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Request for Extension – BLM Rio Puerco Management Plan

Posted on October 8, 2012 by admin

Oct. Letter to BLM Requesting Extension The attached letter was sent by FedEx, on October 4, 2012, to Mike Pool, National BLM Director, and is from the Las Placitas Association (LPA) and the Eastern Sandoval Citizens Association (ES-CA). To date, … Continue reading →

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Update on Fisher Sand and Gravel by Ed Majka, ES-CA Political / Legal Chair

Posted on October 7, 2012 by admin

During recent meetings of ESCAFCA, it has come to our attention that “behind the scenes” discussions between the Town of Bernalillo representatives and Fisher Sand and Gravel have been going on for some time. Fisher has offered to allow building … Continue reading →

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BLM RMP Update: No 45 Day Extension??!!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by admin

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held a public meeting Monday, Sept. 17, regarding their draft Resource Management Plan (DRMP) for the Rio Puerco region.  Well over a hundred people from Placitas and elsewhere were in attendance.  The meeting was … Continue reading →

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BLM Resource Management Plan – Community Meeting

Posted on August 31, 2012 by admin

Community Advisory Meeting – Review of BLM Resource Management Plan (RMP) by Joann MacKenzie, Orin Safier/ES-CA (BREAKING NEWS – see below – Santa Ana Pueblo’s Plan for Wildlife Corridor) Community Meeting Handout – With Maps On Sunday, August 26th a … Continue reading →

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BLM Resource Management Plan (RMP) Published

Posted on July 5, 2012 by admin

BLM RMP for Placitas Area – “Preferred Alternatives” are Mining & Land Transfer (updated 8/14/2012 with announcement of August 26 Community Meeting) (updated 7/27/2012 with new information and analysis, also a map — this also appears in the August Signpost) … Continue reading →

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Santa Rosa Apartments – Tabled for Further Discussion

Posted on June 28, 2012 by admin

A report on the June 25 Bernalillo Town Council Meeting on the Santa Rosa apartments proposal.  After much discussion the Council voted to table the application for further discussion. Bernalillo Town Council Meeting – 6/25/2012 Public Hearing on Santa Rosa … Continue reading →

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Anasazi Homeowners Association Donates to ES-CA

Posted on June 10, 2012 by admin

AHOA Donation June 2012

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NMRETA Power Lines

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

NMRETA Report – 5/15/2012 Possible New Power Transmission Lines in Sandoval County On May 15, 2012, Reid Bandeen and I met with Jeremy Turner, Executive Director for NMRETA (New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority).  We were representing both Las Placitas … Continue reading →

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Report: ES-CA Board Meeting, May 8 – La Farge Gravel & Other Topics

Posted on May 14, 2012 by admin

by ES-CA Communication Committee May 8, 2012 The monthly ES-CA Board of Directors meeting was held on May 7, 2012. The evening meeting was dominated by extensive discussions about the La Farge gravel mining operations. Apparently, over some period of … Continue reading →

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“Santa Rosa” Apartments – Moved to Town Council

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

At tonight’s (May 8th) Bernalillo Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting, the reconsideration of the approval of the “Santa Rosa” Master Plan, revised to include over 400 apartments, was on the agenda. Before the item could be taken up, Town Attorney … Continue reading →

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