County Council Passes $245 Million FY22 Budget - 7:49 am
County Council, along with County Manager Harry Burgess, right, bottom row, discuss the $2.4M budget item to purchase bear proof trash carts during Monday’s budget hearing. Councilor Sean Williams, center, and Vice Chair James Robinson, bottom left, show support for purchasing the roll carts. Screenshot/LADP
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Monday night, Los Alamos County Council approved the FY22 budget, which totals $245,119,586.
The budget was passed 6-1 with Councilor David Reagor opposed. Earlier in Monday’s budget hearing, Reagor motioned to reduce the County Manager’s budget, specifically for the Partners in Progress. He proposed reducing the program’s funding from $1.5 million to $585,000, which is the sum of the three previous projects that were in the program.
County Council Shares Ideas For Downtown Areas
From top left: Los Alamos County Council Chair Randall Ryti, Council Vice Chair James Robinson and Councilors Sara Scott and David Izraelevitz. From bottom left, Councilors David Reagor, Denise Derkacs and Sean Williams. Courtesy/LAC
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
kirsten@ladailypost.com
The Los Alamos County Council passed on purchasing the CB Fox and Reel Deal Theatre properties but the goal to revitalize the downtowns in Los Alamos and White Rock is not abandoned.
The councilors shared with the Los Alamos Daily Post a variety of ideas for the path the County should take to get more housing and businesses in these downtowns areas.
Resolution Calling On Governor To End School, Business Lockdowns Fails To Pass Los Alamos County Council
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The resolution calling on the Governor and state health officials to end the school and business lockdown failed to pass during Tuesday night’s Los Alamos County Council meeting.
Councilor David Reagor introduced the resolution. The motion to pass the resolution failed to pass 1-6 with Reagor casting the sole vote in favor of it.
According to the resolution, the lockdown should end to ensure the “social and mental health of the Los Alamos community”.
Furthermore, Reagor argued in his resolution that the public health orders and school closures “cause significant harm to low-income students with poor internet service and have shown in other states to have little benefit”.