Government
- Tue. 11/03
Atomic City Transit study goes to Transportation Board Thursday; public survey opens Nov. 6
The Stantec study looked at last fall's Saturday on-demand pilot and whether on-demand service could free up capacity for regular Saturday buses.
- Mon. 11/02
NMED says it will pursue enforcement litigation over LANL chromium plume if DOE won't sign settlement
An Oct. 30 letter to the governor of Pueblo de San Ildefonso says DOE has not responded to draft settlement documents sent Sept. 3.
- Mon. 11/02
Election Day is Tuesday: five Los Alamos County vote centers open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
There is no voting Monday, Nov. 2; absentee ballots must reach the clerk by 7 p.m. Tuesday.
- Fri. 10/30
Draft North Mesa picnic grounds plan estimates $4.3 million over three phases
Sites Southwest and the county present the draft master plan to the Parks and Recreation Board Nov. 12.
- Fri. 10/30
Library Board to hear survey findings on catalog, e-book waits Nov. 2
The 2026 community assessment found 95% of respondents are active users; the board also takes up its 2027 meeting schedule.
- Fri. 10/30
Council raises CB Fox jobs bar to 25, brings aid ordinance back Nov. 17
Council also voted 6-1 to ask the governor to send NMED to chromium plume cleanup meetings and backed the Fix Our Forests Act.
- Fri. 10/30
Personnel Board approves 2027 work plan, hears vacancy rate is up
The Los Alamos County Personnel Board approved its 2027 work plan Oct. 27 and heard that the county's vacancy rate has risen to 7.95%.
- Thu. 10/29
Council sets Nov. 10 hearing on 400 Trinity Drive aid ordinance; commenter asks for vacancy data
Ordinance No. 763 was introduced at the Oct. 20 work session; Council also approved minutes and two travel items 6-0.
- Thu. 10/29
County is a national Gold Medal finalist again; robotic mowers and 37th Street playground up for state awards
The county's parks division says its robotic mowers saved about 320 staff hours this year.
- Thu. 10/29
Aquatic Center passholders can swim free in Española starting Nov. 3
County lifeguards will help staff the Lucero Center Pool while the Walkup Olympic pool is under renovation.
- Thu. 10/29
Second listening session on county Demonstration Garden set for Nov. 9
Residents can attend in Council Chambers or on Zoom.
- Wed. 10/28
LANL cleanup office says waste shipments to WIPP more than doubled this fiscal year
At a public forum, DOE's Los Alamos field office also defended its chromium plume system, which the state ordered to stop injecting.
- Wed. 10/28
Early voting ends Saturday in Los Alamos County; five vote centers open Election Day
Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, with same-day registration available.
- Tue. 10/27
Council sets Dec. 3 special session on police license plate readers
Councilors may act on recommended changes to the policy for the county's automated license plate reader system.
- Mon. 10/26
State says LANL chromium plume has spread onto San Ildefonso Pueblo land above state limit
A monitoring well just south of the lab measured hexavalent chromium at nearly twice New Mexico's groundwater standard, the Environment Department told legislators.
- Sun. 10/25
Appropriators ask DOE to restore canceled safety reporting orders as nuclear safety board reports access denials
A federal safety board says NNSA has not shared studies on plutonium pit production at Los Alamos and Savannah River.
- Sat. 10/24
Council to weigh $6 million in county aid for CB Fox Building redevelopment
Tuesday's agenda also includes a proposed letter urging the governor to keep state environment staff at chromium cleanup meetings.
- Fri. 10/23
Art board sets Fire Station 4 selection dates; conservation money will run short
The Art in Public Places Advisory Board lined up a selection committee for Fire Station 4 artwork at its Oct. 22 meeting.
- Fri. 10/23
What's on the Los Alamos County ballot
Voters also decide on six judges' retention, four constitutional amendments, three state bonds and three county charter changes.
- Fri. 10/23
Mail absentee ballots by Tuesday, Los Alamos County clerk recommends
Ballots must reach the clerk by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3.
- Fri. 10/23
How to vote in Los Alamos County: early voting sites, absentee returns and Election Day vote centers
Early voting runs at two sites through Oct. 31, and five vote centers open on Election Day.
- Thu. 10/22
LANL report finds humidity inside sealed plutonium storage containers falls as they age
The finding bears on a proposed change that would let some containers be stored 100 years instead of 50.
- Thu. 10/22
LANL's 2025 environmental report puts top public radiation dose at 0.65 millirem
The report also notes four state hazardous-waste violations, with no penalties, and four outfall samples over permit limits.
- Thu. 10/22
Utilities board "reluctantly" backs meter-reading contract over 10% yearly increase cap
The board voted 3-0 Oct. 21. Staff said the contract nearly lapsed unnoticed.
- Thu. 10/22
GAO reports say legal disputes and land-use assumptions drive up DOE nuclear cleanup costs
Two federal audits released Oct. 16 look at DOE's estimated $641 billion to $840 billion cleanup of former weapons sites.
- Wed. 10/21
DOE clears construction of Savannah River plutonium pit plant, a second site alongside LANL
The approved baseline for the facility's main processing building was signed Oct. 15.
- Wed. 10/21
GAO: NNSA's federal workforce shrank nearly 12% as weapons workload peaks
NNSA's federal staff fell by 236 employees, or 11.9 percent, from a peak of 1,991 early in fiscal 2025 through the second quarter of fiscal 2026, GAO reported.
- Wed. 10/21
NMDOT asks riders to weigh in on Park & Ride, including Los Alamos routes
The online survey closes at noon Oct. 30.
- Wed. 10/21
Public art board to discuss Fire Station 4 art project and conservation work Thursday
Draft minutes from September show a budget of up to $80,001 for the Fire Station 4 artwork, plus at least $20,000 in state funds.
- Tue. 10/20
Draft would raise a meter-reading contract the board has not voted on
Amendment No. 2 to AGR20-912 is on Wednesday's consent agenda. Signature lines are blank.
- Tue. 10/20
Airport Road site plan is postponed to Dec. 9
The Oct. 14 Planning and Zoning agenda marks case SIT-2026-0085 postponed.
- Tue. 10/20
Historic preservation board meeting was canceled for lack of a quorum
Legistar lists the Oct. 14 session as canceled.
- Tue. 10/20
County Council meets tonight in White Rock
The final agenda sets a 6 p.m. work session at Fire Station No. 3.
- Mon. 10/19
Council to take up public aid for a 400 Trinity Drive hotel
Ordinance 763, on Tuesday's work session agenda, would give a developer a $2 million grant and a $1 million zero-interest loan.
- Mon. 10/19
County seeks two members for the historic preservation board
Applications are open. The board meets the first Wednesday of the month.