NMED leverages resources on community outreach

ESPAÑOLA — The decision to disband the Community Radiation Monitoring Group (CRMG) did not sit well with those who have been there from the start.
The announcement came was delivered via an email that was received five days prior to what would be the final CRMG meeting on Wednesday in Española.
“Your decision to make this dramatic change causes us great pain and it causes me great pain,” said Joni Arends, the executive director of the Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety. “It makes me want to cry. I understand your logic but trust has been built with the CRMG and I strongly disagree with how all of this came about.”
“I am appalled that you make a decision all by yourself,” said Sheri Kotowski of the Embudo Valley Environmental Monitoring Group. “It is very deceitful. And it is reflective of the (Gov. Susanna) Martinez administration.”
The object of Arends’ and Kotowski’s ire was Tom Skibitski of the New Mexico Environmental Department’s DOE Oversight Bureau.
Skibitski made the decision to end the CRMG and make a transition to expand its community outreach with the help of the New Mexico Community Foundation.
At the beginning of his remarks, Skibitski said, “I hope this is a meeting and not a beating.”

If you subscribe to the newspaper, you receive FREE access to all the exclusive content of the web site! Simply register to receive uninterrupted access to our award-winning and in-depth local online content!

Renew Current or Past Subscription / Register for Online Subscription

If you currently subscribe or have subscribed in the past to the Los Alamos Monitor, then simply find your account number on your mailing label and enter it below.

Click the question mark below to see where your account ID appears on your mailing label.

Newspaper Acct. ID:
Street Address:	(exactly as it appears on the label)

If you are a subscriber and you do not know your account ID or don't have a copy of your newspaper available that shows the information on the address label you can click continue below to search for your account.

New Subscription/30 Day Free Trial Account

If you are new to the award winning Los Alamos Monitor and wish to get a subscription or simply gain access to our online content then please enter your ZIP code below and continue to setup your account.

ZIP Code:

Create a limited access account.
Register to participate in community forums, post on the community calendar, blog etc. This registration does not give you full access to read our award winning content, etc.

The Los Alamos Monitor | lacirculation@lamonitor.com | 505-662-4185
256 DP Road, Los Alamos, NM 87544
Office Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday