July 13, 2010
A new bridge in the Los Lunas area could actually mean a new interchange for the City of Belen. As the Mid-Region Council of Government continues its Los Lunas corridor study, two primary routes for a new interchange and bridge are being evaluated. Those routes are near Miller Road just north of Los Chavez and [...]
July 13, 2010
The Greater Belen Chamber of Commerce is seeking participants for the Valencia County Fair Parade, which is scheduled for Saturday, August 28. The parade is a great venue to “celebrate our unique and diverse community and businesses,” said Rhona Baca Espinoza, the chamber’s executive director. This year’s theme is “The Spirit of the Wild West.” [...]
July 09, 2010
United States Rep. Harry Teague will host and moderate a town hall meeting on Sunday to discuss the recently released Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) flood maps and their impact on Valencia County. The town hall starts at 3:30pm at the Los Lunas Transportation Center. In addition to Teague, a panel of floodplain engineers and [...]
June 23, 2010
The City of Belen’s gross receipts tax revenue ended the current fiscal year down more than $549,000 from projections. While each month’s gross receipts taxes varied in loss, February was the worst month with a 10-percent loss. The loss in June was also significant — approximately $100,000 under projections. The total amount received in June [...]
June 21, 2010
The unemployment rate in Valencia County fell by one percent in April, the largest decrease in unemployment since the economic downturn in the fall of 2008. The unemployment rate decreased from 10.5 to 9.5 from March to April, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. In April, the City of Belen and Los [...]
June 17, 2010
The City of Belen on Tuesday submitted a hospital site proposal to Valencia Health Commons, offering nearly 14 acres of land near Camino del Llano for the construction of a hospital. The site proposal provides a detailed look at what the city is calling the Healthcare Hub, the area of clustered medical facilities near the [...]
June 11, 2010
Work on the reconstruction of the North Belen interchange halted Wednesday, less than four months after it became clear the project would run out of money. The interchange was being reconstructed to provide access to Rancho Cielo, a master-planned residential, commercial and industrial development west of Los Chavez. While the state funded $4 million of [...]
May 23, 2010
The unemployment rate in Valencia County rose to 10.5 percent in March, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unemployment was up two-tenths from February. The numbers don’t yet reflect layoffs by both the City of Belen and Los Lunas Schools, where 43 employees in the two governments lost their jobs because of [...]
April 26, 2010
Just a few weeks after former Belen Mayor Ronnie Torres resigned as the head of the Belen MainStreet Partnership, the partnership’s board of directors has selected Belen City Councilor Jerah R. Cordova to lead it. The Belen MainStreet Partnership is a downtown revitalization group. It formed nearly one year ago as a MainStreet Emerging Community [...]
April 23, 2010
The New Mexico Tourism Department is compiling a list of restaurants it’ll promote to tourists as part of a culinary treasures trail. Nominations close on May 15. You can nominate a restaurant online at the tourism department’s website. Last year the tourism department compiled a list of restaurants for its green chile cheeseburger trail.