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C ouncilAgendatoIncludeHighway ResolutionA resolution submitted by a those who have so far seen it: accomplish the aforesaidgroup of Los Alamos citizens calling for the County Council’s support of “high priority efforts” of governmental agencies to improve State Highway 4, is expected to be the center of much, if not the most interestRESOLUTIONuWhereas: State Highway 4 between Pojoaque and Los Alamos is urgently in need of major improvement to provide safe and rapid travel for all the citizens of North Central Newimprovements to StateHighway 4.Until The Monitorat the council’s meeting Monday night in the Municipal Building.The following three letters to the editor received by The Monitor yesterday attest to that interest, and documentMexico whose employment, education, commerce, andrecreation require their use of this road; andpublished a summary of the highway department proposals of September 1970 it was generally assumed, both by the council and by the public, that no improvements were planned for Route 4 over the next five“Whereas: The Stateand explain the resolution:* * *At the next meeting of theHighway Department, in its ABC Highway Construction Program of September 17,1970 scheduled $2,000,000 tobe spent on improving this road for the 1972-74 timeLos Alamos County Council, on Monday December 6, the following resolution will be introduced and recommendedfor adoption. The resolution has been submitted underperiod; andWhereas: Actual Highway construction is subject to budgets approved by the State Legislature and the release of Federal Funds.years. Instead we have the possibility of work beginning next year on four-laning much of the present two-lane road, if these proposals are givensufficient support.A majority of the council members are on record assupporting the highway department proposals. We are therefore entitled to expect their vote for such a resolution.However this alone will notSection 202.2 of the Los“Therefore Be It ResolvedAlamos County Charter by therequired number of registered Los Alamos voters, and has thebacking of the vast majority ofThat: The Los Alamos County Council supports high priority efforts in the Local, State, and Federal Government tobring about any road improvements. Positive steps must be taken by the council, and while the nature of thesesteps must be determined by the council themselves theyMisinformation, PrejudiceBlamed for Grant ReactionALBUQUERQUE. N.M. lt;AP)— Misinformation, hate and prejudice were cited by a Roman Catholic priest as the reasons for the hue and cry by some against the church’s $157,000 grant to the Alianza.Father Ramon Aragon, vice chairman of a grant advisorycommittee to the Alianza, told anews conference Friday that the lack of information can beprison on parole, preaches brotherhood and justice in an integrated society but isn’t allowed to relay his thoughts because he’s locked into that♦ timage.The Alianza said it would use the money from the church’s Campaign for Human Development, of which Robles is a member, for information centers and to counsel SDanish-news conference were the chairman, Lupe Juarez, president of (.'ouncil 8002 of tin*League of United Latin American Citizens; Supt. Ray Leger of the West I,as Vegas public schools; director AntonioMondragon of the Chicano Studies Center at the Universityof New Mexico; Supt Ernest Abreu of the Mora public schools; and Alfonso Ortiz, repmust be done soon before the New Mexico legislature committees have spend all themoney.At a recent hearing Mr. Farmer said he would be gladto appoint a committee to pushfor improvements on Route 4.Perhaps the council could start there-tomorrow.-lanStrong, 220 Rio Bravo Drive.♦ * *On November 24 a group of Los Alamos citizens submittedto the Los Alamos CountyCouncil a resolution for itsconsideration at the next council meeting under theprovisions of Section 202.2 ofthe county charger.The resolution asks simplythat the county councilsupport high priority efforts inthe local, state and federalgovernments to accomplishmajor improvement of statehighway 4 between Pojoaqueand Los Alamos, some ofwhich improvement is alreadyhighwaydepartment for the 1972-1974period.The next council meeting will be held on Monday night,December 6 in the Los AlamosCounty building. It is to bethat residents whohopedregard thepresent transportation routes to Los Alamos to be inadequate will attend the meeting andtheir electedencourage representatives to approve this resolution, supporting the most realistic, desirable, direct and immediate means to relieve thedriving situation. Edward W. Hones, Jr., 129 Monte Rey Drive.* * •construction of improvements and installation of utilityfacilities and provisions for surface damage.Other items on the 13-itemagenda include introduction of an ordinance on the proposed rezoning of portions of Parcels 1 and 2, Survey of White Rock from Planned UnitDevelopment District B-10 to Planned Unit Development District B-8. The proposed area is inside the RoverBoulevard-Meadow Lane loop and would reduce the required area per unit from 10,000 square feet to 8,000 square feet.Items scheduled fordiscussion include theswimming pool committee report for proposed municipal swimming pools; Royal Crest Trailer Court leasing practice*; establishment of avountyhousing authority and approval of appointment ol housing authority i..embevs, the county student i.iiern program and consideration of possible county council action on the future development of Bandelier National Monument.Also to be considered is an Arts Council request to purchase a concert grand piano for the Lodge and the county administrator’s report which includes verification of asummary of fixed assets of theofcounty, comments appearance before the Environmental Quality ControlCouncil and a staff study of a request by the state motor vehicle department for theto become thecountymanager-agent of the Los
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Los Alamos Monitor
Los Alamos, New Mexico, US
Sun, Dec 05, 1971
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