Letter To The Editor: A Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (MRA) In White Rock Could Help Spur Local Development Los Alamos MainStreet
Over the years there has been continued frustration about some of our visible and unsightly vacant buildings in Los Alamos and White Rock and declining retail options in the downtown.
The community, as well as business and property owners, seem to all want the same thing: A vibrant downtown and business-friendly community. How we achieve this may be up for interpretation in our unique town, but the reality exists that we must bring stakeholders together, including business owners and property owners, in a constructive way to initiate important discussions around barriers and underlying issues preventing possible development and retail growth.
By The Daily Press Staff
The budget for Hurley’s next fiscal year may be in its early stages, but one thing already seems likely: For the first time since 2018, town employees can expect a significant pay raise come July 1.
Hurley’s Town Council held a special meeting Monday evening to move forward on some key engineering projects for the town, followed by a 30-minute work session dedicated to the community’s budget for the 2022 fiscal year. During the work session, Town Clerk Lori Ortiz laid out her preliminary budget for Hurley’s government.
Overall, the outlook was positive. Despite the pandemic, Ortiz said, FY 2021 has been a good one for the municipality.
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Growth in New Mexico’s charter schools has been strong in recent years, so strong in fact that charter school proponents say the only thing holding them back is space.
While charters are public schools, unlike traditional schools they don’t have funds reserved for capital projects and don’t qualify for capital awards from the Public School Capital Outlay Fund (unless their facilities have fallen into a state of disrepair – a rarity, because most are leased facilities and the landlords require upkeep, and students and parents would vote with their feet).
Without the money to buy or build, their only real option is leasing facilities, often in strip malls, like the high-performing Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School does in the heart of the South Valley (79% proficiency rates in reading versus 34% in the state’s traditional public schools).
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Created: December 29, 2020 10:19 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A lot of businesses have been reaching out for help during the pandemic, but many will soon be out of luck after the state said they ran out of CARES Act funds.
The state said more than 14,000 companies applied for small business grants approved by lawmakers last month. However, only 6,500 will receive money.
Officials with the city of Albuquerque also said they ran out of its shares of CARES Act funding.
During the city’s last rounds of applications, they had 332 grants available, but received 796 applications. According to the city’s website, “those who have applied will be placed into a lottery and will be notified by our small business office.”