Art De La Cruz was elected the new chair of the Bernalillo County Commission in January, 2012. De La Cruz serves as commissioner for District 2, which includes the South Valley, the west side south of Central, several downtown neighborhoods, Kirtland Addition, Isleta Pueblo and Tohajiilee. De La Cruz served as vice chair of the County Commission in 2011 and chair in 2010.
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Youth groups, school clubs and teams are encouraged to apply for grants of up to $500 as part of Bernalillo County’s annual South Valley Clean Up Day. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2012.
This project will construct storm drainage infrastructure for the Vista del Rio neighborhood, an area of approximately 150 acres of established residential and semi-rural development. It includes all of De Baca Circle and Vito Romero Road from Isleta Blvd to the Armijo Acequia.
Construction is expected to begin in mid-Feb 2012 and be completed by mid-July 2012. Once the construction is completed, Bernalillo County will apply for a letter of map revision (LOMR) from FEMA to remove this portion of the south valley from the flood plain. Homeowners will then be able to drop the flood insurance that they are currently carrying.
A special event to celebrate the opening of the new US Foods warehouse and distribution facility in Bernalillo County.
US Foods supplies the highest quality food and related products to more than 1,200 restaurants, healthcare facilities, hotels, schools, and government agencies. Headquartered in Bernalillo County, the division services customers throughout New Mexico, West Texas and Southern Colorado.
US Foods employs more than 100 local employees with plans to add more jobs in the coming years.
Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) volunteers were recognized during a special brunch Nov. 10. MDC volunteers play a critical role in the community, sharing their life skills through a variety of roles, including mentoring, tutoring, and providing one-on-one attention to the MDC inmates. Commissioner Art De La Cruz, MDC Chief Ramon Rustin and staff hosted an appreciation brunch to acknowledge the hard work and commitment of MDC’s more than 300 volunteers. These individuals, residing in municipalities across New Mexico, dedicate countless hours to the jail and its inmates.
On Thursday, October 13, Commissioner Art De La Cruz, along with other local elected officials, joined joined with the residents of the Five Points Road neighborhoods to celebrate the completion of this long-awaited road construction project.
Meet the people with Bernalillo County who make our community a better place to live, work and play this Saturday at Mountain View Community Center!
Albuquerque, NM - U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Thursday, September 29, announced that approval has been given to establish a 570-acre National Wildlife Refuge just a few miles south of New Mexico’s largest metropolitan area. Secretary Salazar was joined on the site of the proposed Refuge by U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman, Congressman Martin Heinrich, Bernalillo County Commissioner Art De La Cruz, President of The Trust for Public Land, Will Rogers, and several community supporters.
Bernalillo County Commissioners Art De La Cruz and Michelle Lujan Grisham invite you to participate in the West Central Sector Development Plan.
Repeated Boiled Water Alerts and Violation of Rules Prompt the Request
After the New Mexico Environment Department’s Drinking Water Bureau (NMED) issued yet another boiled water alert ordering South Hills Water Company to advise its customers to boil water, Bernalillo County Commissioner Art De La Cruz is seeking New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) intervention.