Sandoval County Commissioners on Wednesday will consider $12.5 million in bonds to pay for the construction of a new animal shelter and emergency telecommunications tower. The $7.5 million for the animal shelter would go toward new construction, equipment and other improvements, according to the agenda. The $5,000,000 for the telecommunications project would go toward land […]
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Edgewood Town Commission to consider water protection ordinance
The Edgewood Town Commission will meet on Tuesday to discuss a proposed ordinance to protect local water resources during its regular meeting. The commission will hold a public hearing on Sept. 23 regarding an ordinance designed to safeguard the community’s water supply, according to the meeting agenda. The item calls for both a workshop and […]
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Town of Edgewood reports 83% resident satisfaction in annual survey
Eighty-three percent of Edgewood residents rate their community’s quality of life as excellent or good, according to a comprehensive survey released in the town’s fiscal year 2025 annual report. The survey results were part of a 15-month public input process for updating the town’s comprehensive plan, which was adopted by the governing body in January […]
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Bernalillo council to consider Enchantment Games permit
The Enchantment Games are coming back for a third year, pending approval by the Bernalillo Town Council. Organizers are asking for a public celebration permit for the Sept. 20 event, a fundraiser for the Albuquerque Sign Language Academy. According to the agenda, the Games would include tournaments in kickball, cornhole, bocce ball and spikeball. The […]
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Moriarty’s longtime councilor denies former city clerk’s corruption allegations
By Connor Currier A Moriarty City Councilor is denying allegations of government corruption made by the former city clerk/treasurer, attributing the claims to a disgruntled employee. Councilor Steve Anaya says he doesn’t believe former City Clerk/Treasurer Deborah Liu’s accusations of government corruption. “I don’t believe that, and I believe those comments are from a disgruntled […]
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‘Bypass this bypass!’
Some Town of Bernalillo leaders are asking state authorities to put the brakes on a road project they say would be detrimental to their community. An open letter to the New Mexico Department of Transportation, dated Sept. 2, asks the department to halt the widening and extension of Paseo del Volcan, which its signers — […]
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Moriarty audit partner: ‘A budget wasn’t established… it’s a violation of state law’
By Connor Currier During Moriarty City Council’s special meeting on Aug. 27, the governing body responded to multiple recent reports by NM.news of allegations of years of financial mismanagement leveled by the city’s former clerk/treasurer. At the meeting, the first article they touched on was a report about how the city of Moriarty had overspent […]
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Albuquerque eyes $777M investment in fusion energy research
Albuquerque city councilors may consider some of their biggest financial decisions of the year when they meet Wednesday, a few days later than usual because of the Labor Day holiday. The meeting could include a massive industrial revenue bond for a nuclear fusion facility, along with votes on previously deferred housing initiatives. Nuclear fusion development […]
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Estancia resolves water crisis after community-wide emergency response
The Town of Estancia has successfully restored water service after a critical shortage forced emergency conservation measures and community-wide assistance in mid-August, according to a memo from Mayor Nathan Dial. The crisis reached its peak on Aug. 11-12, when storage tanks dropped to critically low levels, prompting officials to ask residents to conserve water and […]
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City of Moriarty struggles with ‘nearly a decade’ of mismanaged financial records
By Connor Currrier During an Aug. 27 Moriarty City Council Special Meeting, Financial Analyst Emily Sanchez said the city’s financial record books have “un-posted transactions” dating all the way back to 2015 during a financial analyst update. “There’s been un-posted transactions still sitting there from (July) of 2015 to (July) of 2021,” said Sanchez. “They’re […]