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At its June 2 meeting, the Valencia County Commission unanimously approved a resolution asking the Belen Consolidated Schools to sell or gift the three-acre Bosque park to the county so it can continue maintaining it as a park for the community. ....
Just when it looked like a community garden project on Valencia Countyâs east side was going to whither away, a $30,000 grant from CYFD gave it another year of life. Days after Valencia County commissioners unanimously voted to not provide $15,000 for the Eastern Valencia Urban Gardens Program, administered by the staff of the Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District, the award of the CYFD grant was announced. âWe had applied for it, thinking of it as our Plan B,â said VSWCD district director Andrew Hautzinger. âWho could imagine the county wouldnât fund it?â He continued, saying the district was relieved to get the grant, which would give the program another year to look for more permanent funding. ....
A county ordinance limiting the weight of vehicles traveling on Don Felipe Road was repealed by the Valencia County Commission after business owners along the street argued it was detrimental to their livelihoods. At the March 17 commission meeting, commissioners voted 4-1 to repeal the ordinance, which prohibited vehicles weighing more than five tons on the road without a permit from the county, with Commissioner David Hyder voting no. The ordinance authorizing the repeal of the old law will go into effect 30 days after itâs approval. The ordinance was originally passed in March 2020 after then-commissioner Charles Eaton said residents along the road expressed concerns about the newly-paved road being damaged by heavy truck traffic. ....
The Valencia County Commission will consider repealing an ordinance that put a weight limit on vehicles using Don Felipe Road. At the Feb. 17 commission meeting, Los Lunas attorney Josh Jimenez said he and the businesses he represents were asking the commission to take the extraordinary step of repealing the ordinances because so many are businesses affected. âEach of them is affected by the ordinance â meaning they would be forced to comply with the ordinance â and it would negatively impact each of the businesses,â Jimenez said. At issue for the businesses, such as Castillo Prestress, Spartan Towing, Peteâs Pro Truck and Auto Repair and Barela Farms, is the restriction of trucks weighing five tons or more from using Don Felipe Road. ....