Santa Fe Government
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Parking Proposal for Santa Fe Railyard
A new parking lot in the heart of the Santa Fe Railyard? John Muir Limited Co. is asking the city to amend the Railyard Master Plan to allow it to... Read more »
New Life for St. Catherine?
The Santa Fe Historic Design Review Board postponed discussion tonight on a plan to move three small homes across the former St. Catherine’s Indian School campus after an attorney for... Read more »
11 Candidates to Seek Santa Fe Govt Seats
Nearly a dozen candidates will vie for a seat in Santa Fe city government in the municipal election next March. Santa Fe City Clerk Office Yolanda Vigil said Monday she’s... Read more »
Santa Fe Nixes, For Now, Residential Parking Permit Fees
Baseball and beer may have headlined, but last night’s Santa Fe City Council agenda had a couple other attention-worthy items. A second-day rundown: • City Manager Robert Romero announced the... Read more »
City Council to Decide on Beer at Ft. Marcy
The Santa Fe City Council is slated to make a decision tomorrow night on whether beer should be sold at Fort Marcy Park during low-level professional baseball games. The Pecos... Read more »
Planning Commission Rejects Eliminating Impact Fees
The Santa Fe Planning Commission on Thursday shot down a proposal, aimed at reviving the city’s faltering construction industry, to temporarily eliminate impact fees for residential developments. Several commissioners doubted... Read more »
County Could Build Pipeline to Eldorado
Santa Fe County could begin supplying water to Eldorado by late next year under a plan to build a new pipeline into the area. The line would stretch east from... Read more »
Udall Praises Former Chief-of-Staff Gerald Gonzales
Gerald Gonzales, a former New Mexico Bureau of Elections director and chief-of-staff for Sen. Tom Udall when he was in the U.S. House, died of cancer this week and his... Read more »
Southwest Santa Fe Bus Route Launches
Santa Fe Trails is riding into uncharted (public transit) territory today with the launch of its new Bus Route 26 in south Santa Fe. The route provides a rather short... Read more »
Petry Art Proposal Jumps First Hurdle
A resolution kicking off the process of creating a piece of public art to celebrate Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry easily jumped its first hurdle today... Read more »
City Council to Consider Eliminating Impact Fees
Santa Fe officials are taking another stab at reviving the city’s flagging construction industry with a new ordinance that proposes to temporarily eliminate impact fees for residential developments. “This is... Read more »
Coss Pushes Bond in State of the City Address
Santa Fe Mayor David Coss used his sixth annual State of the City address to ask Santa Feans to embrace a general obligation bond aimed at improving the local economy.... Read more »
