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  • White Rock Master Plan on Tuesday's docket

    The future of the White Rock Center Master Plan/Economic Development Strategy will be decided by County Council Tuesday during a 7 p.m. open work session in the White Rock Fire Station on N.M. 4. The project is the result of extensive hard work and collaboration among a range of stakeholders, community leaders, elected officials and members of the public.

    The project process began in August and has included seven community forums, 10 Steering Committee meetings, three county council briefings, stakeholder interviews and an interactive project website.

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  • Gladys Marie Holder

    HOLDER – Gladys Marie Holder, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, died peacefully June 12, 2008, with family and a friend beside her.

    A gathering will occur at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 14 at 1786 Siringo Road in Santa Fe. Look for the adobe wall.

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  • Escaped ember started LANL fire

    A spokesperson for Los Alamos National Laboratory provided additional information about a fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon on laboratory property.

    Kevin Roark of the LANL communications office said this morning that the fire was caused by an unanticipated failure of a piece of a scientific apparatus under development for the Nevada Test Site. He said a piece of equipment was under an evaluation using a gunpowder-like explosive.

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  • New board gets green light

    The code ordinance creating the Environmental Sustainability Board was enthusiastically approved by County Council Tuesday to replace the Solid Waste Management Board. Council previously approved the formation of the board and sunsetting of the Solid Waste Management Board in March as part of its Environmental Sustainability Initiative.

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  • Skate park ruling appealed

    Officially, opponents to the location of the proposed skate park have until Monday to file an appeal of the Planning and Zoning Commission’s site approval.

    Whatever happens these next three days, two appeals have already been filed.

    A spokesperson for the planning department said that two appeals have been filed as of Thursday, one from Morrie Pongratz, and one from Jack and Colleen Hanlon.

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  • Caldera trust puts faith in business plan

    The subject of what the Valles Caldera National Preserve is going to do for a living – when and if its allowance from Congress dissipates in the next few years – kept coming up during a public meeting of the governing board.

    The Valles Caldera Trust met at preserve headquarters in Jemez Springs Thursday, taking care of routine business, announcing some new recreational opportunities and hearing reports from managers.

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  • County council considers regional transit tax

    As part of a regional transit district initiative consistent with Los Alamos County’s goal to improve transportation and mobility, a transit gross receipts tax and election are being considered.

    At its Tuesday meeting, council made a minor amendment to the ordinance and set June 24 as the date for a public hearing and council action on the issue.

    The tax is equal to .125 percent of the community’s gross receipts. It would total about $1.9 million per year.

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  • Audit shows healthy numbers

    The financial management at Los Alamos Public Schools has significantly improved, according to audit results released Tuesday.

    Despite minor flaws, LAPS bookkeeping practices have become “healthy” since the arrival of a new financial management staff, said Jeff McWhorter, chief auditor of the Accounting and Consulting Group.

    McWhorter presented the results of the fiscal year 2006-2007 audit report to LAPS board members Tuesday.

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  • Recycling a top priority for Los Alamos

    The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has recognized Los Alamos County for having the state’s second highest recycling rate.

    According to the NMED, Lincoln County recycled the most, 67 percent of its solid-waste in 2007, a figure attributed to the county's composting of large quantities of green waste.

    Regina Wheeler, Los Alamos County Solid Waste Division Manager, said the NMED calculates recycling rates using guidelines set by the Environmental Protection Agency, but those guidelines do not account for the total material actually recycled in the county.

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  • Burning questions draw explosive answers

    Long-time residents of Los Alamos say they seldom notice the periodic booms that punctuate the silence of their mountain settlement.

    But newcomers and some of the neighbors across the river and down in the valley have complained that the blasts lately have rattled their windows in Santa Fe and beyond Espaola and that they can hear the sounds of explosives testing from the nuclear weapons laboratory in Los Alamos.

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