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TUES: Program Pays Farmers Not To Plant, ABQ City Council Approves Police Funding Boost, + More


  
By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
More than two dozen farms in southern New Mexico have applied for a program that will pay them not to plant their fields as water managers look for new ways to stretch resources in the drought-stricken state.
It s the first phase of a multiyear pilot project being managed by the Office of the State Engineer. State Engineer John D Antonio has described the program as essential for ensuring the aquifers in the lower Rio Grande remain at sustainable levels in the future.
The Legislature approved funding for the effort last year and the state began accepting applications from farmers in the fall. The Interstate Stream Commission is now processing 27 contracts totaling more than $900,000 and covering just over 2 square miles (5 square kilometers) of farmland. ....

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Balloon task force navigates way to more landing sites


.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The group assembled to address the shortage of landing sites during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta recommends, among other things, the purchase of a large tract of unidentified land that could also double as practice fields for sports and outdoor recreational events.
The Lady Jester balloon lands in a small parking lot near Renaissance NE on Oct. 4, 2016, during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal)
The Balloon Landing Task Force, in its final report, said the projected cost could be as much as $70 million.
Other task force recommendations include:
■ Modifying parking lots on developed private properties by relocating light poles, trees and some hardscape features to the perimeters, (and burying overhead power lines where necessary) at an average cost of $31,281 per acre, and possibly paying for those ....

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