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End the Sandoval County Hospital Tax

Posted on August 30, 2016 by admin

By Stephen M. Barro – The Presbyterian and UNM hospitals in Rio Rancho have improved access to health care for many area residents and contributed to county employment and economic development, but it does not follow that they should continue … Continue reading →

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Tax Saturation

Posted on July 27, 2016 by admin

By Mike Neas- On August 4th the Sandoval County Commissioners will decide if the Hospital Tax Question will again be asked of the voters in the upcoming November election. This is a very important Ballot Question and Public Comment from … Continue reading →

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Heinrich, Udall Introduce Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Posted on July 16, 2016 by admin

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 15, 2016) – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) introduced the Buffalo Tract Protection Act in response to deep concerns from local communities in southern Sandoval County about the negative impacts of a proposed … Continue reading →

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Kinder Morgan Pipeline Fact Sheet

Posted on July 14, 2016 by admin

Kinder Morgan Pipeline Fact Sheet Information provided by John McNerney

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Placitas West Oppose High Density Re-Zoning

Posted on July 10, 2016 by admin

By Chad Williams. The Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission will continue to hear arguments to allow urban size lots within Placitas West.  The request is for a 300% increase in density and against all measures within the Placitas Plan.  Remember, … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Posted on July 10, 2016 by admin

Senator Martin Heinrich plans to introduce the “Buffalo Tract Protection Act” into Congress this year. ES-CA sent a letter of support  HeinrichLtrReAct_Jul2016 for the proposed Bill BuffaloTractHeinrichBill_July2016. If you want to send your individual letter, you can email it to his aide … Continue reading →

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Contact Info for BLM and PRC

Posted on June 27, 2016 by admin

PRC and BLM contact info

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Placitas Pipeline Info

Posted on June 27, 2016 by admin

Please review the info presented by John McNerney at the ESCA Community Meeting by clicking on this link    Placitas Pipelines info 2016

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Air Quality Monitoring Now Operational in Placitas

Posted on May 14, 2016 by admin

Thanks to the help of the La Mesa Water Cooperative and others in our community, we were able to get NMED’s Air Quality Bureau to set up a real time air quality monitor on one of La Mesa’s pump houses … Continue reading →

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LPT moves forward with Lawsuit

Posted on May 12, 2016 by admin

WE’RE IN!! (LPT STATUS UPDATE) By Dick Ulmer – On Tuesday, May 10, the Eastern Sandoval Citizens Association, Inc (ES-CA), represented by ES-CA Land Protection Trust (ESCA-LPT) Board Directors Richard Ulmer and Stephen Vaughan, were granted the right to intervene as … Continue reading →

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