former Whole Foods site
A city zoning official has denied petitions that would allow a new gas station and convenience store to be built at Carlisle Boulevard and Indian School Road. Zoning Hearing Examiner Robert Lucero announced his decision Thursday morning. Maverik, which already owns the property, had sought a conditional use permit to allow the store to be […]
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From curbside to containers: Why Albuquerque is rethinking how it recycles glass
It looked like the glass would finally be picked up with the rest of our trash and recycling we all hoped for, but the reality was that it was not to be, at least not yet. Editor’s note: For years, the city has fielded requests to add glass to “blue bin” curbside recycling, so when […]
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The sound of silence: Corrales council takes next step in drafting noise ordinance
It will be at least a few months before Corrales has a new noise ordinance, Mayor Fred Hashimoto says. Hashimoto told the Corrales Comment that the village has been working with a sound engineer as it attempts to develop suitable rules. Village councilors took up the longstanding issue anew last summer, identifying enforceability and the […]