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Meeting with Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham

On Monday, April 21, 2014, Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham met with ES-CA Board members, Land Grant representatives, Las Placitas Association representatives, and various home owner association officials to hear what issues were of concern to residents of Placitas. The first … Continue reading

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Meeting with NM DOT on April 7, 2014

ES-CA Board members, Bob Gorrell, Chris Daul and Ed Majka, along with Ed Macy, met with NM Department of Transportation Section Three Engineer, Timothy Parker, on April 7, to continue discussions about residents’’ concerns with the I 25/Rt. 165/Rt. 550 … Continue reading

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ES-CA Board Meeting April 7, 2014

ES-CA BOARD MEETING – APRIL 7, 2014 The ES-CA had its regularly scheduled board meeting on April 7, 2014. In attendance were the following directors: Bob Gorrell, Orin Safier, Chris Daul, Ed Majka, Tony Hull and Lynn Koch . Also … Continue reading

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ES-CA Land-Use Protection Trust

The ES-CA Board passed a Resolution forming the Land-Use Protection Trust (LPT) which will establish and manage an account fund separate from the ES-CA general membership fund. The LPT Board will accept funds from interested individuals and organizations, whether ES-CA … Continue reading

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Report: P&Z Meeting, March 27, about Proposed Zoning Changes for Energy

Here’s a brief report on the March 27 P&Z Commission meeting, that included discussion of proposed changes to the zoning ordinance to accommodate energy and utility facilities, exploration and production. Many people from Placitas, and some from Algodones, showed up … Continue reading

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DOT’s 2nd Meeting with ES-CA on the I25/550/165 Interchange

On March 17 ES-CA representatives met with DOT’s District Three Engineer Tim Parker, his staff, Representative Smith, the project contract engineer Chris Baca, Lt. Stoyell from Bernalillo, Sandoval Undersheriff Wiese, and County Commission hopeful James Dominguez. Discussed were safety issues … Continue reading

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Zoning Staff Propose Omitting Public Hearings

At the March 27, 2014, Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, Sandoval County Staff will propose zoning ordinance revisions that would allow certain types of exploratory drilling and production of “energy related products” in all Rural Residential Agricultural (RRA) areas of … Continue reading

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ES-CA Board Meeting, March 3, 2014

The ES-CA Board of Directors met last night. Attending the meeting were Directors: Bob Gorrell (President); Orin Safier (Treasurer); Chris Daul (Secretary); Ed Majka; and, Tony Hull. Also attending were: Dick Ulmer, Scott Stevens, David Wilson and Ed Macy. The … Continue reading

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Gravel Mines have Anemic Tax Benefit to Sandoval County

Gravel mines do not pay severance tax like oil and natural gas that contribute to about one third or our state’s income. Gravel mines pay little to no tax to the counties and municipalities where they reside. Fisher Sand and … Continue reading

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Fisher Sand and Gravel

BERNALILLO TOWN COUNCIL MEETING DISCUSSION OF ORDINANCE TO ANNEX FISHER SAND AND GRAVEL PROPERTY On Monday, February 25, 2014, the Mayor and Council of Bernalillo met to discuss an ordinance that would annex the Fisher site into Bernalillo. Under the … Continue reading

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