WHO: County Commissioner Art De La Cruz, County Manager Tom Zdunek
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Intersection of Pajarito Road and Escarpment Road S.W.
VISUALS: New community building, in addition to existing fire and law enforcement equipment that will serve the area.
DIRECTIONS: From Albuquerque, head south on Coors Boulevard S.W. Turn right, or west, on Pajarito Road S.W. Follow Pajarito Road for about one mile to the end of the pavement. The blue building is located there. Call 505.414.0485 for assistance.
Bernalillo County Commissioner Michelle Lujan Grisham commended the Legislature for today’s action that commits about $30 million toward the Paseo del Norte and I-25 reconstruction project. Commissioner Lujan Grisham also pledged to continue to work with federal, state and local officials to secure the remaining money, about $8 million, needed to start the first phase of the project.
A plan to build and operate a solar array at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) is closer to reality after the Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved an agreement that would move the project forward. “I have embraced this concept from the beginning and it has been a long time in coming,” says Commissioner Michael Wiener. “It is an effective and creative use of the land on which MDC sits.”
The Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office is in the process of accepting applications for approximately 373 full-time and part-time election support positions for the upcoming 2012 Primary Election. The hiring date is March 1, 2012 and the work will continue through June 30, 2012.
Bernalillo County Commissioners today invited the public to participate in upcoming listening sessions on a proposal that would require inspection and possible repairs for older septic systems, outside the city limits, in unincorporated Bernalillo County.
The pending change to the county code would require the county’s oldest septic systems to be inspected and repaired or replaced, if necessary, to stop pollution in groundwater. Household septic tanks are a major source of groundwater pollution in New Mexico.
The Bernalillo County Commission is currently scheduled to vote on the issue on March 13.
Bernalillo County has selected New Mexico resident Vincent C. Murphy as its next deputy county manager for Community Services. Murphy has professional experience in both the private and public sectors. He has worked in several education and public policy positions since 1978. For the past 20 years, Murphy has worked in the private sector as an organizational development director and consultant. In his current position, he serves as the director of government relations for local public relations giant, The Garrity Group. He also served as chief of staff for U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman from 1983 to 1991.
“We have recently been advised by property owners that they are receiving a ‘Deed Retrieval Services’ document in the mail that urges residents to obtain a Grant Deed and Property Profile for their properties for a processing fee of $87.00,” says Clerk Toulouse Oliver. “The Clerk’s Office routinely records these types of documents and they can easily be obtained at the Clerk’s Office for a nominal fee. Additional property information can be obtained through the Assessor.”
The Bernalillo County Animal Care Services Department now has a new, easy to remember phone number, 468-PETS (7387). This new number will make calling to report animal abuse or cruelty, or to get information about animal care in the county much easier for residents. The new number goes into effect on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The old number will have a recorded message to let everyone know about the change to 468-PETS.
County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver has been notified by advocates for marriage equality that demonstrations are planned on Valentine's Day, Tuesday, February 14, in support of same-gender marriage in New Mexico. The Clerk has been made aware that some same-gender couples will attempt to obtain marriage licenses from her office and potentially from other county clerks across the state.
Bernalillo County – Bernalillo County Commissioners today invited the public to participate in upcoming listening sessions on a proposal that would require inspection and possible repairs for older septic systems, outside the city limits, in unincorporated Bernalillo County.
The pending change to the county code would require the county’s oldest septic systems to be inspected and repaired or replaced, if necessary, to stop pollution in groundwater. Household septic tanks are a major source of groundwater pollution in New Mexico.
The Bernalillo County Commission is currently scheduled to vote on the issue on March 13.