ES-CA BOARD MEETING NOTES

The ES-CA Board had its regular meeting on May 4, 2015. Sandoval County Commissioner James Dominguez was in attendance to discuss the resolution that he will introduce at the Sandoval County Commission meeting on May 21, 2015. The resolution, which was drafted by ES-CA and Las Placitas Association, provides many reasons why gravel mining should not be allowed. It also directs the Sandoval County Manager to attempt to enter into an agreement with the Bureau of Land Management, to permit the County to fully apply its zoning laws, including public input, to any mining that BLM may permit on the Buffalo Tract of land. The final copy of the resolution will be posted on this site shortly. Everyone is encouraged to attend the Commission meeting on May 21. The meeting will start at 6pm and will be at the County Administration Buioding on Idalia Road in Bernalillo (on the west side of the river).
Concerning the current mining situation, Dick Ulmer reported that the fourth new judge has been assigned to handle the lawsuit between the County and Vulcan (Lafarge). The judge will first have to rule if ES-CA can be a party to the suit. Vulcan has expressed an interest to meet with the parties to discuss possible resolutions to the matter. ES-CA continues to maintain that Vulcan is out of compliance with their County approved non-conforming use and that this issue must be addressed first.
Bob Gorrell reported that NM DOT is still adding signage and tweaking lane markings to make the I 25/Rt. 165/Rt. 550 interchange safer. ES-CA will continue to monitor this issue and work with NM DOT. Please advise the Board of any issues that any of you encounter or observe at the interchange.
Ed Majka noted that the public safety forum that was scheduled for May 9 is being rescheduled for September. This forum will present representatives from the Sandoval County Fire Department and the Sheriff’s office as well as our local Fire Chief. Ed also reported that the Political/Legal committee will not be having regularly scheduled meetings from this point on, but will meet as needed. He also noted that ES-CA needs someone to volunteer to keep the calendar of public meetings. An e-mail will be sent to all members describing the duties and time requirements of this position.
The next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 1, beginning at 6:30 pm at the Placitas Fire Station on Rt. 165. All are welcome to attend.