The ES-CA board met on September 12, 2016. Board members present: EM; Susan Fullas (SF); Bob Gorrell (BG); Chris Daul (CD); and John McNerney (JM). Members absent: Lynn Koch and Jerry Saxton. A quorum was present.
CD reported that the Signpost printed our article for September. EM noted that he had received an email from KUPR about coordinating calendars with all of the Placitas organizations. EM will be attending a meeting on 10/6 to discuss.
JM reported on the status of his communication with the State concerning the pipelines. He noted that one of Enterprise’s pipelines is intrastate, and, therefore, regulated by the PRC.
Dick Ulmer reported that a court hearing was held on 8/5 to review the judge’s prior ruling permitting LPT to be joined as a party to the County lawsuit against Vulcan. The judge clarified her ruling to allow LPT to participate in matters only concerning the zoning violations charged by the County. Dick said that the next step will be the sending of interrogatories to the parties as part of the discovery process.
Dick reported that there is now 3 months’ worth of data from the new NMED air monitoring station. While the data shows contaminant levels to be within the acceptable range, the numbers are above most of the other air monitoring sites in NM.
BG reported that the County has released a draft of the oil and gas drilling ordinance. However, he believes that it is too stringent for the County to adopt and that there will be changes made before it is presented to the P&Z.
The Placitas Sage Co-housing application will be discussed at a P&Z meeting in September.
BG reported that Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham is expected to introduce legislation in the US House that mirrors the legislation introduced by Senator Heinrich that would prohibit BLM from selling or leasing any land for sand and gravel mining.
The consensus was that the candidates forum was a success and that ES-CA should look to partner with other organizations to co-host the next forum in 2 years.
Upcoming events include the Adopt a Highway Cleanup: Scheduled for 9/24. Volunteers are needed.
Membership Appreciation: Scheduled for 10/16, from 3-5 pm at the Placitas Library. SF will need volunteers to help.
Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 3, beginning at 6:30 pm at the Placitas Fire Station on Rte., 165. All are welcome to attend.