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Council Enters Closed Session to Discuss Bid Protest

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 13, 2013 - 11:21pm

Council Chair Geoff Rodgers, right, and Vice Chair David Izraelevitz join four other councilors in voting to go into closed session to discuss the Smart Meter bid award protest heard this evening by Council. Councilor Steve Girrens was absent. Print Screen 
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Council Continues Hearing Appeal of Smart Meters Bid Award

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 13, 2013 - 9:14pm

Attorney Wayne Bingham begins questioning County staff in tonight's Smart Meter bid award protest hearing. Print Screen photo

Assistant County Attorney Dan Gonzales, left, objects to a line of questioning by GEW attorney Wayne Bingham at right. Print Screen photo

Staff Report

Los Alamos County Council tonight is continuing, in its capacity as a quasi-judicial body, the hearing related to the protest appeal by GEW Mechanical (GEW) of a bid award for Smart Meters to Landis + Gyr ("L+G".)

Council Chair Geoff Rodgers opened this evening's meeting advising the attorneys that they must wrap up

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Los Alamos Police Blotter: May 3–May 8, 2013

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 13, 2013 - 1:56pm

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.

Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

May 3 at 2:31 p.m. / A 64-year-old Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of larceny in the 100 block of La Vista. The estimated loss is less than $2,500.

May 3 at 5:03 p.m. / Police charged a 13-year-old Santa Fe boy near Oppenheimer Drive and Central Avenue with receiving stolen property, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Library Drive-up Book Drop Out of Service; Handicapped Parking Temporarily Moved to Senior Center

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 13, 2013 - 11:57am

COUNTY News:

Due to the ongoing library improvement project, the drive-up book drop is out of service and the handicapped parking will be moved this week to the Betty Ehart Senior Center to allow the contractor to work on the north side of the library driveway.

The library will remain open during the construction and provide full service as usual, maintaining regular hours and offering the usual abundance of summer programming.

Patrons returning library materials must park and walk the material to either the external book drops adjacent to the main entrance, or inside to the book drop at

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Work Underway in Rendija Canyon

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 13, 2013 - 11:06am

COUNTY News:

The County is taking precautionary steps this week in sending Public Works crews into Rendija Canyon to blade the unimproved road that runs along the bottom of the canyon to make it passable for possible vehicular emergency access.

During the Cerro Grande Fire in May 2000, residents may recall that this road was used to evacuate motor vehicles with homes in northern Los Alamos County to help expedite the evacuation.

The actions are being taken only as a precautionary measure, as part of pro-active steps being taken for safety of the public during this active wildfire season,

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Cañada del Buey Multi-Use Trail Project Underway

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 12, 2013 - 9:58am

Work is underway along the ravine leading up to Bonnieview Drive for the Cañada del Buey Multi-Use Trail Improvements project in White Rock. The contractor is trimming or removing trees that will block the construction of the pathway. Trees larger than 4 inches in diameter have been cut and blocked for firewood and are being offered free of charge to the community. Any wood still remaining is stacked at the intersection of Bonnieview and Longview. Those interested must load and haul the wood at their own responsibility and risk. The firewood should be picked up after 5 p.m.
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Greenhouse Dinner Celebrates Bio Lab Completion

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 11, 2013 - 3:03pm

NMC Biological Laboratory Greenhouse, 100 Entrada Dr., set to serve dinner Thursday. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

LANL Deputy Director Beth Sellers addresses dinner guests at the new Bio Lab Thursday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Guests primarily from the worlds of science and education attended a special "Greenhouse Dinner" Thursday at the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Biological Laboratory, 100 Endrada Dr., near the entrance to Los Alamos.

NMC Executive Director Katherine Chartrand, Los Alamos National Laboratory Deputy Director Beth Sellers and LANL/NMC

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