Federal Communications Commission representative Stephen DelSordo will be making an appearance at the Chimayo Elementary School gymnasium Wednesday, March 26, at 6:30 pm to discuss possible infringements of historical preservation made by a T-Mobile cell phone tower erected over two years ago, according to The New Mexican (Meeting set over cell tower, Tom Sharpe, Mar. 25, 2008).
Rio Arriba County ordinances regulate only towers more than 70 feet tall. The constructed tower is exactly 70 feet tall, but local residents are still urging for the FCC, which they believe is responsible for historic preservation in matters of communication tower placement, to review possible omissions of historic sites in T-Mobile’s application. After the tower’s construction, concerned residents formed a coalition known as Chimayo’s Council on Wireless Technology, which, in an open letter to the Rio Arriba County Commission, was successful in implementing a nine month moratorium in 20...
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Happy "Turn Out the Lights Day"From: riograndefoundation.org
Post Date: 2008-03-29 10:28:53
Environments are sometimes their own worst enemies. Today’s celebration of "Earth Hour" during which major cities across the country turn off the lights for an hour is one of those examples. Thankfully, Mayor Marty hasn’t signed Albuquerque up for this ridiculous stunt, but if the concept catches on, I bet he’ll be first in line.
So, why does turning out the lights hurt, not help the enviros? Simply put, there are many people who generally support "helping the environment...
more One Boondoggle to AnotherFrom: riograndefoundation.org
Post Date: 2008-03-28 15:00:13
We’ve certainly discussed the extremely flawed capital outlay process a few times before in this space. So, we read with interest the Albuquerque Journal’s recent stories on the capital outlay money that was shifted from some projects to others (especially the Unser Museum) recently. Tthe articles are for subscribers only and can be found here and here , but essentially what happened is that the Governor redirected $1.5 million to the Museum.
I’ve been to the ...
more Where Health Care and Education Bureaucracies MeetFrom: riograndefoundation.org
Post Date: 2008-03-27 15:02:00
A recent article in the Las Cruces Sun-News outlining a new $1.9 million award by the U.S. Department of Labor to Doña Ana Community College’s nursing program caught my attention. As the article points out in its opening paragraph, nurses are in high demand and have been for some time. In fact, some would say there is a shortage of nurses .
Much later in the Sun-News piece, however, David Pearse, dean of health and public services at DACC, tells us that "there are typically 200 a...
more PNM Rate Debate Shows Need for Free Market in EnergyFrom: riograndefoundation.org
Post Date: 2008-03-26 15:40:08
The financial market intelligence provider, Standard & Poor’s , has recently changed Public Service Company of New Mexico’s bond “outlook from stable to negative.” (Matt Mygatt, The New Mexican/Associated Press, Mar. 22, 2008) Other financial speculators, including Moody’s and Fitch Ratings, are either considering or have acted on reducing PNM’s bond status.
PNM’s bond status is in jeopardy because it has had to endure the recent increased costs of “fuel used to ...
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