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Do you support bringing higher speed broadband service to Los Alamos? If so, you have a chance to participate in an initiative to attract the attention of Google’s “Fiber for Communities” project. The recently announced project is described by Google as an experiment that they hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. Google plans to test ultra-high speed broadband networks

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By Bill Godwin From a systems point of view, Los Alamos consists of two thoroughly interdependent parts – the lab and the town. I stress the word “interdependent”. The town exists because of the lab, and the lab is the primary economic engine of the town, the largest employer. The town needs a healthy lab to survive. But the lab needs an attractive town to attract and retain high-quality staff.

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By Steve Laurent Our local economy is 97% LANL-related.  While an amazing statistic, it’s certainly not surprising, and it makes achieving a more economically self-sufficient community a very tall order.  Increasing retail opportunities and improving our economic diversity requires new investment, both private and public.  Let’s begin with the private investment problem.  Since most of us

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Stan Primak, Chair Kendra Henning, Member Municipal Building Site Selection Citizen's Steering Committee On January 28th at 7:00pm at the Community Building, our County Council has municipal building site selection on its agenda.  The Municipal Building Site Selection Citizen's Steering Committee looks forward to discussion and a final site selection decision at this meeting. The Site Selection

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A very sobering video, without any political overtones, but if we don't listen to history, we are doomed to repeat it. A must watch! Fran Berting

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By Bill GodwinOne frequently hears the complaint that Los Alamos has too little retail choice – too few stores, too limited an inventory in the few stores we have, and too high prices. The unspoken assumption behind these complaints is that this is the fault of the retailers themselves, or perhaps of the county government. In fact, it is no one’s fault but our own.It’s not rocket science – it is

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by Kevin Holsapple You may have heard that the State of New Mexico recently designated a New Mexico Arts & Cultural District in downtown Los Alamos.  The following white paper will explain more of what this is about.  For more information and to stay informed, see laccd.blogspot.com <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;

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By Bill WadtHave you ever opened the paper and winced because you saw a headline saying that one of your favorite businesses was closing? Did you feel like your quality of life had just been diminished? The 3/50 Project is a national effort promoted in Los Alamos by the Chamber of Commerce to help avoid such unpleasant surprises.The premise of the 3/50 Project is very simple. First, think of 3

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by Kent Budge After the completion of the White Rock Center Plan in the summer of 2008, the County Council appointed an Implementation Committee comprised of citizens to work with the Community Development Department in advising the County on steps to implement the WRMP. The WRMP Implementation Committee held its first meeting in October 2008 and has met at least once a month since then. We

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A long period of uncertainty about the nature and extent of LANL's "workforce restructuring" process has finally come to an end with the announcement by LANL that no further cuts will be pursued in the immediate future beyond the 430 or so voluntarily separating employees.In response to the uncertainties, the Los Alamos Chamber convened a "community preparedness" dialogue late last year aimed at

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Significant portions of the feature film “Brothers” are being filmed in Los Alamos during December and January. LACDC and the Los Alamos Chamber have played a significant role in working to bring the filming activity to the community. About 150 people are involved in the film crew and their presence has turned into hotel stays, meals at restaurants, visits to local merchants, and exciting

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by Kevin Holsapple, Executive Director, LACDC & Los Alamos Chamber of CommerceOur community matters. Much more so than the average small, remote community we have played a very important role in the world. Despite all of the uncertainties that have weighed upon us over the past couple of years and that we continue to face in the coming months, I believe that our community possesses abilities and

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Los Alamos MainStreet has once again succeeded in obtaining a commitment on NM State government capital outlay funding in support of a proposed downtown project. A $86,000 award was announced by the Governor in December designated for Los Alamos Canyon Rim Trail improvements to be constructed in conjunction with the Los Alamos Plaza project. The money will leverage private property owner

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The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce has undertaken an initiative called CommunityMatters. The impetus for the initiative is what the Chamber perceives as a need to energize our members, and through them the larger community, in the face of the difficulties produced by current budget and staffing uncertainties at LANL. The initiative has several features to start, and more are expected to be

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by Jeannette WallaceThe time to make the decision to lease the Trinity Site properties to the Boyer Company is nearly here. That decision takes a County Ordinance, and I do sincerely hope we can move forward.We are all involved with our community, at the same time it seems to take forever to make our decisions. It is great that we all have a voice, but sometimes we must make our decisions and

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By Bill Wadt – Bill Wadt is a member of the board of the Los Alamos Commerce and Development CorporationThe theme of this article is “Learning from the Trees”. I also want to weave in two of my favorite quotes. One from Peter Drucker: “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” And one from Gandhi: “Be the change you want to create.”First the trees. Not just any trees. I want to

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By Stan Primak & Scott Weiss Stan and Scott are members of The Cliffs at White Rock, LLC. Today, most of White Rock’s businesses are gone. We have to ask ourselves “What happened”? Are the rents too high? Are we experiencing the need to get off the hill and traveling to Espanola, Santa Fe or Albuquerque more? Have businesses been mismanaged or did owners retire and move on? These questions are

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By Jeff Miller, Jeff is President of local business Ngenuity, Chair-Elect of the Regional Development CorporationThe economy of Northern New Mexico is directly related to the health of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Any disruption in the Lab’s budget causes an instant reaction in the community. Sometimes we over-react; we never under-react. It has been said that when the Laboratory catches a

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by Art Morse, The Los Alamos Center for Science & Economic Policy (LACSEP)Over the years Los Alamos has evolved the reputation as one of the “smartest” cities in the world. We have the highest per capita income and the highest per capita savings. But what is all this talent and intellectual capital doing for humanity?Well, LANL is doing a lot more in technology development in areas that will be

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A new publication, “1663″ was launched in January to tell the story of scientific progress in Los Alamos. The inaugural issue contains features about work being done on a hand-held flu detector, advances in nuclear technology for energy production, development of carbon nanotubes, advances in technology to make hydrogen practical as a consumer fuel, and other topics. “The best and the brightest

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by Fran Berting, Los Alamos County CouncilorMany myths have been generated in fertile Los Alamos minds as they contemplate voting on Ordinance 529. However, brilliant imagination can have its downside when not versed in the facts. So, here are some of the necessary facts.Myth: The Council sneakily bundled the critical projects into one ordinance to force a yes vote on the Airport Basin Site

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by Andrea Cunningham, Los Alamos Families for ProgressI have been a resident of the community for 15 years, I have delivered all three of my children at this hospital and we call this town home. We love our community and the wonderful things it does have to offer. However, there is much that could be done to improve it and our town is at a critical crossroad. We as a community have to decide

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by Morris Pongratz, School Board Vice-president and Steven Girrens, LAPS Board SecretaryWe would like to present a few facts about the impact of Ordinance 529 on the Los Alamos Public Schools:The LAPS warehouse, maintenance and transportation facilities (the Quonsets) must be replaced. The Trinity Project permits the recapitalization of these facilities without placing pressure on existing

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