Just over 20% of registered New Mexico voters turned out for the 2023 local elections, about 5,000 more people than participated in the 2021 local elections.
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Placitas Garden Tour Donates $4,000 to Sandoval County Nonprofits
Approximately 575 people visited the six gardens on tour Sept. 10 at the 7th annual Placitas Garden Tour, making it possible for the tour’s nonprofit organizer to donate $4,000 to two local nonprofits.
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First Responder Spotlight
The Sandoval County Optimist Club highlights a first responder each month, highlighting their community contributions. Vincenzo Jaramillo always wanted to be a fireman. As a youth, with both his mother and step-father being firefighters, most family activities centered around the fire station. He took his emergency medical technician training (EMT) as a class in high school. Upon graduating […]
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County Calls on Lawmakers to Address Behavioral and Mental Health
As noted by one member of the public during the Sandoval County Commission meeting, matters relating to addressing mental and behavioral health made up four of the top five issues listed as legislative priorities for the 2024 session. While County Manager Wayne Johnson told commissioners the 16 priorities were listed in no particular order, Commissioner […]
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Public School, Conservation Board Seats Settled Throughout County
School board races in Bernalillo, Cuba, Jemez Valley and Rio Rancho were decided, and voters in the City of Vision approved funding for a third high school on election day, Nov. 7. There were several contested races on school boards across the county, but not in Bernalillo. Incumbents Christine Suina (District 1), Cordy Chavez (District […]
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Funding Approved to Expand Courthouse Facility
After voters narrowly defeated a bond question that would have provided Sandoval County with $41 million to plan, design and construct an addition to the 13th Judicial District Courthouse a year ago, the County Commission on Wednesday (Nov. 8) took action that would allocate $37 million for the same purpose. The Commission first voted to […]
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Time to Cut Your Christmas Tree
Holiday season is almost here and Santa Fe National Forest is offering the public the chance to cut down a Christmas tree. Families can create some great memories and get a tree for the holidays with the purchase a permit online or in person from a variety of Forest Service offices starting Nov. 9 and […]
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Veterans Get a Green Light Sandoval County will proudly honor its veterans again this year by participating in Operation Green Light, a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers (NACVSO). From November 6 through 12, 2023, the county will virtually light its administration building in green […]
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Commission Approves $275 Million Bond to Build Solar Plan
Construction of a Sandoval County solar power generation plant from which PNM will buy power to provide to the Meta data center in Los Lunas received unanimous approval from the Sandoval County Commission on Wednesday (Oct. 25). The commission authorized the issuance of $275 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds to build the NMRD IV Project […]
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