And Now, Vacation Word limits seldom allow mention of individuals honored at Council meetings, but let’s leave for July’s vacation thanking some outstanding Albuquerque residents cited [...] Laura Sanchez \ Jun 28, 2007 Read More (Rex Barron)
The Mosquito And The Elephants The mayor–Council showdown over a tax cut delay amounting to about $9 million headlined the June 4 meeting. Three other bills, all deferred, [...] Laura Sanchez \ Jun 14, 2007 Read More
Numbers On May 21, Mayor Martin Chavez promoted his FY08 budget at a press conference outside City Hall, while inside councilors prepared to amend [...] Laura Sanchez \ May 31, 2007 Read More An amendment that would require a proposed youth space in the old Ice House building (its south-facing wall pictured here) to hold its first event by June 30 of next year passed unanimously. (Tina Larkin)
Waiting For The Light To Change Red-Light Cameras Dominate The Council So we shouldn’t object to electronic surveillance unless we want to break the law, right? When it comes to red-light cameras, Albuquerque hasn’t [...] Laura Sanchez \ May 17, 2007 Read More
Not Quite There Yet At the April 16 meeting, councilors debated various issues but postponed votes. Two land use appeals opposed the Development Review Board’s (DRB) approval [...] Laura Sanchez \ Apr 26, 2007 Read More The Council discussed two bills that would reduce both fines and late fees for red-light cameras.
Starting All Over? At the March 19 meeting, city councilors spent lots of time early in the evening on a land use appeal. Then, as 11 [...] Laura Sanchez \ Mar 29, 2007 Read More (Jeremy Eaton)
Hold Your Fire! People attending the March 5 Council meeting found stacks of 103-page, ring-bound proposals presenting Mayor Martin Chavez’ General Obligation bond. They also found [...] Laura Sanchez \ Mar 15, 2007 Read More (Rex Barron)
Here Comes The Dessert Cart At the Feb. 21 meeting, Councilor Don Harris sponsored an extended moratorium on construction in Tijeras Arroyo and a bill authorizing a study [...] Laura Sanchez \ Mar 01, 2007 Read More Councilors Don Harris and Martin Heinrich sponsored a bill authorizing $8.9 million in industrial revenue bonds for Historic Hotels LLC to purchase and renovate La Posada. The bill passed unanimously. (Amanda Hügenkiss)
The Push That Never Came Not only did the Feb. 5 Council meeting lack pitchfork-toting, cell phone-brandishing mobs–almost no one showed up at all. Deferred bills included training [...] Laura Sanchez \ Feb 15, 2007 Read More A bill to ban cell phone use in cars without hands-free devices passed the Council 5-4. (Amanda Hügenkiss)
On The Bright Side Industries Unite To Combat Greenhouse Gases It’s as close to a miracle as we’ve seen lately in the Land of Enchantment. Take 40 people from wildly different backgrounds and [...] Laura Sanchez \ Dec 14, 2006 Read More
