June 09, 2010
Belen city councilors last night pointedly questioned the approval process for change orders related to projects managed for the city by Molzen-Corbin & Associates, the city’s contract engineer. According to documents provided to the council by Belen Alexander Municipal Airport Manager Robert Uecker, Molzen-Corbin, on behalf of an airport project contractor, is requesting payment for [...]
June 02, 2010
The manager of Belen Alexander Municipal Airport presented three goals to the Belen City Council last month as a part of his improvement plan. Airport Manager Robert Uecker holds one of three appointed city positions undergoing a 90-day and 180-day evaluation process that began upon their appointment to their positions in March. Former Police Chief [...]
May 25, 2010
The State of New Mexico is launching a new program within the Middle Rio Grande Basin, including Valencia County, that will allow indigent households with substandard septic systems to receive assistance to replace them. The program is being run by the Office of Natural Resource Trustee and the New Mexico Environment Department. State officials will [...]
May 18, 2010
The Belen City Council last night approved two resolutions to secure state support and funding for improvements to Belen Alexander Airport. The city is expected to receive nearly $96,000 in grant funding from the state and federal governments for asphalt paving crack seal, coal-tar penetrating seal, and pavement markings at the airport. The intent of [...]
April 29, 2010
A public opinion survey released this week by the Mid-Region Council of Governments shows both overwhelming support for a new “river crossing” near Los Lunas, as well as overwhelming interest in alternative solutions. Exactly 80 percent of the people polled support a new “river crossing,” according to the survey conducted Research & Polling Inc. The [...]
April 27, 2010
The baseball fields at Belen’s Eagle Park, constructed on top of a former glass dump, are riddled with broken glass, with the new administration working to address the problem. Opened a couple of years ago, the two baseball fields were built on land leveled at the north end of Eagle Park. The land, however, was [...]
April 24, 2010
The City of Belen’s civil engineer for the Camino del Llano construction project has warned city officials about the possibility of flood damage in the area if the project’s drainage isn’t completed. The concern was first raised by Molzen-Corbin & Associates in a letter to the previous administration and later raised in a follow-up letter [...]
April 20, 2010
Belen City Councilor Jerah R. Cordova called for a structural inspection of the Belen Community Center on Monday night after he toured the facility two weeks ago to view the damage. The Belen Community Center was built five years ago. Shortly after, and partly because of flooding in 2006, the community center foundation began to [...]
April 16, 2010
The Belen Community Center, opened just five years ago, is visibly falling apart, with years of reports and studies attempting to find out why. “At the time of the field study, structural cracking between the masonry blocks of the walls of the activity center building were observed. In addition, gaps as wide as 1/16 to [...]
April 13, 2010
The recently completed Becker Avenue street paving will have to be repaved, after the contractor’s work was unacceptable to the City of Belen’s engineering firm. Kevin Eades, the civil department leader for Molzen-Corbin & Associates, said in a meeting with city officials today that the newest section of paving on Becker Avenue will need to [...]