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DPU Employees Earn 'Operator of the Year' Awards

on February 8, 2013 - 9:19am

From left, David Gomez, GWS Shop Supervisor and newly-elected NMWWA President; Jennifer Baca, Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator; Jeff Romero, GWS Pipefitter and Chris Lopez, Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator. Courtesy/DPU

DPU News:

Three Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) employees garnered “Outstanding Operator of the Year” awards from the New Mexico Water and Wastewater Association (NMWWA): 

  • Pipefitter Jeff Romero of the Gas, Water, Sewer (GWS) Division earned “Water Distribution System Operator of the Year”
  • Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
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Fiber Cutover Set For Holiday Weekend Feb. 15-18

on February 8, 2013 - 8:31am

COUNTY News:

Beginning Friday, Feb. 15, the County’s Information Management staff will be working with crews on the REDI Net fiber network to jointly conduct a fiber cutover.

The cutover will be from existing County fiber located at Ashley Pond Park east along Central Avenue to the new Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.

The fiber move is the first step in the process as County Staff begin to prepare for the move of servers and then County computers into the new Municipal Building at the beginning of May.

The cutover will not impact those County facilities frequently used by the

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Pet of the Week: Maxwell the Heeler/Lab

on February 8, 2013 - 7:33am

SHELTER News:

Maxwell is a 1-year-old neutered male heeler/lab in search of a family that will exercise him and continue his basic training.

Maxwell is energetic, confident, social, housebroken and leash trained with no guarding required. Overall, he is a good family dog who likes long walks.

Visit Maxwell and other adoptable pets at the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, (505) 662-8179.

Visit the Friends of the Shelter website at www.lafos.org, for information about volunteering, adopting and donating.
 
Also check out the Petfinder page for photos and to learn more about

New Library Manager Speaks at Feb. 14 'Lunch with a Leader'

on February 7, 2013 - 9:59am

LWV News:

The Los Alamos League of Women Voters invites the community to Lunch with a Leader from 11:40 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14.

This month, the guest will be Steven Thomas, the new Mesa Public Library manager. He will not have to go far to deliver his talk, since the event is upstairs in Mesa Library. 

Thomas grew up in Arkansas. He graduated with a BA in History from the University of Arkansas. While attending the University of Tennessee, he earned his MLS in Library and Information Science at the University of Tennessee, where he also met his wife Lisa.

Thomas’ career has

Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Meets Feb. 15

on February 7, 2013 - 9:47am

COALITION News:

The next meeting of the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities is schedule for 9-11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at the Santa Fe Community Foundation, 501 Halona St., in Santa Fe.

The Coalition is comprised of Los Alamos County, City of Espanola, City of Santa Fe, County of Santa Fe, Town of Taos, County of Taos and the Pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh.

The Coalition proactively addresses issues of the neighboring cities, counties and pueblos directly affected by Los Alamos National Laboratory site activities.

By working together, the governments are better poised to define the public

Municipal Building Construction Update

on February 6, 2013 - 7:49am

Recent interior shot of  the new Los Alamos County Municipal Building. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Construction on the Los Alamos County Municipal Building project on Central Avenue is rolling right along as employees prepare for the big move into the new facility over the weeks ahead.

Offsite Work:

At the corner of Iris Stree and 9th Street, construction of angled parking has been completed. At the corner of 9th Street and Central Avenue, construction of handicapped walk ramps and revisions to the drainage elevations have been completed.

Onsite Work:

  • Concrete work near the west building

Letter to the Editor: Outraged...

on February 6, 2013 - 7:08am
By Diana Norwood
Los Alamos
 
I don't get my feathers ruffled easily, nor often. As a resident and business owner in Los Alamos, I am outraged and offended when I read that someone has decided to spend "fifty thousand dollars" of County money, to have folks from Tennessee come here and tell us how to market our town.
 
It hasn't been that long ago, when the beautiful structures were erected at the top of the main hill road to Los Alamos. "Welcome to Los Alamos ... Where discoveries are made."
 
I think that sounds real nice, and accurate.

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