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Edgewood Town Commission to consider staffing and lawsuits in closed session

The Town of Edgewood Commission will discuss staffing for several town positions, purchase of road equipment, town policy and several closed-session items during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 25.  The meeting starts at 6 p.m. in Edgewood Town Hall Commission Chambers, 171A NM-344, and will be streamed on the town’s YouTube page. New business […]

Posted inEdgewood, Local Government

Edgewood Town Commission to consider staffing and lawsuits in closed session

The Town of Edgewood Commission will discuss staffing for several town positions, purchase of road equipment, town policy and several closed-session items during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 25.  The meeting starts at 6 p.m. in Edgewood Town Hall Commission Chambers, 171A NM-344, and will be streamed on the town’s YouTube page. New business […]

Posted inLocal Government, Sandoval Signpost, Town of Bernalillo

Will Bernalillo raise sales tax for economic development?

Town councilors in Bernalillo are considering a sales-tax hike to promote economic development within the town limits. If the relevant ordinance is approved, a ballot question will go before voters next year, asking whether the town should impose an excise tax equal to one-fourth of one percent. That means an extra 25 cents on $100 […]

Posted inLocal Government, Sandoval Signpost, Town of Bernalillo

Rocket plant approval brings questions in Bernalillo

Project Ranger, a Castelion Corporation rocket manufacturing and testing plant, will be coming to Sandoval County. The company announced last week that it has officially selected a Rancho Estates site for the factory, expected to eventually employ more than 300. In the Town of Bernalillo, Mayor Jack Torres says he’s concerned about what impact the […]

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IPRA fight in Edgewood: Commissioner accuses town and colleague of hiding emails

Town of Edgewood Commissioner Patrick Milligan filed a complaint last month alleging that the town knowingly violated the state’s open records law, naming Commissioner Filandro Anaya as a defendant.  The complaint alleges that the Town of Edgewood and Anaya have “repeatedly failed to comply” with New Mexico’s Inspection of Public Records Act, which allows the […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Local Government

Bernalillo County passes anti-ICE ordinance to establish ‘Safer Community Places’

The Bernalillo County Commission passed an ordinance Monday night establishing “Safer Community Places” aimed at protecting residents, particularly immigrants, from federal immigration enforcement actions in certain locations. The measure, sponsored by Vice Chair Adriann Barboa and Commissioner Barbara Baca, designates private spaces within public facilities as protected areas, including hospitals, healthcare facilities, schools, daycare centers […]

Posted inLocal Government, Westside Albuquerque

New dispatch center struggles with staffing

Sandoval County’s new public safety dispatch center is still getting up to speed, its director said Tuesday. Yvonne Fox, who heads the Public Safety Emergency Communications Center of Sandoval County (PSECC), said the center doesn’t have the staffing level it needs to provide the service it wants to without compromise. She said the PSECC, which […]