Council sets Nov. 10 hearing on 400 Trinity Drive aid ordinance; commenter asks for vacancy data

LOS ALAMOS - The Los Alamos County Council on Oct. 20 introduced Ordinance No. 763, a Local Economic Development Act and Metropolitan Redevelopment Act package supporting Grand Mesa Partners' 400 Trinity Drive project, and set a public hearing for Nov. 10, according to the county's meeting video.

Councilor Melanee Hand introduced it; introduction is not adoption. Councilor Suzie Havemann was excused from the session at Fire Station No. 3 in White Rock.

Council voted 6-0 to approve the Sept. 29 and Oct. 6 minutes, and 6-0 each to send up to three councilors to an Energy Communities Alliance meeting in Carlsbad Dec. 8-9 and the Waste Management Conference in Phoenix March 9-10, 2027.

After a MainStreet and Creative District briefing, an online commenter who said they belong to MainStreet Futures praised the business accelerator, noting 13 of 14 businesses are still operating: "This is real impact." The commenter asked for vacancy and occupancy rates and more LEDA money for commercial kitchens and ADA improvements in vacant buildings.

After a Social Services Division presentation, a speaker for MainStreet praised the division's outreach at the farmers market and said some residents have seen "an uptick in domestic violence reporting."