ANOTHER STEP TO GO ON BERNALILLO COUNTY’S CONTROVERSIAL SANTOLINA MASTER PLAN. THE COUNTY COMMISSION VOTED TUESDAY TO APPROVE THE PLAN AND ZONING CHANGES. BUT FAILED TO VOTE ON A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 24TH WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. TUESDAY’S VOTE WAS 3-TO-2 … WITH COMMISSIONERS DEBBIE O’MALLEY AND MAGGIE HART STEBBING AGAINST…… MORE
Water Rate Hike Decision Soon
WE’LL KNOW THIS WEEK IF WATER BILLS IN ABQ AND BERNALILLO COUNTY ARE GOING UP. THE CITY-COUNTY WATER UTILITY BOARD MEETS TOMORROW (WED) TO VOTE ON A PROPOSED 5 PERCENT RATE HIKE. SPOKESMAN DAVID MORRIS SAYS IT WAS ALREADY APPROVED BY THE BOARD SEVERAL YEARS AGO AS PART OF A MULTI-YEAR PLAN TO PAY FOR…… MORE
Governor to Sign Outlay Bill
GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ ON WEDNESDAY SIGNS THE CAPITAL OUTLAY BILL APPROVED DURING THE RECENT SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE BILL INCLUDES 45 MILLION DOLLARS FOR CRITICAL HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AROUND NEW MEXICO. AND THAT WILL CREATE A LOT OF JOBS IN THE SHORT TERM. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS IT’LL ALSO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR LONG-TERM ECONOMIC…… MORE
Prison Time Mounting for Accused Serial Rapist
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN WHO WAS SENTENCED LAST WEEK TO 36 YEARS IN PRISON IN A 1988 RAPE CASE HAS PLEADED NO CONTEST IN ANOTHER CASE GOING BACK MORE THAN 20 YEARS. 58 YEAR OLD JOSEPH BLEA WAS ACCUSED OF RAPING TWO ADULTS AND A CHILD IN 1990 AND 1993. HE’LL BE SENTENCED ON JULY 30TH,…… MORE
New Digs for Duke City Clock Tower
ALBUQUERQUE’S CLOCK TOWER HAS A NEW HOME. MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WILFRED GALLEGOS SAYS THE CLOCK’S OLD LOCATION WAS ON THE 4TH STREET PEDESTRIAN MALL BUT IT HAD TO BE MOVED WHEN THE CITY CONVERTED THE MALL IN TO A ROADWAY. GALLEGOS SAYS THE CLOCK IS NOW ON CIVIC PLAZA. THE CLOCK UNDERWENT A 42-THOUSAND DOLLAR…… MORE
Water Rate Hike Expected Soon
GET READY TO PAY MORE FOR WATER IN ABQ AND BERNALILLO COUNTY. THE CITY-COUNTY WATER UTILITY BOARD MEETS WEDNESDAY TO CONSIDER A 5 PERCENT RATE HIKE THAT THEY’RE EXPECTED TO APPROVE. KATHERINE YUHAS WITH THE BOARD TELLS US THEY REALLY NEED THE INCREASE TO MAINTAIN PIPES AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE. SHE SAYS IT WOULD ADD ABOUT…… MORE
Final Vote Pending on Controversial Development
WHAT COULD BE THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CONTROVERSIAL SANTOLINA MASTER PLAN IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY, WITH THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION POSSIBLY TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL. ENRICO GRADI IS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR THE COUNTY. AT A LITTLE LESS THAN 14-THOUSAND ACRES, GRADI SAYS IT’S THE BIGGEST MASTER PLAN SO FAR…… MORE
Colorado Pot Ruling Could Impact NM
THE FIRING OF A COLORADO MAN WHO FAILED A MARIJUANA DRUG TEST IS UPHELD BY THAT STATE’S SUPREME COURT. THE RULING COULD HAVE RIPPLE EFFECTS IN OTHER STATES, INCLUDING NEW MEXICO WHERE MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS LEGAL. VANESSA WORKS FOR PEACE MEDICAL MARIJUANA CONSULTANTS. SHE TELLS 770 KKOB SHE DOESN’T KNOW OF ANY SIMILAR CASES HERE.…… MORE
Hikers Warned to Be Prepared
BE READY WHEN YOU GO HIKING. THAT FROM APD AFTER TWO SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS SUNDAY. POLICE SAY MAKE SURE YOU TAKE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER, A JACKET AND COLD WEATHER GEAR TO CARRY YOU OVER IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A FEMALE HIKER WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE FIRST SEARCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SANDOVAL COUNTY…… MORE
Standoff Near Downtown Albuquerque Ends with Arrests
TWO MEN ARE IN CUSTODY AFTER A STANDOFF WITH ALBUQUERQUE POLICE AND SWAT OFFICERS MONDAY. IT HAPPENED IN THE 12-HUNDRED BLOCK OF IRON AT 12TH STREET WHEN THE MEN … 21 YEAR OLD DAVID ARMAS AND HIS 22 YEAR OLD BROTHER ROMAN REFUSED TO COME OUT OF A HOUSE THERE, DESPITE COMMANDS FROM POLICE. THE…… MORE
