Slideshow of Wilson Mid School Students Balancing APS Budget Deficit

Photos: Middle School Students Role Play Budget Deficit - Photos - KOAT Albuquerque

Neat slideshow and story, but I would like to hear their recommendations. Does anyone have this information?

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Albuquerque Heading Home Community Conversation on Sunday, January 30, 2011

Albuquerque Heading Home is a new initiative to address chronic homelessness in the City of Albuquerque. It is a multi-step approach that incorporates hundreds of volunteers, the business community, non-profit organizations, hospitals, and the faith community.

There is more information on the City website. You can find referral and volunteering information here at the ABQ Heading Home website.

Albuquerque Heading Home will be hosting a Community Conversation on Sunday, January 30th at 3:30pm in the Albuquerque Convention Center, located at 401 2nd Street NW

Upcoming Lead and Coal Construction

LEAD & COAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
LOOKING AHEAD: CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
FOR WEEKS OF JANUARY 17-21, 2011,
JANUARY 24-28, 2011 AND JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 4, 2011
Creating beautifully landscaped, environmentally sensitive, neighborhood, bicycle and pedestrian friendly streets and improving storm drainage.
NOTE: All work is weather permitting and is subject to change without notice

Coal Avenue from Mulberry to Sycamore:
Jan. 24-28 – Repave roadway*

Coal Avenue from Oak to Sycamore:
Jan. 17-21 – Install conduit for intelligent traffic system (ITS) and lighting, install driveways and sleeves, install fine grade base course on roadway

Coal Avenue from Sycamore to Hazeldine:
Jan. 24-28 – Repave roadway*

Coal Avenue from Sycamore to Ash:
Jan. 17-21 – Install valley gutter to direct water away from road and across intersections, install driveways and sleeves
Jan. 24-28 – Install conduit for intelligent traffic system (ITS) and lighting, install driveways and sleeves, install fine grade base course on roadway
Jan. 31- Feb. 4 – Install fine grade base course on roadway

Coal Avenue from Sycamore to Coal Place:
Jan. 17-21 – Install inlets for storm drainage
Jan. 24-28 – Install inlets for storm drainage

Coal Avenue from University to Yale:
Jan. 17-21 – Install curb and gutter, prepare sub grade and base course for curb and gutter
Jan. 24-28 – Install curb and gutter, install inlets for storm drainage, install valley gutter to direct water away from road and across intersections

Coal Avenue from Yale to Harvard:
Jan. 17-21 – Install sleeves and prepare intersection crossings, prepare sub grade and base course for curb and gutter
Jan. 24-28 – Prepare sub grade and base course for curb and gutter, install curb and gutter
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 – Install curb and gutter

Coal Avenue from Harvard to Cornell to Stanford;
Jan. 17-21 – Install storm drainage trunk line and lateral lines
Jan. 24-28 – Prepare sub grade and base course for curb and gutter
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 – Install inlets for storm drainage, prepare sub grade and base course for curb and gutter, install curb and gutter

Coal Avenue from Stanford to Columbia to Princeton:
Jan. 17-21 – Install storm drainage trunk line
Jan. 24-28 – Install storm drainage trunk line and lateral lines
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 – Prepare sub grade and base course for curb and gutter, install sleeves and prepare crossings

Coal Avenue from Princeton to Vassar:
Jan. 17-21 – Relocate water lines
Jan. 24-28 – Install storm drainage trunk line and lateral lines

Coal Avenue from Vassar to Girard:
Jan. 17-21 – Relocate water lines
Jan. 24-28 -- Remove asphalt paving on roadway
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 – Install storm drainage trunk line and lateral lines

Coal Avenue from Girard to Dartmoth:
Jan. 24-28 – Remove asphalt paving on roadway, relocate water lines
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 – Install storm drainage trunk line and lateral lines

Coal Avenue from Dartmouth to Richmond:
Jan. 24-28 -- Remove asphalt paving from roadway, relocate water lines, install storm drainage lateral lines

Coal Avenue from Richmond to Bryn Mawr to Wellesley:
Jan. 24-28 -- Remove asphalt paving from roadway

Coal Avenue from Wellesley to Tulane to Amherst:
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 – Remove asphalt paving from roadway

Coal Avenue at Montclaire:
Jan. 17-21 -- Relocate gas lines

* Repaving is dependent on daytime temperature of 40-50 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer for several hours.

General Information:
Construction is expected to last approximately 18 months, through spring 2012. The contractor will work in approximate 5-block areas, finishing all construction in one area before moving on to the next. 2 crews will be working on the project at the same time. Initial work zones will be at Coal & I-25, heading east and at Coal & University, heading east. Regular work hours will be daylight hours (7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday) although crews may work later hours or on weekends if needed due to an emergency or unforeseen circumstance.

New Mexico Environment Department Public Meeting January 12, 2011

The New Mexico Environment Department is hosting a public meeting on the Kirtland Air Force Base Bulk Fuels Facility Spill. The Environment Department will provide information on the Light Non-aqueous Phase Liquid (LNAPL) Containment Interim Measure Work Plan, dated December 1, 2010 and status of work to characterize and clean up soil and groundwater contamination caused by the fuel spill.

The LANL Containment Interim Measure Work Plan and other related documents are available here.

For more information regarding this meeting and availability of documents please contact John Kieling

at the New Mexico Environment Department at (505) 476-6000.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

6:00pm to 7:30pm

Loma Linda Community Center

1700 Yale SE

Community Legislative Forum, January 6th 2010

COMMUNITY LEGISLATIVE

FORUM

Senator Tim Keller and Senator Cisco McSorley

Representative Gail Chasey, Representative Al Park and

Representative Sheryl Williams Stapleton

Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011

Time: 6:00- 7:30 pm

Place: African American Performing Arts Center

Expo New Mexico Fairgrounds

310 San Pedro NE

*FREE PARKING*