City of Belen Sidewalk Improvements in Downtown and Main Street
December 06, 2011
Belen has no projects on State Transportation Improvement Plan
November 07, 2011
New Mexico Environment Department Settlement Agreement and Stipulated Final Order No. 2011-ACO-018 Belen Water System
August 25, 2011
Maintenance of city street lights
January 31, 2011
Land purchase vote was a tie-breaker
September 26, 2010
The vote by the current Belen City Council to correct an Open Meetings Act (OMA) violation by approving the former mayor’s efforts to purchase approximately 14 acres of land was split 2-2, despite a report in the Valencia County News-Bulletin suggesting all of the councilors supported it. In the final months of 2009, the previous [...]
Council denies payment to Molzen-Corbin
September 19, 2010
The Belen City Council this month denied a $8,000 payment to the city’s contract engineer, Molzen-Corbin & Associates, after the company requested more money for a construction project that was delayed. Back in April, a walk-through of new paving on Becker Avenue revealed the asphalt was uneven because it was breaking apart. The asphalt was [...]
Barela secures Belen quiet zone commitment
September 06, 2010
Rep. Elias Barela has secured all the funding needed to complete Belen’s railroad quiet zone. Currently, the railroad crossings at Valentin and Molina roads, where the Rail Runner commuter train passes through, and on Don Felipe, Lopez and Mesa roads, where Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains pass, still require train horns to sound off to [...]
City records all city hall phone calls
August 19, 2010
All telephone calls made to Belen City Hall and several other city buildings are recorded and stored for 90 days, a fact disclosed only to those who call into the city’s general telephone line. On Monday night, the city council voted to approve a more than 80-page information technology policy to better manage the city’s [...]
City collaborates on apartment renovation
July 21, 2010
The City of Belen and YES Housing Inc. announced on Monday night a $1.7-million renovation of La Hacienda Apartments on North Second Street. The city is working in collaboration with the Albuquerque-based nonprofit community development group. The two-story La Hacienda Apartments have been the site of criminal activity and a problem for neighbors. The apartment [...]