“I was wondering what it takes to get in touch with someone at the Rio Rancho Public Schools’ transportation office. I have left several messages and still no response. Does anyone work there?”
“Seems I erred in my recent rant. A conversation with a former pest-control employee assures me there is no danger to wildlife at release. In his words, ‘pest-control companies’ humanely trap and promise to release at a ‘nice place’ in the country, in a pig’s eye! Skunk and raccoon pelts sell far too profitably for that. Perhaps some companies are the exception, but from my view, a call to pest control sounds like a death sentence to wildlife who can usually be kept away if humans will just use their brains.”
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“Why hasn’t the large hole in the block fence on Interstate 25, directly across from Jiffy Lube, been repaired? Is it due to benign neglect or has the responsible party left town?”
“At Wednesday’s city council meeting, I was stunned to see the councilor from District 5 (Larry Naranjo) shill for a garbage receptacle cleaning process. I wasn’t aware that he had taken courses from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). I can’t recall seeing any of my neighbors rinsing them. In living here over 20 years, I’ve only done it one time and I can’t remember what for. Their survey meant nada, as we don’t know what people were told, or the cost, too small a survey; and, the fact that the receptacles were owned privately by Waste Management, as pointed out by our former city attorney (James Babin). Also, as an ex-employee of Albuquerque, I’m aware that this company was let go from Bernalillo County. The council voted it down 3 to 2. (Guess what councilor was the No. 2 vote?) The District 5 councilor also brought in a street-paving contractor a few years ago, and they received a no-bid contract for $2 million. Surprise — they came from Española, same as the District 5 councilor. I wonder where the principals of this receptacle cleaning company hail from? A county commissioner, Jack Thomas, contributed money to Cabezon for lighting, which was for a good cause. I would have liked to have Mr. Thomas as my county commissioner. Ours is one who never returns phone calls, and not only from myself, but others from the River’s Edge community. River’s Edge is not being well served, but thankfully we have term limits for county commissioners.”
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2 comment(s)verna jones wrote on Aug 26, 2008 8:14 PM:
Jeff Bronstein wrote on Aug 24, 2008 1:26 PM: