Safe at Home is a free address confidentiality program run by the New Mexico Secretary of State. It gives eligible survivors a secure substitute mailing address so they do not have to share their actual home address on public records.
The substitute address can be used with city, county, and state offices — including the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office — and first-class mail is forwarded to the participant’s confidential address. This helps reduce the risk of someone using public records to locate or continue harming a survivor.
Safe at Home is a statewide address confidentiality program for survivors of abuse in New Mexico. Participants are given a substitute address managed by the Secretary of State’s Office. Government agencies and many private organizations can use this substitute address in place of a home address.
The Secretary of State collects participants’ mail at a secure P.O. Box and forwards first-class mail to their confidential address. The participant’s actual home address stays out of public records.
Safe at Home is for New Mexico residents who are survivors of:
It is designed for people who have recently moved — or are planning to move — to a home that is not known to the person who harmed them and whose safety could be affected if their address appeared in public records.
A parent or guardian can also apply on behalf of a child or another person in their household who needs this protection.
Safe at Home is one part of a longer-term safety plan. Advocates at domestic violence and sexual assault programs can help survivors think through additional safety steps.
Do I have to file a police report or go to court to apply?
No. Applications are based on your written statement and are completed with a trained application assistant.
Does this change custody or court orders?
No. Safe at Home is about address confidentiality. It does not change existing court orders.
Does it cost anything?
No. There is no fee to participate in the Safe at Home program.
Survivors who are interested in Safe at Home do not have to figure out the process alone. Trained advocates can walk you through each step.
Safe at Home participants can continue to vote in New Mexico elections while keeping their residential address confidential.
If you are enrolled (or applying) and have questions about voting from a confidential address, you can:
If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.
For confidential support and safety planning, you can contact:
Safe at Home Program (New Mexico Secretary of State)
Email: Safe.sos@sos.nm.us
Toll-free: 1-800-477-3632
Mail: Safe at Home Program, P.O. Box 1888, Santa Fe, NM 87504
Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office
102 Grant Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 505-995-2788
Email: clerk@santafecountynm.gov
New Mexico has adopted a new semi-open primary system that will first be used in the June 2026 Primary Election. Under this system, independent and Declined-to-State (DTS) voters can participate in a primary election without changing their voter registration, while voters already registered with a major (Dem/Rep) party continue to vote in that party’s primary.
This change is designed to make primary elections more accessible and inclusive, while keeping the process clear and manageable for voters, poll workers, and election administrators. Below you’ll find an explanation of how semi-open primaries work in New Mexico, how they affect Santa Fe County voters, and answers to common questions.
Primary elections are how political parties choose which candidates will appear on the ballot for the General Election. In New Mexico’s new semi-open primary system, all registered major (Dem/Rep) party voters still vote in their own party’s primary, but independent and Declined-to-State voters may now choose which major party’s primary they’d like to participate in—without changing their party registration.
This means more New Mexicans can participate in primary elections, helping to ensure that the choices on the General Election ballot reflect a broader share of the electorate.
A primary election is how political parties select their nominees for the General Election. Voters choose among candidates from a single party, and the winning candidate from each party then appears on the General Election ballot.
In New Mexico’s semi-open primary system:
Voters still cast one primary ballot in one party’s primary; they simply have more flexibility if they are not already registered with a major (Dem/Rep) party.
In New Mexico’s semi-open primary system:
If you are already registered with a major (Dem/Rep) party and want to vote in that party’s primary, you do not need to change anything.
If you are registered as Independent or Declined-to-State, you may now choose a major party primary ballot at the polls without permanently changing your registration. You’ll still be listed as Independent/DTS when the election is over.
Semi-open primaries will first be used in New Mexico’s June 2026 Primary Election. The Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office and the New Mexico Secretary of State are working together to update procedures, poll worker training, and voter education materials before then.
No. General Elections remain the same. All registered voters may participate in the General Election, and all eligible contests appear on your ballot based on where you live. The semi-open primary law only changes who can participate in each party’s primary election.
State lawmakers passed Senate Bill 16 so that more New Mexicans—particularly independent and Declined-to-State voters—could participate in publicly funded primary elections. Supporters of the change have highlighted several goals:
The Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office will continue to administer elections in a nonpartisan and transparent manner under the new rules.
For Santa Fe County voters, semi-open primaries mean:
Our office is preparing updated outreach materials, poll worker training, and website information so that every voter knows what to expect before they arrive at the polls.
Under the old closed-primary system, many independent or DTS voters had to re-register at the polls if they wanted to participate in a major (Dem/Rep) party primary. This could create long lines and additional paperwork for voters, poll workers, and county staff.
The semi-open primary system is designed to:
The Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office will continue to collaborate with the Secretary of State and other counties to make sure the transition to semi-open primaries is smooth and well-communicated.
To confirm your current voter registration, update your address, or check your party affiliation, visit the New Mexico Voter Information Portal:
You can also contact the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office if you have questions or need assistance.
Several nonpartisan organizations have created resources explaining New Mexico’s move to semi-open primaries, including background on the law and what it means for voters.
For official statewide guidance, deadlines, and rules, visit:
To learn more about upcoming elections, sample ballots, and local voter resources in Santa Fe County, visit:
Email the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office at elections@santafecountynm.gov or call (505) 986-6280.
A Water Planning Study is being conducted for La Cienega & La Cieneguilla with County-contracted consultant Daniel B Stevens & Associates (DBS&A) and community residents, a working group, and stakeholders. View the La Cienega/La Cieneguilla Water Planning Study RFP here. This will be a holistic assessment of the water situation and produce a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) for a Water & Wastewater Masterplan and to Replenish the Aquifer and Restore the Springs. It will recommend actions including hard & green solutions to overcome challenges in water supply, wastewater, stormwater, surface & groundwater, land use, and watershed management, while supporting local livelihoods.
View a PDF version of these meeting flyers HERE.
Community meetings with the DBS&A project team and County staff will be held monthly on the Fourth Thursday from April to October 2025, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM.
Meeting Location: La Cienega Community Center, 136 Camino San Jose, Santa Fe, NM 87507
Meeting Time/Day: Fourth Thursday from 6:00 to 7:30 PM
*any additional meetings will be posted here at least two weeks before the meeting date*
1. April Meeting: Thursday, April 24th
2. May Meeting: Thursday, May 22nd
June Meeting: CANCELLED
3. July Meeting: Thursday, July 24th
4. August Meeting: Thursday, August 28th
5. September Meeting: Thursday, September 25th
6. October Meeting: Thursday, October 23rd
7. November Meeting: POSTPONED to February 26, 2026
to be posted
Director Call is originally from Arizona. Where he was an educator for over a decade. He earned his Masters Degree in Emergency Management from Arizona State University. He started his career in Northern Arizona in Emergency Management. He then went to Kansas City, Missouri. He then went onto Montana as an Emergency Manager, after participating in numerous disasters and recoveries, before settling in Santa Fe with his family. Brad wishes to retire from Emergency Management and Santa Fe County.
Kyle is originally from California, joining the U.S. Army in 2005. He then settled in Santa Fe, where he worked for Christus St. Vincent's Hospital for several years participating in Security, HICS, and HAZMAT response. From there, he attended the NM DPS Academy and was a Senior Officer with Santa Fe Police Department and then a patrol sergeant with Edgewood Police Department with a decade in law enforcement before coming on board with Santa Fe County. Kyle has since earned his FEMA Basic Academy Certificate and Public Information Officer from FEMA, and wants to stay with Santa Fe County for the duration of his career.
Hanna is Santa Fe born and raised. She started her professional career with Santa Fe County well over a decade ago. Starting with the Santa Fe County Regional Emergency Communications Center (RECC) as a dispatcher, then moving up the ranks. From there, she worked with our Community Services Department and I.T. as an administrator. She hopes to stay in Emergency Management and eventually retire from the county. She is currently studying hard for her FEMA Basic Academy Certificate and has obtained several other certificates and trainings while here.
Our most recent hire, Angelina is orginally from Massachusetts where she worked in EMS, while working on her Bachelors of Science in Emergency Management, which she recieved from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. She then volunteered to deploy with FEMA to California, to assist in the Covid Emergency in 2020. After that mission, she settled in Santa Fe and worked for the New Mexico Department of Health as their emergency management training coordinator. From there she joined our team and wishes to be a leader in Emergency Management.
Santa Fe County Office of Emergency Management is currently designing and building the County's first ever stand alone Emergency Operations Center.
An Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is a centralized facility where government agencies and partners coordinate response and recovery efforts during disasters or major incidents. It streamlines communication, resource deployment, and decision-making, ensuring a unified and efficient response. For Santa Fe County and its residents, an EOC enhances public safety by reducing response times, improving situational awareness, and supporting faster recovery. Ultimately, it helps protect lives, property, and essential services when large disasters or larger incidents occur.
This space is also going to be a training facility for our response, and emergency management partners, both internally and externally. Local, State and Federal, gaining additional knowledge and skills, but also cultivating those important relationships before a disaster strikes.
This webpage is intended to serve as an informational access point for people interested in the State’s Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act rollout, and in particular related happenings at the regional level.
During the 2025 Legislative Session, the State of New Mexico enacted the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act (BHRIA) which officially took effect on June 20, 2025.
Since that time, the State’s Administrative Office of the Courts and the State’s Health Care Authority have been working to develop a regional approach to statewide behavioral health reform under the oversight of a statewide Behavioral Health Executive Committee which, among other things, has designated regions according to judicial districts.
The State’s Executive Committee has also adopted a specific approach to commence in the fall of FY26 as outlined in this State letter addressed to County Managers and Tribal Leaders. A copy of our region’s response can be found here.
Our State-determined Behavioral Health Region One (BHR1) includes the following 14 unique, separate, and distinct governments, with Santa Fe County serving as the region’s initial lead entity:
The required actions outlined in the State letter to County Managers and Tribal Leaders include:
Once this occurs, the region may apply for State behavioral health funds under the Act in accordance with its approved regional behavioral health plan.
BHR1 planning committee members are recommended and selected by the region's core team, which is a team comprised of a First Judicial District Court representative in addition to those designated by their respective County or Tribal leaders who provided a formal letter of support for this State-driven process.
The workshops will be facilitated by UNM’s Health Sciences Center and cannot include more than 100 participants and must be in person. This means that there will be stakeholders unable to attend but who can otherwise participate in the listening sessions that will be facilitated by the New Mexico Alliance of Health Councils. There may be additional seats that become available for the workshop after all invitees have responded to the RSVP. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please reach out here.
Since BHR1 recently completed similar workshops specific to adults, our region’s workshop under BHRIA is scheduled for December 18 and 19, 2025 and will be specific to youth with participants selected accordingly and as representative as possible, all things considered. Behavioral health priorities identified from these workshops will be posted to this site for the public to view and consider in advance of the Listening Sessions.
Listening Sessions will then invite feedback on the identified priorities, and we will make every effort to get the word out far and wide within the region. Listening sessions will occur remotely and are open to any and all interested parties within our State-designated region. Listening sessions will include youth-specific breakout “rooms” co-facilitated by a youth-specific provider, and we’re working on making available select Senior Centers to help ensure additional participation access. Dates and times for BHR1 listening sessions are below. Registration is required by the Alliance and links are below.
In our ongoing effort to ensure ample opportunities for stakeholder engagement in the development of a regional plan, the planning group invites interested parties to virtually join any or all of the meetings scheduled below (with links to be added as each date nears):
Please remember that this State-determined model and methodology is an evolving process that will develop over time. Should you wish to learn more, please visit all of the hyperlinks contained on this page. For BHR1 folks who have additional questions, please feel free to reach out here.
Food Resources
Santa Fe County, The Food Depot, and other community partners are working together to support residents facing food insecurity by connecting them with local food distribution, community resources, and support services.
Find current food distribution locations, schedules, and eligibility information throughout Santa Fe County and across Northern New Mexico.
The Food Depot and its partners provide year-round support to help ensure no one in our community goes without food.
CONNECT links residents with a wide range of services, including food, housing, utilities, behavioral health, and more — in both English and Spanish.
Every eligible voter in Santa Fe County has the right to cast a ballot safely, privately, and independently. Our office works with local and statewide partners to make voting accessible whether you choose to vote from home or in person.
On this page, you’ll find information about accessible voting options, polling place features, and assistive technology available at every voting site. You can also watch two videos in American Sign Language (ASL) explaining how to vote in person and the accessibility features of voting.
These videos, produced in partnership with the New Mexico Commission for Deaf & Hard of Hearing and the Secretary of State, explain voting options and accessibility features in American Sign Language.
This video walks through the in-person voting process from check-in to casting your ballot, including tips for communicating with poll workers.
Want to see what will be on your ballot? Visit our Sample Ballots page or use the New Mexico Voter Information Portal (NMVote.org).
Learn about the accessibility requirements for polling places, accessible voting machines, and options for voting from home.
Interested in voting from home on a regular basis? Learn more on our Permanent Absentee List information page, or visit the New Mexico Voter Information Portal (NMVote.org) for statewide absentee ballot details.
You can choose the voting method that best fits your needs. All options are secure and available to eligible voters in Santa Fe County.
To request an absentee ballot or join the Permanent Absentee List, visit NMVote.org and complete the online application, or contact the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office by phone, email, mail, or in person.
Request an Absentee BallotEvery polling place in New Mexico is surveyed and approved by Disability Rights New Mexico to make sure it meets accessibility standards.
In Santa Fe County, some locations have especially short distances from parking to the voting area, which can be helpful for voters with limited mobility. Examples include:
To preview each polling place before you go, including photos of entrances and notes on physical features such as steps to the door, click here to take a look at our Voting Site Guides.
Use the questions below to learn more about the accessible voting equipment and support available at all polling locations.
Every polling place has at least one accessible voting machine. These machines offer features such as:
Yes. Voters who need help may:
Your helper can read the ballot to you and mark your choices as you direct. Your choices must remain private and your helper must follow your instructions.
An accessible absentee ballot is designed for voters with print disabilities so they can vote privately and independently from home.
The Permanent Absentee List is a convenient option if you prefer to vote from home.
Need a different accommodation? Contact the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office as early as possible so we can work with you to make a plan that meets your needs.
Email the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office at elections@santafecountynm.gov or call (505) 986-6280.
If you use a relay service or other assistive communication device, you may contact us using your preferred method.
The Madrid Planning Committee (MPC) and the Santa Fe County Planning Division are initiating a community planning process in the Madrid Community to update your Community District Overlay (SLDC Section 9.6) from 2015.
Handouts:
Please contact Nate Crail, Senior Community Planner, at ncrail@santafecountynm.gov or 505-986-2452 or Joseph Scala, Community Planner, at jscala@santafecountynm.gov
On Election Night, once all ballots have been received and processed, the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office will go live to stream the Ranked Choice Voting tabulation rounds in real time.
Watch as candidates are eliminated round by round and votes are transferred to remaining candidates — until one earns a true majority. This transparent process lets voters see how each round unfolds.
🔴 Watch Live on YouTube 🔴 Watch Live on FacebookThe livestream will begin as soon as all ballots are received and verified on Election Night. Please note — there is no exact start time, but the video will appear automatically once the live broadcast begins.
The New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office publishes official statewide and local election results as they are reported.
You can view real-time vote totals and official results for the Regular Local Election here:
Election Night ResultsResults will begin appearing as precincts report. These are the official, certified totals once all counties have completed reporting and canvassing.
Email the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office at elections@santafecountynm.gov.
We have more information around us today than ever before. It’s easy to find news and updates, but it can be hard to tell what is true.
The Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office wants to help you learn how to find facts and understand how local elections really work. Our Informed Citizen Training, offered in both English and Spanish, explains how every ballot is kept safe and counted fairly.
In this training, you will learn what happens before, during, and after an election. You’ll see how our voting systems are protected and how officials make sure every vote counts. With this knowledge, you can help stop the spread of false information and contribute to the resiliency of our democracy.
When you finish, you’ll get a certificate of completion to show your commitment to being an informed citizen.
Join us in building trust in our elections and helping our community stay informed.
Sign up for the online training by filling out the form below.
These FAQs cover the training format and how to use the ElectSure online learning platform.
The course is self-paced, meaning you can pause and return to the training at any time. Your access will not expire.
Yes. Each section includes a quiz. A passing score of 80% is required to receive the certificate. You may retake quizzes as needed.
If you experience technical issues, contact our Training Specialist at gschultz@santafecountynm.gov or call (505) 986-6277.
Prefer a printable getting-started guide? Open the ElectSure Online Learner’s Guide (PDF) .
You’ll get an inside look at how local elections are conducted and safeguarded—from voting systems and verification processes to post-election audits—so you can confidently identify and dispel false claims about elections.
Email the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office at elections@santafecountynm.gov.
Santa Fe County proudly celebrated the grand reopening of the Abedon Lopez Sr. Senior Center in Santa Cruz on October 22, 2025. We invite seniors, families, and caregivers to drop by, tour the refreshed space, and learn about programs and services.
The renewed center offers a modern, fully accessible space designed for connection, wellness, and community. From welcoming common areas to updated dining and activity spaces, everything is built to support Santa Cruz seniors and the wider Española Valley community.
The Abedon Lopez Sr. Senior Center is designed to be accessible for everyone. If you need a specific accommodation to visit or participate, please contact us in advance so we can help.
Did you know? This year’s Regular Local Election uses Ranked Choice Voting for the races for Mayor and City Council. Want to learn how RCV works and what to expect at the polls? Explore the quick video and FAQs below.
Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) helps ensure that winners are chosen by a true majority of voters—not just a small plurality. Instead of picking only one candidate, voters can rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives more than 50% of first-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and those ballots count toward each voter’s next available choice. This process continues until one candidate earns a majority.
RCV encourages more positive campaigns, reduces “vote-splitting,” and allows voters to express their full range of preferences—making elections more representative and giving every voter a stronger voice.
RCV lets voters rank candidates in order of preference (1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice, and so on). First choices are counted. If no candidate has a majority, the last-place candidate is eliminated and those ballots move to the next available choice listed by each voter. Rounds continue until someone reaches a majority.
No. You can rank as many or as few as you prefer. Ranking backups never hurts your top choice—backups are only considered if your higher choices are eliminated.
First choices are counted first. If no one has a majority, the lowest-finishing candidate is eliminated and ballots for that candidate move to the next ranked choice listed by those voters. This repeats until a candidate reaches a majority.
No. Mark one candidate per rank. If you make a mistake, ask a poll worker for a new ballot before you cast it.
Only your first ranking would count, and you’d lose the chance to list backups. Rank one candidate per rank so your preferences can continue to count in later rounds if needed.
Try our fun community contest—Nickname the Ballot Sorter—and practice ranking choices in a live, nonpartisan vote. Go to the practice ballot.
Yes, RCV races show multiple columns of rankings for each candidate. You’ll fill in one oval per rank (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.). To see your exact ballot layout, view your sample ballot here.
Our ballot sorter helps us scan and open thousands of mail-in ballots per hour. It automatically updates our chain of custody, so voters get notified as soon as their ballot is received. The sorter is helping us prepare for Santa Fe County’s growing number of permanent absentee—or “pajama”—voters. Now, it needs a name worthy of the role it plays in our elections!
Want to see what your Ranked Choice ballot will look like? Visit our Sample Ballot page to preview the real layout you’ll use at the polls. It’s a great way to get familiar with the format before you vote.
Email the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office at elections@santafecountynm.gov.
How can I help with the future of our water?
What are the water supply criteria used in approving new developments?
What are the water supply criteria used in approving/denying new developments.
Are you going to stabilize water resources for all current residents before providing water for new development. In other words, are you going to do what's right?!
My community in Agua Fria Village was warned by the City that there are 6 plumes of pollution under the City Limits that the state is remediating, but it might not be enough to save our wells. How can the County help us?
Can the County push the City to a Regional Planning Water Authority once the new Mayor comes in?
Our well association has been warned that the BDD may be overwhelmed by pollution from the White Rock and Los Alamos canyons. Can the County push LANL to clean up? Just 4 years ago it was their #1 priority.
I want to know how the County will assist the Mutual Domestic Water Associations?
How will the County help the Acequia Associations?
Knowing that Santa Fe must be vigilant in fending off water scarcity, is the commission for or against using treated fracking wastewater, often referred to as "produced water", as drinking water? As a chemical engineer who used to work for a petrochemical giant, I am staunchly against it. It is a strategy by the petrochemical industry to shift its waste onto municipalities with little regard for residents. As long as they can make it look good on paper, the rest is just lip service. In my experience as an insider, the petrochemical industry--including petrochemical companies that position themselves as caring for the environment--is focused on one thing, and one thing alone: profits. Do not sell your constituents out.
With the overall concern with the difference between water rights and wet water, can we enforce requiring developers to submit 25-year water budgets with speculation or promises on how they will allocate restrictions? These water budgets should be prepared by qualified hydrologists using best science and should be updated every five years.
Just exactly how, when, why, will those individuals that are supposedly have intelligence to plan ahead for well over 100 years going to even care about the actual future of many, many people beyond their OWN lifetimes!? Think about it folks… just saying as an RN that IS ACTUALLY CARING ABOUT THE FUTURE!
I live in the county. I have a well. Is there a way to find out the status of the underground water sources AND how/if they will be affected by increased housing development? Thank you.
With the amount of housing construction, what is being done to protect the SF aquifer
Is there collaboration with Cities and Counties both up and downstream of the Rio Grande to that takes into account sustaining existing, new, and future developments?
What is the reasoning for raising the base rate for out of district customers almost 23%. From $61.71 to $75.78. A $14.07 raise. In years past it’s never been raised that much. Thanks.
The city of Santa Fe projects that there will be a 25% reduction in water deliveries in the future, even after the return flow pipeline is completed. Will Santa Fe County include black water reuse for domestic drinking water and other uses as part of long range planning in it’s Growth Management Plan?
Recognizing the need to wisely manage & conserve water resources while at the same time trying to provide affordable housing for a growing workforce, is there a "scientific" analytical method for determining whether there are sufficient water resources for new large housing developments, whether they be apartments, individual homes, or mixed use development?
What incentives are planned to help residents reduce water usage at home and in landscaping?
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Help us choose a memorable name for Santa Fe County’s high-speed ballot sorting machine — a secure, state-of-the-art tool that speeds up processing and strengthens chain-of-custody tracking. This fun, nonpartisan contest uses Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) so you can rank your favorites and the most broadly supported name rises to the top. We’ll use multiple RCV rounds to narrow the list, then a final round to pick the winner.
We’re running five preliminary RCV rounds to narrow the field. Each round advances the top names. After those five rounds, the Top 5 finalists move to a championship round where voters use Ranked Choice Voting one last time to select the winner.
Thank you for supporting accurate, secure, and transparent elections in Santa Fe County.
Rank the name options in the order you like them best.
Chair Person - Brad Call
Vice Chair - Ignacio Dominguez
Secretary - Vacant
Information Officer - Vacant
Interim Secretary/Information - Kyle Russell
Santa Fe County Elected Official - Camilla Bustamante - Alternate Lisa Cacari-Stone
Espanola Police Department - Mizel Garcia - No Alternate
Santa Fe County Fire Department - Ignacio Dominguez - Alternate Chief Carrol
City of Santa Fe Office of Emergency Management - Kyle Morgan - No Alternate
Santa Fe Public Schools - Mario Salbidrez - Alternate Mark Lewandowski
Adult Education - Dr. Marcia Mikulak - No Alternate
Industrial Sector - Joshua Williams - No Alternate
Radiological SME - Scott Braley - No Alternate
Community Liaison - Miguel Acosta - No Alternate
Private Health/Safety - Sadie Sanchez - Alternate Thomas Griego
NM Department of Health - Saman Wijesooriya - No Alternate
NM VOAD - Rachel Giarratano - No Alternate
Engineer SME - Randall Coleman - No Alternate
Communications/ARES - Erik Nelson - No Alternate
Former Military - Brian Goldbeck - No Alternate
RECC - Vacant
Law Enforcement - Vacant
Private Sector - Vacant
Railroad - Vacant
Railrunner - Vacant
Other representative positions are open, contact our Interim Information Officer Kyle Russell at 505-428-3102 to see if you qualify. Most meetings are open to the public unless otherwise specified.
*To represent your community APPLY TODAY! (subject to authorization by DHSEM).
*It should be noted, this list can change. According to committee by-laws, Members are required to attend a minimum number of meetings per year. Failure to do so will result in removal of membership to the LEPC at the following years first meeting.
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Thank you to everyone who participated, asked questions, and shared input during the Santa Fe County Water: Today & Tomorrow forums. Your engagement helps shape Santa Fe County’s long-term water future, and we appreciate the time and thought each of you contributed to this important community conversation.
These forums brought forward extensive data, thoughtful public questions, and meaningful dialogue. Your participation strengthens transparency and ensures community voices guide Santa Fe County’s long-term water planning.
Summary:
Staff Contacts:
Staff Contacts:
Dominic Sisneros - Building and Development Supervisor
Email (for general questions): djsisneros@santafecountynm.gov
Email (*written comments of opposition/concern or support): publiccomment@santafecountynm.gov
Alexandra Ladd - Director/Interim Land Use Administrator
Email (for general questions): aladd@santafecountynm.gov
Email (*written comments of opposition/concern or support): publiccomment@santafecountynm.gov
*Written comments of opposition/concern or support may also be sent via mail to:
Growth Management Department
P.O. Box 276
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0276
*Written comments are to be part of the record and will be available to the public to view. Before submitting a written comment please be sure not to include any sensitive information you do not wish for the public to view. Reference Case No. on the subject line.
Applicant Linea Energy LLC:
Globemallow Energy LLC Solar Project 2 CUP Application Materials
Summary:
Staff Contacts:
Dominic Sisneros - Building and Development Supervisor
Email (for general questions): djsisneros@santafecountynm.gov
Email (*written comments of opposition/concern or support): publiccomment@santafecountynm.gov
Alexandra Ladd - Director/Interim Land Use Administrator
Email (for general questions): aladd@santafecountynm.gov
Email (*written comments of opposition/concern or support): publiccomment@santafecountynm.gov
*Written comments of opposition/concern or support may also be sent via mail to:
Growth Management Department
P.O. Box 276
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0276
*Written comments are to be part of the record and will be available to the public to view. Before submitting a written comment please be sure not to include any sensitive information you do not wish for the public to view. Reference Case No. on the subject line.
Applicant Linea Energy LLC:
Globemallow Energy LLC Solar Project 1 CUP Application Materials
New Application
Linea Energy LLC
Globemallow Energy LLC
Project 1 Solar Application
Case #25-5180
New Application
Linea Energy LLC
Globemallow Energy LLC
Project 2 Solar Application
Case #25-5190
New Application
Appeal of Planning Commission’s decision of the CUP Approval of AES/Rancho Viejo Solar Application Case #24-5200
Approved/Completed Application
AES/Rancho Viejo Solar
Application Case #24-5200
The purpose of this page is to provide a description of the conditional use permit process and criteria, so as to facilitate the public's participation in that process, including at public hearings before the Hearing Officer, Planning Commission, and Board of County Commissioners (on appeal), as well as information concerning conditional use permit applications and BESS applications for commercial renewable energy projects.
CUP approval criteria and process reference for renewable energy projects (PDF).
Supporting documents for the AES Solar Application.
Supporting documents for Application A. This link will be replaced with the permanent location once available.
Supporting documents for Application B. This link will be replaced with the permanent location once available.
KidsVote is a hands-on civics program from the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office that gives children a chance to practice voting in a fun, low-pressure way. During election season, kids who come with a parent/guardian can cast a practice ballot on kid-friendly contests (think: favorite ice cream), use real-looking ballots and tabulators, and take home an “I Voted” sticker.
Outside of election season, KidsVote: Democracy Delivered brings the same experience directly to classrooms and youth programs, making participation easier for schools that may not be able to organize field trips.
KidsVote is a hands-on civics activity offered by the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office. Kids fill out a short practice ballot and feed it into a tabulator — just like grown-ups — then take home an “I Voted” sticker. The program now runs both at early voting sites during elections and as KidsVote: Democracy Delivered visits to schools and youth programs.
Who can participate?
Does this affect real results? No. KidsVote uses a separate practice ballot and tabulator.
Cost? Free for families and participating schools/youth programs.
KidsVote now has two main formats: at the polls during election season, and on-site visits to schools and youth programs. Election-season details below reflect the 2025 Regular Local Election and are kept here for reference.
Beginning in 2026, the Clerk’s Office is expanding KidsVote by bringing the program directly to classrooms and youth-serving programs throughout Santa Fe County. Our staff brings practice ballots, a tabulator, and “I Voted” stickers; you provide the students and a space to set up.
Want KidsVote: Democracy Delivered at your school or program?
Contact our Voter Outreach Coordinator to request a visit or join the interest list:
Voter Outreach Coordinator: Margaret Gouws
Email: megillett@santafecountynm.gov
Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office
Phone: 505-995-2788
Email: clerk@santafecountynm.gov
For KidsVote and youth outreach requests, you can also contact:
Voter Outreach Coordinator, Margaret Gouws
Email: megillett@santafecountynm.gov
Adam Fulton Johnson has dedicated his career to preserving and celebrating the unique cultural, historical, and environmental character of Northern New Mexico. With a deep-rooted passion for his hometown and its surrounding landscapes, he seeks to ensure that Santa Fe remains a vibrant, sustainable community for future generations.
Growing up in Santa Fe, Commissioner Johnson developed a deep appreciation for the region's heritage and scenic beauty from a young age. He pursued higher education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), earning a Master's degree, before completing his PhD at the University of Michigan. His academic research centered on the cultural heritage of Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico, strengthening his dedication to protecting the region's distinct identity, and the history of science and technology in the Southwest.
Currently, Commissioner Johnson serves as a producer for the Canyon Road Summer Walk, where he continues his commitment to showcasing Santa Fe's cultural richness through experiential events that weave together the area's artistic heritage and historical legacy. The event series aims to reconnect locals with Canyon Road, fostering community engagement with this iconic district that has evolved significantly since the 1980s. His production company recently earned recognition with a "Placemaking" award at the 2025 Governor's Conference for Economic Development, New Mexico's annual gathering of economic development professionals, local and state leaders, and private-sector partners focused on the future of our communities and economy.
Previously, Commissioner Johnson served as Executive Director of the Old Santa Fe Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to historic preservation and community service. In that role, he advocated for the preservation of Santa Fe's unique character, addressing key issues such as cultural heritage, water sustainability, and workforce housing. Commissioner Johnson is known for his thoughtful, community-focused leadership, successfully balancing progress with preservation in complex discussions.
Beyond his professional roles, Commissioner Johnson actively engages in local issues affecting quality of life, such as affordable housing, wildfire risk mitigation, hazard preparedness, and improving public infrastructure. He is dedicated to involving younger generations in conversations about Santa Fe's future and has facilitated focus groups on the region's growth and history.
Living in District 4 with his partner, their 7-year-old daughter, and a growing menagerie of animals, Commissioner Johnson enjoys life in this close-knit, dynamic community. He is deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve his neighbors and remains dedicated to maintaining Santa Fe's distinctive charm, history, and environment for future generations.
Local students and young artists were invited to design Santa Fe County’s next I Voted sticker. This project helps youth connect with elections in a positive way: it sparks curiosity, builds lifelong voting habits, and reminds our community that the next generation is learning from us.
We keep the tone nonpartisan and celebratory—this contest is about participation, pride, and learning how elections work.
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Rank the designs in the order you like them best. The results below will update automatically as votes come in.
Vote by Appointment lets you schedule a specific time and location to cast your ballot during Early Voting. Planning ahead helps reduce wait times and avoid last-minute conflicts, so voting fits your day.
Helpful for caregivers, shift workers, busy professionals, transit-dependent voters, and anyone who finds waiting in line difficult.
Our goal is simple: make voting easier, reduce wait times, and help more residents participate in the 2025 Regular Local Election. Santa Fe County is proud to pilot this option and plan for future expansion.
240 Grant Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
1 Municipal Way, Edgewood, NM 87015
5 W. Gutierrez, Ste. 9, Pojoaque Pueblo Plaza, 17839 US-84, Santa Fe, NM 87506
1 Prairie Dog Loop, Santa Fe, NM 87507
No. Walk-ins are always welcome during posted hours at all polling places. Appointments are an optional convenience.
All standard voting rules and procedures apply. Bring the same documents you would for in-person Early Voting.
Please arrive as close to your appointment time as possible. If you need to cancel or reschedule, use your confirmation link or call 505-986-6280. Walk-ins are still welcome.
Yes. Campaigns and groups may share the scheduling link to help voters make a plan and follow through. Please follow all electioneering rules at polling places.
Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office
Phone: 505-986-6280
Email: clerk@santafecountynm.gov
Address: 240 Grant Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
For nonpartisan election information—including registration, Permanent Absentee, sample ballots, and key dates—visit SantaFe.vote.
Not every question appears on every ballot. Use the accordions below to open your jurisdiction(s) and then expand individual questions for the full ballot recitations. Find my districts
Authorizing six councilors to suspend or remove the City Manager, City Attorney, and/or City Clerk
Autorización para que seis concejales suspendan o remuevan al Administrador Municipal, Fiscal Municipal y/o Secretario Municipal
Should Article VI, Section 6.02 the Santa Fe Municipal Charter be amended to provide that six councilors may suspend or remove the city manager, city attorney, and/or city clerk during a regularly scheduled meeting?
¿Debe enmendarse el Artículo VI, Sección 6.02 de la Carta Municipal de Santa Fe para disponer que seis concejales puedan suspender o remover al administrador municipal, al fiscal municipal y/o al secretario municipal durante una reunión ordinaria programada?
Mayor Voting Rights
Derechos de voto del Alcalde
Should the Santa Fe Municipal Charter be amended to only allow the Mayor to vote on issues before the governing body when the vote will break a tie amongst city councilors or provide the necessary number of votes to take action?
¿Debe enmendarse la Carta Municipal de Santa Fe para permitir que el alcalde vote únicamente sobre cuestiones presentadas ante el órgano de gobierno cuando su voto sirva para romper un empate entre los concejales municipales o para alcanzar el número de votos necesario para tomar una decisión?
General Obligation Bond
Bonos de obligación general
Shall the Board of Education of the Santa Fe Public School District, County of Santa Fe, New Mexico, be authorized to issue up to $150,000,000 of general obligation bonds for the purpose of erecting, remodeling, equipping and furnishing school buildings; purchasing or improving school grounds; purchasing computer software and hardware for student use in public schools; providing matching funds for capital outlay projects funded pursuant to the Public School Capital Outlay Act; or any combination of these purposes?
¿Se deberá autorizar a la Junta de Educación del Distrito de las Escuelas Públicas de Santa Fe, Condado de Santa Fe, Nuevo México, a emitir un máximo de $150,000,000 en bonos de obligación general con el fin de erigir, remodelar, equipar y amueblar edificios escolares; comprar o mejorar las instalaciones escolares; comprar software y hardware para computadoras que usarán los estudiantes de las escuelas públicas; proporcionar fondos equivalentes para proyectos de desembolso de capital financiados conforme a la Ley de Desembolso de Capital de las Escuelas Públicas, o cualquier combinación de estos fines?
Opciones A FAVOR/EN CONTRA aparecen en la boleta.
Tax Levy Question
Tax Levy Question
Shall the Santa Fe Public School District continue to impose a property tax of $1.50 per each $1,000.00 of net taxable value on residential and non-residential property allocated to the Santa Fe School District under the Property Tax Code for the property tax years 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 and 2031 for the purpose of (1) erecting, remodeling, making additions to, providing equipment for or furnishing public school buildings; (2) payments made pursuant to a financing agreement for the leasing of a building or other real property with an option to purchase for a price that is reduced according to payments made; (3) purchasing or improving public school grounds; (4) administering the projects undertaken pursuant to sections 1 and 3 above, including expenditures for facility maintenance software, project management software, project oversight and district personnel specifically related to administration of projects funded by the Public School Buildings Act provided that expenditures pursuant to this section shall not exceed five percent of the total project cost; (5) purchasing and installing education technology improvements, excluding salary expenses of school district employees, but including tools used in the educational process that constitute learning and administrative resources, and that may also include:(1) satellite, copper and fiber-optic transmission; computer and network connection devices; digital communication equipment, including voice, video and data equipment; servers; switches; portable media devices, such as discs and drives to contain data for electronic storage and playback; and purchase or lease of software licenses or other technologies and services, maintenance, equipment and computer infrastructure information, techniques and tools used to implement technology in schools and related facilities; and (2) improvements, alterations and modifications to, or expansions of, existing buildings or tangible personal property necessary or advisable to house or otherwise accommodate any of the tools listed herein?
¿Deberá el Distrito de las Escuelas Públicas de Santa Fe seguir imponiendo un impuesto sobre la propiedad de $1.50 por cada $1,000.00 del valor neto imponible de propiedad residencial y no residencial asignado al Distrito Escolar de Santa Fe según el Código de Impuestos a la Propiedad durante los años de imposición de impuestos sobre la propiedad 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 y 2031 con el propósito de (1) erigir, remodelar, hacer ampliaciones, proporcionar equipos o amueblar los edificios de las escuelas públicas; (2) hacer pagos conforme a un acuerdo financiero para el alquiler de un edificio u otro bien inmueble con opción de compra por un precio reducido de acuerdo a los pagos efectuados; (3) comprar o mejorar las instalaciones de las escuelas públicas; (4) administrar los proyectos emprendidos conforme a las secciones 1 y 3 antes indicadas, incluidos los gastos para el software de mantenimiento de las instalaciones, el software de gestión de proyectos, la supervisión de proyectos y el personal del distrito específicamente relacionado con la administración de proyectos financiados por la Ley para Edificios de las Escuelas Públicas, con la condición de que los gastos correspondientes a esta sección no excedan el cinco por ciento del costo total del proyecto; (5) comprar e instalar mejoras para la tecnología de la educación, lo cual excluye los gastos del pago de sueldos de los empleados del distrito escolar, pero que incluye las herramientas usadas en el proceso educativo que constituyen los recursos para el aprendizaje y los recursos administrativos, y que también podrá incluir: (1) transmisión por satélite, cable de cobre y fibra óptica; dispositivos de computación y de conexión a redes; equipos de comunicación digital, incluso equipos de voz, de video y de datos; servidores; interruptores; dispositivos portátiles de información, como discos y unidades para contener datos para almacenamiento y reproducción electrónica; y la compra o alquiler de licencias de software u otras tecnologías y servicios, mantenimiento, equipos e información de infraestructura informática, técnicas y herramientas usadas para implementar tecnología en las escuelas e instalaciones relacionadas; y (2) mejoras, alteraciones y modificaciones o ampliaciones de edificios existentes o bienes personales tangibles necesarios o aconsejables para guardar o de alguna otra manera contener cualquiera de las herramientas aquí indicadas?
Opciones A FAVOR/EN CONTRA aparecen en la boleta.
General Obligation School Bond Question
Pregunta sobre Bonos de Obligación General
Shall the Board of Education of the Pojoaque Valley public School District No. 1, County of Santa Fe, State of New Mexico, be authorized to issue general obligation bonds to the District, in one series or more, in the aggregate principle amount not exceeding $6,500,000, for the purpose of: erecting, remodeling, making additions to and furnishing school buildings, including teacher housing; purchasing or improving school grounds; purchasing computer software and hardware for student use in public schools; providing matching funds for capital outlay projects pursuant to the Public School Capital Outlay Act; or any combination of these purposes, said bonds to be payable from general (ad valorem) taxes and to be issued and sold at such time or times upon such terms and conditions as the Board may determine?
¿Se le concederá a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Público Núm. 1 de Pojoaque Valley, Condado de Santa Fe, Estado de Nuevo México, la autorización para emitir bonos de obligación general del Distrito en una serie o más, en la suma agregada principal que no exceda $6,500,000 con el fin de: construir, remodelar, agregar anexos y amueblar edificios escolares, incluyendo vivienda para maestros; comprar o mejorar terrenos escolares; comprar software y equipo de computadora para el uso estudiantil en las escuelas públicas; proveer fondos iguales para los proyectos de desembolso de capital financiados conforme a la Ley de Desembolso de Capital de Escuelas Públicas; o cualquiera combinación de estos propósitos, los dichos bonos pagados de los fondos derivados de los impuestos generales (ad valorem) y emisibles y vendidos en tal fecha o en tales fechas y conforme a los términos y condiciones que la Junta determine?
PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TAX QUESTION
Pregunta sobre el Impuesto para la Mejora de las Escuelas Públicas
Shall the Moriarty-Edgewood school district No. 8 be authorized to continue to impose a property tax of $2.00 per each $1,000.00 of net value of property allocated to the Moriarty-Edgewood school district No. 8 for the property tax years 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, and 2031 for capital improvements in the district and Estancia Valley Classical Academy including payments made with respect to lease purchase arrangements as defined in the Education Technology Equipment Act or the Public School Lease Purchase Act, but excluding any other debt service expenses for: (1) erecting, remodeling, making additions to, providing equipment for or furnishing public school buildings, including pre-kindergarten classroom facilities; (2) purchasing or improving public school or pre-kindergarten grounds; (3) maintenance of public school buildings, including public school or pre-kindergarten grounds, including the purchasing or repairing of maintenance equipment and participating in the Facility Information Management System as required by the Public School Capital Outlay Act and including payments under contracts with regional education cooperatives for maintenance support services and expenditures for technical training and certification for maintenance and facilities management personnel, but excluding salary expenses of school district employees; (4) purchasing activity vehicles for transporting students to extracurricular school activities; (5) purchasing computer software and hardware for student use in public school classrooms; and (6) purchasing and installing education technology improvements, excluding salary expenses of school district employees but including tools used in the educational process that constitute learning and administrative resources?
¿Se debe autorizar al distrito escolar No. 8 de Moriarty-Edgewood a continuar imponiendo un impuesto a la propiedad de $2.00 por cada $1,000.00 de valor neto de la propiedad asignada al distrito escolar No. 8 de Moriarty-Edgewood para los años de impuestos a la propiedad 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 y 2031 para mejoras de capital en el distrito y Estancia Valley Classical Academy, incluidos los pagos realizados con respecto a los acuerdos de arrendamiento con opción a compra según se definen en la Ley de Equipos de Tecnología Educativa o la Ley de Arrendamiento de Escuelas Públicas, pero excluyendo cualquier otro gasto de servicio de la deuda para: (1) erigir, remodelar, hacer adiciones, proporcionar equipos o amueblar edificios de escuelas públicas, incluidas las instalaciones de aulas de prejardín de infantes; (2) comprar o mejorar los terrenos de la escuela pública o prejardín de infantes; (3) mantenimiento de edificios de escuelas públicas, incluidos los terrenos de escuelas públicas o prejardín de infantes, incluida la compra o reparación de equipos de mantenimiento y la participación en el Sistema de Administración de Información de Instalaciones según lo exige la Ley de Desembolso de Capital de Escuelas Públicas e incluidos los pagos en virtud de contratos con cooperativas regionales de educación para servicios de apoyo de mantenimiento y gastos de capacitación técnica y certificación para personal de mantenimiento y administración de instalaciones, pero excluyendo los gastos salariales de los empleados del distrito escolar; (4) comprar vehículos de actividad para transportar a los estudiantes a actividades escolares extracurriculares; (5) comprar software y hardware de computadora para uso de los estudiantes en las aulas de las escuelas públicas; y (6) comprar e instalar mejoras en la tecnología educativa, excluyendo los gastos salariales de los empleados del distrito escolar, pero incluyendo las herramientas utilizadas en el proceso educativo que constituyen recursos administrativos y de aprendizaje?
GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND QUESTION
PREGUNTA SOBRE BONOS DE OBLIGACIÓN GENERAL
Shall the Moriarty-Edgewood school district No.8 be authorized to issue up to $20,000,000 of general obligation bonds for the purpose of (1) erecting, remodeling, making additions to and furnishing school buildings, (2) purchasing or improving school grounds, (3) purchasing computer software and hardware for student use in public school, (4) providing matching funds for capital outlay projects funded pursuant to the Public School Capital Outlay Act, or (5) any combination of these purposes?
¿Se debe autorizar al distrito escolar No.8 de Moriarty-Edgewood a emitir hasta $20,000,000 de bonos de obligación general con el propósito de (1) erigir, remodelar, hacer adiciones y amueblar edificios escolares, (2) comprar o mejorar los terrenos escolares, (3) comprar software y hardware de computadora para uso de los estudiantes en la escuela pública, (4) proporcionar fondos de contrapartida para proyectos de desembolso de capital financiados de conformidad con la Ley Pública de Desembolso de Capital Escolar, o (5) cualquier combinación de estos propósitos?
Property Tax for the Santa Fe-Pojoaque Soil and Water Conservation District for the Conservation of Land, Water, and Natural Resources
Impuesto de inmuebles para el Distrito de Conservación de Agua y Suelo de Santa Fe-Pojoaque para la conservación de tierras, agua, y recursos naturales
Shall the Santa Fe-Pojoaque Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors establish a levy of 0.10 mills to: control and prevent soil erosion and floodwater and sediment damage; promote the health of rivers, creeks, and streams by improving stormwater and floodplain management; reduce the risk of wildfire for our communities by improving the health of our woodlands and forests; restore wildlife habitat; improve agricultural land by partnering with local farmers and ranchers to promote healthy soil practices; and provide natural resources education for youth and adults, with all revenues and expenditures subject to an independent annual audit?
¿Debería la Junta de Supervisores del Distrito de Conservación de Agua y Suelo de Santa Fe-Pojoaque establecer un impuesto de 0.10 milésimos para: controlar y prevenir la erosión del suelo y el daño causado por las inundaciones y los sedimentos; promover la salud de los ríos, arroyos y riachuelos mejorando la gestión de las aguas pluviales y las llanuras aluviales; reducir el riesgo de incendios forestales para nuestras comunidades mejorando la salud de nuestros bosques y florestas; restaurar el hábitat de la vida silvestre; mejorar las tierras agrícolas asociándose con agricultores y ganaderos locales para promover prácticas de suelo saludables; y brindar educación sobre recursos naturales para jóvenes y adultos, con todos los ingresos y gastos sujetos a una auditoría anual independiente?
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The primary purposes of this meeting is to develop a public participation plan, learn about the planning process, and schedule a kickoff meeting. Meeting Documents:
On August 26, 2025, the Board of County Commissionerrs approved Resolution No. 2025-091, A Resolution Establishing the La Cañada de los Alamos Planning Committee and Authorizing a Community Planning Process for the Community of La Cañada de los Alamos.
The Santa Fe County Clerk's Office is recruiting election workers for upcoming elections! Serving as an election worker is a paid opportunity to support democracy, connect with your community, and gain valuable experience. We offer a range of roles for people of all backgrounds, including students and first-time workers.
Pay: Messengers $24/hr | Early Voting $21–$24/hr | Election Day $350–$400 flat rate
Traits of a great worker include professionalism, reliability, courtesy, attention to detail, tech-savviness, and good communication skills (bilingual skills are a plus!).
High school students age 16 and up can apply to become Student Election Workers. Duties may include greeting voters, issuing ballots, helping with setup and cleanup, and assisting as translators if qualified.
Pay: $350 daily flat rate on Election Day + $50 training stipend
Training: 4-hour in-person session + short online video
All election workers receive comprehensive training to ensure they feel prepared on Election Day. Training is mandatory for new and returning workers.
Complete the online application form below, or contact our Election Worker Outreach Coordinator for assistance.
Need Help?
Kristy Brusso, Election Worker Outreach Coordinator
Phone: 505-995-9578
Email: kabrusso@santafecountynm.gov
AES supporting documents, speaker list
BESS Fire Analysis Impact Assessment
NM Solar Site Tracker -NNMG-V7-2025-2
PNM 2029-2032 Generation Resources RFP Instructions and Terms
PRC Report to Leg on Ren Portfolio Standard 2024
Santa Fe County SLDC Chapter 8 Zoning
UL9540A-2025 updates
BESS Sierra Club
Solar Near vs Far - Sierra Club
Sierra Club Slides for Aug 11- Temp and CO2-3
Biodiversity and Ecovoltaics - Sierra Club
Brom Exhibit List
Brom Exhibit 1-2
Brom Exhibit 3 (part 1 of 2)
Brom Exhibit 3 (part 2 of 2)
Brom Exhibit 4 - 5
Brom Exhibit 6
Brom Exhibit 7 - 10
Brom Exhibit 11-13
Brom Exhibit 14-17
Brom Exhibit 18
Brom Exhibit 19-22
Brom Exhibit 23
Brom Exhibit 24
Brom Exhibit 25 (part 1 of 2)
Brom Exhibit 25 (part 2 of 2)
Brom Exhibit 26-27
Brom Exhibit 28
Brom Exhibit 29-30
Brom Exhibit 31-34
Brom Exhibit 35 (part 1 of 3)
Brom Exhibit 35 (part 2 of 3)
Brom Exhibit 35 (part 3 of 3)
Brom Exhibit 36
CB Hearing Power Point
Exhibit 1 - List of SMA Exhibits -August 11, 2025 BCC Appeal Hearing PDF
Exhibit 2 - Written Summary of SMA Testimony to BCC - Aug. 11, 2025 PDF
Exhibit 3a - SMA Card Front
Exhibit 3b - SMA Card Back
Exhibit 4 - Dec 4, 2024 Presentation to SLDC HO PDF
Exhibit 5 - Case_24-5200_AES_Hearing_Officer_Recommended_Order HIGHLIGHTED
Exhibit 6 - Feb 3, 2025 Presentation to CPC PDF
Exhibit 7 - FINAL ORDER Case #24-5200 Rancho Viejo Solar LLC CUP
Exhibit 8 - SMA Documents Resubmission to Hearing Officer, Case 24-5200
Exhibit 9 - SLDC Use Matrix - SA6524-150Ac Appendix B
Exhibit 10 - LBCS Structure Codes Gas_Electric Power Generating Fac
Exhibit 11 - Annotated Highlighted SLDC Definition of RUR-F Zoning
Exhibit 12 - Portions SLDC re CUP Application -SLDC 4.9.6.2_ 4.9.6.5
Exhibit 14 - Portions of SGMP Dealing with Renewable Energy Infrastructure
Exhibit 15 - Excerpt from Email between Olivia R. & Michael B. on 2.15.24
August 11, 2025 Presentation to CPC PDF
1 CLEAN ENERGY COALITION FOR SANTA FE COUNTY - Witness List
2 CLEAN ENERGY COALITION FOR SANTA FE COUNTY - Exhibit List
3 CLEAN ENERGY COALITION FOR SANTA FE COUNTY - Petition
4 CLEAN ENERGY COALITION FOR SANTA FE COUNTY - RVSP Application & Community Response Timeline
Exhibit 1 - MDPI - Li Battery runoff
Exhibit 2 - How solar farms took over the California desert_An oasis has become a dead sea
Exhibit 3 - DOE - solar definitions Solar_Power_in_Your_Community_Guidebook_March2023
Exhibit 4 - NFPA environmental impact study on LI fires - in progress
Exhibit 5 - AES defines project as Utility-scale to County in 2022
Exhibit 6 - Safety of Lithium-Ion batteries - PowerTech Systems
Exhibit 7 - NOVEC 1230
Exhibit 8 - Fire Calculations
Exhibit 9 - PFAS contaminates drinking water in historic New Mexico village
Exhibit 10 - Emergency Planning - Existing Gas line not shown
Exhibit 11 - 3M stop producing Novec 1230 due to PFAs content
Exhibit 12 - AmericanCleanPower - Groundwater contamination from firewater runoff
Exhibit 13 - Claims Journal - Li Batteries Groundwater & Metal Contamination
Exhibit 14 - The Guardian - Subclass of PFAs (Bis-FASI) in Li Batteries
Exhibit 15 - First Street (Climate Risk Data Provider) SF County Major Wildfire Risk
Exhibit 16 - Air, Soil, Water Contamination and Fires Continue Despite Codes
Exhibit 17 - NBC - Heavy Metals Found Miles from Moss Landing fire
Exhibit 18 - Bay Nature - A Battery Fire Deposits Heavy Metals into Elkhorn Slough
Exhibit 19 - Orange Cty Fire Authority - Ember Distance
Exhibit 20 - Santa Fe Ranks 12th in West for Greatest Wildfire Risk
Exhibit 21 - Travelers - BESS Risks - Groundwater, Soil Contamination & Toxic Fumes
Exhibit 22 - Travelers - BESS Risks - Chemical Release Hazards
Exhibit 23 - WildfireRisk.org - SF County High Risk of Wildfire
Exhibit 24 - SF County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Exhibit 25 - KQED - Moss Landing fire - Health Issues & Testing Deficiencies
Exhibit 26 - Singleton Schreiber - Filed Moss Landing Complaint
Exhibit 27 - PNM informs Eldoradoans They Live in High Fire Risk Area
Exhibit 28 -SFC Planning Commission Memorandum 01292025
Exhibit 30 - Solar Builder - Why Li-ion isnt the answer for energy storage
Exhibit 31 - Energy Storage News - The Truth About Large-Scale Battery Storage O & M
Exhibit 32 - Coast News - Op-Ed Stop These Dangerous Battery Storage Sites
Exhibit 33 - Vistra Fights PFAS Testing After Battery Fire & Rise Study PFAS in Batteries
Exhibit 34 - 2024 Energy Storage Outlook - Battery Chemistry
Exhibit 35 - Times of San Diego - EPA Alarmed by Battery Fires Toxic Conditions
Exhibit 36 - EticaAG - The Escondido BESS Fire - Implications for Battery Storage
Exhibit 37 - Don Smith, Environmental Toxicologist Testimony
Exhibit 38 - Testimony of Joseph H Rowley re Rancho Viejo BESS project 7-18-25
Exhibit 39 - Hiller Report AES CEN BESS Level Fire Risk Analysis
1 - Robert Stranahan Presentation 08112025
2 - Joe Rowley Presentation Rancho Viejo Project - Review of BESS Component 08112025
3 - Ed Henderson Presentation 08112025
4 - Don Smith Testimony 08112025.mp4
5 - Brian Roeder Testimony Presentation 08112025
6_-_Lee_Zlotoff_Presentation_08112025.mp4
Exhibit AS-1 6.13.24 CSA Group test report on AES detectionsuppression system
Exhibit AS-2 6.14.24 CSA Group test report on AES deflagration panels
Exhibit AS-3 1.21-23.25 email exchange Thompson and Soderquist
Exhibit AS-4 5.22.25 letter Sisneros to Linea Energy re Conditional Use Permit
Exhibit AS-5 7.8-15.25 exchange re IPRA Request for Linea Energy application
Exhibit AS-6 1st Amended Complaint for Damages resulting from ML BESS accident
Exhibit AS-7 PNM’s Existing System - Highlights, Excerpt from 2023 PNM IRP
Notice of Witness List, Reports, etc (Rancho Viejo Solar Project Appeals)
Nov 27 2024 Schannauer testimony (Rancho Viejo Solar Project CUP Application)
Schannauer PowerPoint Presentation (BCC Hearing)
List of exhibits
1.Petition Eikelenboom CUP Feb 20 2023
2.Letter Shaffer to Kurtz July 24 2023
3.Letter Eikelenboom BCC regar panels June 21 2024
4.Letter Eikelenboom SERC regar EPCRA June 24 2024
5.Memo Shaffer to BCC Sept 26 2023
6.Request to intervene Eikelenboom HO Oct 18 2024
7.Letter to Shaffer Oct 22 2024
8.Alexandra Ladd Oct 22 2024
9.Statement Eikelenboom for HO meeting Dec 4 2024
10.Hearing Officer Order Dec 23, 2024
11.Staff Memo Jan 17 2025 Appointments
13.Pres NMRRE Feb 3 2025 PC
14.PC time allowed Feb 3 and 4 2025
15.Order PC March 20 2025
16.Letter of Intent to Appeal PC May 2 2025
17.Comments to the June 6th meeting June 10 2025
18.Motion to discovery Chandler files July 7 2025
NMRRE for BCC
Case #24-5200 Staff Final Report to BCC
Exhibit A - Submitted CUP Application
Exhibit B - CUP Written Report
Exhibit C - Legal lot of Record
Exhibit D - Letter of Consent
Exhibit E - TAC Follow-up Letter
Exhibit F - Pre-Application Neighborhood Mtg Material
Exhibit G - CUP_Site Development Plans
Exhibit H - Pole Structures Engineer Letter
Exhibit I - NM DOT access permit
Exhibit J - Water Availability Letter
Exhibit K - Environmental Impact Report
Exhibit L - Noise Report
Exhibit M - Aquatic Resources Inventory Report
Exhibit N - Biological Survey Report
Exhibit O - Visual Impact Report
Exhibit P - Adequate Public Facilities Assessment
Exhibit Q - Site Threshold Analysis
Exhibit R - Smoke and Plume Model
Exhibit S - State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO) Review
Exhibit T - Santa Fe Couty Fire & Atar Fire Review (Including Plume Model Review)
Exhibit U - Glorieta Geoscience EIR Review (Revised, Including Noise Report Review)
Exhibit V - Legal Notice
Exhibit W - Applicable Code Requirements
Exhibit X - December 4, 2024 SLDC Hearing Officer Meeting Minutes
Exhibit Y - December 4, 2024 SLDC Hearing Officer Recommended Order
Exhibit Z - February 3 and 4, 2025 Santa Fe County Planning Commission Minutes
Exhibit AA - February 3 and 4, 2025 Santa Fe County Planning Commission Final Order
Exhibit BB - Letters of Support
Exhibit CC - Letters of Opposition/Concern
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2025-015 - A Resolution upbolding the dignity, safety, health, and well-being of all Santa Fe County Residents.
Mental Health Awareness Month - Introduced by: Commissioner Lisa Cacari Stone and Commissioner Adam Johnson
LGBTQIA + Pride Month - Introduced by: Commissioner Lisa Cacari Stone and Justin S. Greene
Lisa Cacari Stone, PhD is a nationally recognized scholar, policy leader, and equity strategist with over three decades of experience spanning mental health practice, public health research, state health administration, and legislative policy. An Emerita Professor in the College of Population Health at the University of New Mexico and founding Director of the Equity in Policy Institute, she has devoted her career to advancing health equity through community-engaged research, policy translation, and systems transformation.
Drawing on her early career as a licensed marriage and family therapist and health administrator for the State of New Mexico, Commissioner Cacari Stone bridges the worlds of practice, research, and public policy. She earned her doctorate in social policy from Brandeis University and completed postdoctoral training at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and is currently enrolled in the Harvard Kennedy School- Executive Leadership program. She served as a Health Policy Fellow to the late U.S. Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and has advised the NM state legislature, federal agencies, philanthropic and non-profit organizations on immigrant health, health care reform, and behavioral health equity.
She was the founding Executive Director and Principal Investigator of the National Institutes of Health-funded Transdisciplinary Research, Equity and Engagement Center for Advancing Behavioral Health Equity. She co-lead the National Community Engagement Alliance funded project (Wide Engagement for Assessing Vaccine Equity in New Mexico), which employs community-based participatory research methods with Indigenous, Latinx, Black, Asian and LGBTQI and rural and urban communities. Under her leadership, she has garnered over $30 million in funding and mentored hundreds of underrepresented students and scholars in public health and policy.
She also served as the Assistant Director and Senior Fellow of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy and has received multiple honors, including the Latin@ Trailblazer Award, the National Latino Behavioral Health Research Award, and appointment to the National Advisory Council of the NIH’s Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Her scholarship has been published in leading journals such as the American Journal of Public Health, Health Affairs, and Health Promotion Practice, and her policy expertise has been featured in national media, including USA Today and NPR.
Dr. Cacari Stone’s work is grounded in her lived experience as a Purépecha/Mestiza from rural and working-class roots. She and her partner/wife are one of the "NM Sandoval 64" couples married in 2013. Her life’s mission is to promote evidence-informed policy that reflects the voices and wisdom of communities most impacted by inequities—ensuring that governance is truly for and by the people.
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Condado de Santa Fe llevará a cabo audiencia pública para el ciclo de financiamiento CDBG 2025
Santa Fe, NM – El Condado de Santa Fe invita a los residentes a participar en una audiencia pública del Programa de Subsidios en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG, por sus siglas en inglés). Establecido bajo el Título I de la Ley de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario de 1974, el programa CDBG apoya a las comunidades locales financiando instalaciones esenciales, promoviendo el desarrollo económico, asegurando viviendas dignas y manteniendo un entorno de vida adecuado.
El Departamento de Finanzas y Administración del estado de Nuevo México (DFA, por sus siglas en inglés) anticipa distribuir aproximadamente $11 millones en fondos CDBG en todo el estado a través de un proceso competitivo.
El Condado recopiló aportaciones de la comunidad para la selección del proyecto mediante una serie de reuniones públicas, en preparación para el ciclo de solicitudes CDBG 2025. La solicitud del Condado al DFA debe entregarse antes del 19 de agosto de 2025.
Detalles de la audiencia pública:
Fecha: Jueves, 24 de julio de 2025
Hora: 6:00 p.m.
Lugar: Vivienda Pública de Santa Cruz, Oficina de Vivienda (153 Camino de Quintana, Santa Fe, NM 87532)
El programa CDBG de Nuevo México da prioridad a proyectos que beneficien principalmente a personas de ingresos bajos y moderados. Las solicitudes pueden ser de hasta $500,000 sin una estimación de costos certificada, y no tienen límite si se acompañan de una estimación certificada por un profesional con licencia. Las subvenciones para planificación están limitadas a $50,000.
Durante la audiencia, el personal del Condado presentará las actividades elegibles y las categorías de financiamiento. Se alienta a los miembros de la comunidad a asistir, compartir sus opiniones y proporcionar datos o testimonios en apoyo del proyecto propuesto.
El Condado de Santa Fe está comprometido con la accesibilidad. Las personas que necesiten ayudas auxiliares o servicios de traducción deben comunicarse con el Departamento de Gestión del Crecimiento al 505-995-2737 al menos con 48 horas de anticipación para hacer los arreglos necesarios.
Quienes no puedan asistir pueden enviar comentarios por escrito a:
Departamento de Gestión del Crecimiento del Condado de Santa Fe
Atención: Maxx Hendren, Líder del Equipo de Planificación de Capital
PO Box 276, Santa Fe, NM 87501
O por correo electrónico: mhendren@santafecountynm.gov.
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Letters of Support (Updated July 16, 2025):
March 25, 2025 Julie Rehmeyer
April 1, 2025 Daniel Baker
May 5, 2025 Daniel Baker
May 7, 2025 Richard and Christa Irell
May 21, 2025 Pam Gilchrist
May 22, 2025 Shea Schleman
May 31, 2025 George Broyles
June 3, 2025 Danielle Garcia
June 3, 2025 Danielle Garcia ATTACHMENT (petitions)
June 3, 2025 Danielle Garcia (2)
June 3, 2025 Danielle Garcia (2) ATTACHMENT (petitions)
June 3, 2025 Danielle Garcia (3)
June 3, 2025 Danielle Garcia (3) ATTACHMENT (petitions)
June 11, 2025 Andrew and Karen Rodney
June 11, 2025 Andrew and Karen Rodney (2)
June 11, 2025 George Broyles
June 11, 2025 Justin Garoutte
June 11, 2025 Justin Garoutte (2)
June 11, 2025 Jeff Babcock
June 11, 2025 Allison Smith
June 11, 2025 Scott Eilerts
June 11, 2025 David Kozlowski
June 12, 2025 Signa Larralde
June 18, 2025 Sheila Gibbens
June 28, 2025 John Lonergan
June 28, 2025 Dave Dannenberg
June 29, 2025 Stephanie Hartung
June 29, 2025 Harland Soper
June 30, 2025 Latifa Ruth Agius
July 2, 2025 Nathan Gusta
July 4, 2025 Signa Larralde
July 5, 2025 Gus and Sandy Fleischmann
July 5, 2025 Karen and Carl Rago
July 6, 2025 Daniel Baker
July 6, 2025 Catherine and John Veilleux
July 6, 2025 Thomas Baker
July 7, 2025 Robert Miltenberger
July 7, 2025 Claudia Pavel
July 7, 2025 James W Roth
July 7, 2025 Andrew & Karen Rodney
July 7, 2025 Lucy Smith
July 7, 2025 Mary Ellen Gonzales
July 7, 2025 Thomas Robey
July 7, 2025 Suzanne Smith
July 8, 2025 Susan Gordon
July 9, 2025 Jeanne Brown
July 9, 2025 Jeanne Brown (2)
July 9, 2025 Justin Garoutte
July 9, 2025 Jeff Hill
July 10, 2025 Pamela Gilchrist
July 11, 2025 Amber Johnson
July 11, 2025 Paul Stokes
July 11, 2025 Ronna Reed
July 11, 2025 Suzanne Morey-Sloan
July 11, 2025 Mark Pombo
July 11, 2025 Christopher Szutenbach-Gallo
July 11, 2025 Francine Foster
July 11, 2025 Windy Dankoff
July 11, 2025 Adam Eigner
July 11, 2025 Michael Roach
July 12, 2025 Robert Duran
July 12, 2025 Amida Cary
July 12, 2025 Marco Pombo
July 12, 2025 Joseph Chavez
July 12, 2025 Melinda Tossani
July 14, 2025 Mitch Chapman
July 14, 2025 George Broyles
July 15, 2025 Stephen Schmidt
July 15, 2025 Lucy Gent Foma
July 15, 2025 Julie Rehmeyer
July 15, 2025 Charles Goodmacher
July 15, 2025 Ken Hughes
July 15, 2025 Diana Hackenburg
July 15, 2025 Jeffrey Patterson
July 15, 2025 Steve Rudnick
July 15, 2025 Joseph Eigner
Letters of Opposition/Concern (Updated July 16, 2025):
March 25, 2025 Jill Cowley
March 27, 2025 Naima Shea
March 31, 2025 Kaye Cooper-Mead
March 31, 2025 Kaye Cooper-Mead (2)
April 2, 2025 Tamara Burgh
April 2, 2025 Tamara Burgh (2)
April 6, 2025 Michael Yearout
April 8, 2025 Judy Walker
April 8, 2025 Judy Walker (2)
April 11, 2025 John Wylie
April 17, 2025 Janis Luedke
April 17, 2025 Janis Luedke (2)
April 17, 2025 Janis Luedke (3)
April 30, 2025 Tamara Burgh
April 30, 2025 Tamara Burgh (2)
May 5, 2025 Penny and Bill Tracey
May 6, 2025 Milicent McFarland
May 6, 2025 K.J. Priola
May 6, 2025 Dennis Kurtz
May 8, 2025 Katherin Dockerill
May 8, 2025 Tom Rebstock
May 9, 2025 Kay Cooper-Mead
May 9, 2025 Michael Yearout
May 9, 2025 Nina Rebstock
May 9, 2025 Dawn Glankoff
May 10, 2025 Ann Maes
May 12, 2025 Kay Cooper-Mead
May 12, 2025 Kay Cooper-Mead (2)
May 15, 2025 David Gordon
May 15, 2025 David Gordon ATTACHMENT
May 19, 2025 Jennifer Berkowitz
May 19, 2025 Linda Barlow
May 21, 2025 Kevin Reilly
May 22, 2025 Judy Walker
May 23, 2025 Mary Lou Jackson
May 23, 2025 Jerri Katzerman
May 23, 2025 Jerri Katzerman (2)
May 24, 2025 Janis Luedke
May 24, 2025 Janis Luedke (2)
May 25, 2025 Dr. Selma Eiklenboom-Schieveld
May 25, 2025 Dr. Selma Eiklenboom-Schieveld ATTACHMENT
May 26, 2025 Dr. Selma Eikelenboom-Schieveld
May 26, 2025 Linda Barlow
May 26, 2025 Linda Barlow (2)
May 26, 2025 Linda Barlow (3)
May 29, 2025 Adair Seldon
May 29, 2025 Adair Seldon (2)
June 1, 2025 Amy Bertelli
June 1, 2025 Amy Bertelli ATTACHMENT
June 1, 2025 Amy Bertelli (2)
June 1, 2025 Mary Beckner
June 4, 2025 Linda Barlow
June 4, 2025 Linda Barlow (2)
June 4, 2025 Tamara Burgh
June 4, 2025 Tamara Burgh (2)
June 4, 2025 Tamara Burgh (3)
June 4, 2025 Michael Yearout
June 7, 2025 Nancy Neskauskas
June 8, 2025 James Allen Russell and Diana Law Russell
June 10, 2025 Dr. Selma Eiklenboom-Schieveld
June 10, 2025 Dr. Selma Eiklenboom-Schieveld ATTACHMENT
June 11, 2025 Willi Haye
June 11, 2025 Melissa Smock
June 11, 2025 Regina Glankoff
June 11, 2025 Ellen Chandler
June 11, 2025 Tina Raddatz
June 12, 2025 Dana Darby Johnson
June 12, 2025 Lyn Goldberg
June 12, 2025 Barry Goldberg
June 12, 2025 Robert McKinnie
June 12, 2025 Barbbara Aldridge and Bernard Baldan
June 12, 2025 Barbara and Craig Castleman
June 13, 2025 Nancy Johnson
June 13, 2025 Lois Owens
June 15, 2025 Penny and Bill Tracey
June 15, 2025 Nancy Johnson
June 17, 2025 William Russell
June 17, 2025 Jill Cowley
June 17, 2025 Jill Cowley ATTACHMENT
June 17, 2025 Jill Cowley (2)
June 17, 2025 Cynthia Decker
June 17, 2025 Adair Seldon
June 17, 2025 Peter and Paulette Appolonia
June 17, 2025 Deborah Suyehara
June 18, 2025 Paul Olshefsky
June 18, 2025 Lorin Spaulding
June 18, 2025 Milicent McFarland
June 18, 2025 Mary Cashiola
June 18, 2025 Mary Cashiola (2)
June 19, 2025 John Rowley
June 20, 2025 Penny Tracey
June 20, 2025 Charlotte Cooke
June 20, 2025 Daniel Drobnis
June 20, 2025 Pam Henline
June 21, 2025 Judy Walker
June 23, 2025 Melanie Lenci
June 24, 2025 Skye Rivers
June 27, 2025 Lisa Smith
June 27, 2025 Eve Searls
June 28, 2025 Mary Beckner
June 29, 2025 Barbara and Craig Castleman
June 29, 2025 Barbara and Craig Castleman ATTACHMENT
June 30, 2025 Michael Daley
June 30, 2025 Charlotte Cooke
July 1, 2025 Jennifer Berkowitz
July 1, 2025 Kathy Priola
July 2, 2025 Ross Lockridge
July 2, 2025 Millie McFarland
July 3, 2025 Jo Ann Sullivan
July 3, 2025 Peter and Paulette Appolonia
July 3, 2025 Robert Barney
July 4, 2025 Laurie Nelson
July 4, 2025 Frank W. Chambers
July 5, 2025 Al ODonnell
July 5, 2025 Leslie Bischoff
July 6, 2025 Don McCloskey
July 6, 2025 Nancy Simmons
July 7, 2025 Lisa Leefeldt
July 7, 2025 Robert Foody
July 7, 2025 Tonia Biggs
July 7, 2025 Kathy Jensen
July 8, 2025 Daniel Drobnis
July 8, 2025 Jerri Katzerman
July 8, 2025 Elena S. Woodard & Anne M. Colfer
July 9, 2025 Kaye Cooper-Mead
July 13, 2025 Brian Gross and Dana Stone
July 14, Lloyd Jackson
July 15, 2025 Chris Boyd
July 15, 2025 Connie Boyd
July 15, 2025 Michael Yearout
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Cambio de Fecha y Ubicación para la Audiencia Pública sobre la Solicitud de Subvención CDBG 2025
El Condado de Santa Fe Invita a la Comunidad a Participar el 24 de Julio en Santa Cruz
Santa Fe, NM – Tome nota del cambio en la fecha y ubicación de la audiencia pública final sobre la solicitud del Condado de Santa Fe para la Subvención en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG) 2025.
El Condado de Santa Fe invita a los residentes a participar en la cuarta y última audiencia pública del Programa de Subvenciones en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG). Establecido bajo el Título I de la Ley de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario de 1974, este programa apoya a las comunidades mediante la financiación de infraestructura esencial, el fomento del desarrollo económico, la garantía de viviendas dignas y la creación de un entorno de vida adecuado.
El Departamento de Finanzas y Administración (DFA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Estado de Nuevo México anticipa distribuir aproximadamente $11 millones en fondos CDBG en todo el estado a través de un proceso competitivo.
Un ejemplo reciente de éxito es el proyecto del Pozo Regional de Greater Glorieta (GGRW), una colaboración de $2.4 millones entre la Asociación Regional Mutual de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado de Greater Glorieta y el Condado de Santa Fe. Este proyecto construyó un nuevo pozo para proporcionar un suministro sostenible de agua potable a 70 hogares.
El Condado llevó a cabo audiencias públicas preliminares de selección de proyectos en junio de 2024 y una audiencia adicional el 24 de junio de 2025, como parte del proceso para preparar la solicitud de fondos CDBG 2025, la cual debe ser enviada al DFA antes del 19 de agosto de 2025.
Detalles Actualizados de la Audiencia Pública:
Fecha: Jueves, 24 de julio de 2025
Hora: 6:00 p.m.
Lugar: Santa Cruz Public Housing, Oficina de Vivienda
153 Camino de Quintana, Santa Fe, NM 87532
El Programa CDBG prioriza proyectos que beneficien principalmente a personas de ingresos bajos y moderados. Las solicitudes pueden ser de hasta $500,000 sin una estimación certificada de costos, y no tienen límite de monto si se incluye una estimación certificada por un profesional con licencia. Las subvenciones para planificación tienen un límite de $50,000.
Durante la audiencia, el personal del Condado explicará las actividades y categorías de financiamiento elegibles. Se alienta a los miembros de la comunidad a asistir, hacer preguntas, compartir datos y brindar su testimonio sobre los proyectos propuestos.
El Condado de Santa Fe está comprometido con la accesibilidad. Las personas que necesiten servicios auxiliares o traducción deben comunicarse con el Departamento de Gestión del Crecimiento al 505-995-2737 al menos 48 horas antes de la audiencia.
¿No puede asistir? Envíe sus comentarios por escrito a:
Departamento de Gestión del Crecimiento del Condado de Santa Fe
Attn: Maxx Hendren, Líder del Equipo de Planificación de Capital
PO Box 276, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Correo electrónico: mhendren@santafecountynm.gov
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13 de junio de 2025
El Condado Anuncia Audiencia Pública sobre el Programa de Subsidios en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG)
Santa Fe, NM – El Condado de Santa Fe se complace en anunciar próximas audiencias públicas sobre el Programa de Subsidios en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG, por sus siglas en inglés). Establecido bajo el Título I de la Ley de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario de 1974, enmendada posteriormente, este programa tiene como objetivo apoyar a las comunidades mediante la financiación de instalaciones esenciales, garantizar viviendas dignas, promover el desarrollo económico y mantener un entorno adecuado para vivir. El Estado de Nuevo México anticipa una asignación anual de aproximadamente $11 millones, distribuidos de manera competitiva en todo el estado.
Los objetivos estatales y nacionales del Programa CDBG de Nuevo México priorizan actividades que beneficien principalmente a personas de ingresos bajos y moderados. Las solicitudes de subsidios pueden ser de hasta $500,000 sin estimaciones certificadas de costos por parte de un profesional licenciado, y no existe un límite máximo si se presentan estimaciones certificadas. Las solicitudes de planificación están limitadas a $50,000.
Para asegurar que los ciudadanos locales tengan la oportunidad de informarse sobre el Programa CDBG, expresar inquietudes o proponer iniciativas de proyectos, el Condado de Santa Fe llevará a cabo la siguiente audiencia pública:
Detalles de la Audiencia Pública:
Fecha: 24 de junio de 2025
Hora: 1:30 p. m. o inmediatamente después de la conclusión de la reunión de la Junta de la Autoridad de Vivienda
Lugar: 102 Grant Ave. Santa Fe, NM 87501 (Cámaras de la Comisión del Condado, 2.º piso)
Participación Virtual: Para instrucciones sobre cómo unirse a la reunión vía Webex o ver por YouTube y Facebook, visite: www.santafecountynm.gov/joinmeeting.
Durante la audiencia, se presentarán en detalle las actividades y categorías elegibles. Se anima a todas las partes interesadas a asistir, presentar ideas de proyectos, proporcionar datos relevantes y ofrecer su testimonio. Esta es una valiosa oportunidad para que los residentes expresen sus necesidades e influyan en la planificación de futuros proyectos de desarrollo comunitario.
El Condado de Santa Fe está comprometido con la accesibilidad y proporcionará ayudas auxiliares o servicios de traducción previa solicitud. Las personas que requieran estos servicios deben comunicarse con el Departamento de Gestión del Crecimiento al 505-995-2737 antes de la audiencia para discutir sus necesidades específicas, como intérpretes para personas con discapacidad auditiva, lectores para personas con discapacidad visual o servicios de traducción.
Para obtener más información sobre el programa CDBG o para enviar comentarios por escrito, comuníquese con:
Maxx Hendren, Líder del Equipo de Planificación de Capital
PO Box 276, Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-995-2737
mhendren@santafecountynm.gov
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Para consultas de prensa, comuníquese con Olivia Romo, Coordinadora de Comunicaciones, al orromo@santafecountynm.gov
Residents interested in receiving a Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Home Assessment are encouraged to complete the online request form below. Once submitted, your information will be forwarded to designated personnel who will contact you via email to schedule and confirm a date and time for the assessment.
Appointments are available Monday through Friday, between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM. Please note that all appointments are subject to change or cancellation due to emergency call responses or inclement weather.
Important: WUI assessments are generally not scheduled during fire season, which typically occurs from late May through July.
By submitting this request, you are authorizing a representative of the Santa Fe County Fire Department to enter your property to conduct a walk-through with the property owner or their designated representative. The purpose of this visit is to evaluate the property for potential risk reduction measures related to wildland fire.
Any recommendations provided are advisory in nature and are not mandatory. It is the sole responsibility of the property owner to determine whether to implement any suggested changes and to assume any associated costs.
Think of a zone evacuation as a phased evacuation, each portion of the County was broken down into zones, so they can be called to evacuate, preferably one at a time. It will be used in conjunction with the "Ready, Set, Go!" model of evacuation that we currently use. It's simply a label for your area, it won't tell you where to go, your emergency alerts, announcements and other first repsonse services will do that. With these evacuations zones in place our hope is that it will prevent incidents such as the Camp Fire in Paradise, California. When that occurred, everyone evacuated at once, instead of by a designated zone, clogging roads and further endangering lives and needlessly destroying property. This would assist not only our citizens in safely escaping the danger, but also assists our first responders when responding to those areas. Keep in mind the zone evacuations don't only apply to fires. It can be used for a myriad of disaster related incidents, shelter in place, hazardous materials, etc.
That depends on the incident. The zone maps simply label your zone to prevent mass evacuation, clogging roads, or delaying evacuations. No one knows where the next disaster will come from or where an evacuation center might be in relation to the incident. For example, fires, or a hazardous material spills may move or spread to a different area thus changing the zones to be evacuated first.
If an evacuation or ready, set, go! order is given. You will recieve that message through several mediums. Broadcast TV, NOAA Radio, Cell Phone, both "opt-in" and "force or push notifications" e-mail, social media, even loud speakers from responders on the ground.
NO. See our alerting page for more information on Alert Santa Fe and Smart 911. We strongly encourage all our residents to sign up for Alert Santa Fe and create a Smart 911 profile.
When the zones were being created, our GIS department and Fire Department used incident history, population models, and traditional fire travel when designing these zones along with road design. Additionally, we needed the zones to be scale-able for population growth. While we can't predict when or where the next disaster might happen, we can however, prepare with what we know, and what history has taught us.
We do know, as does our response personnel, that many of our communities around Santa Fe County have roads that are one way in and one way out. This is part of the reason the evacuation maps are being created. So that those specific communities, with larger populations, can be evacuated in waves, rather than all at once. However, keep in mind, this can only work properly if we have complete cooperation from residents. Talk with your homeowners associations or neighbors about adding roadways to your community if you are on a private road.
The City of Santa Fe has their maps posted. Please check their website for more information.
If you live in the County, yet have a City evacuation zone, your County response has not changed. There were several locations at the City/County border that just made sense to keep in the cities purview for evacuations only. Primarily, seemless evacuations to those communities. Also, those areas are joined into city infrastructure. The City evacuation maps have been out for years. We don't want to change what people already know, for their peace of mind. Given these reasons, some border areas may be joined to the City's evacuation zones, despite being in the County. However, your County response has not changed.
As of 2025/26 we are currently in development of our evacuation zone maps for the entirety of Santa Fe County. These maps are currently being developed with experts from Santa Fe County GIS, The Santa Fe County Office of Emergency Management, the Santa Fe County Fire Department in collaboration with the City of Santa Fe GIS and Office of Emergency Management.
Right now our site is under construction to make your zone maps a more interactive experience.
We are hoping to have an interactive community evacuation zone map up and running soon.
If you have any additional questions, please refer to our FAQ page, or contact our OEM Coordinator Kyle Russell at 505-428-3102
If you are looking for the maps that were previously posted here. Yes, they have been taken down while we revise the County evacuation zone maps.
Summary:
Applications were made to appeal the Santa Fe County Planning Commission's decision on the approval for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the AES/Rancho Viejo Solar application case #24-5200. The Rancho Viejo Solar project proposed for a privately-owned site in Santa Fe County, NM. The project will cover 680 acres and include a solar facility, a 1-acre collector substation, a 3-acre battery energy storage system (BESS), a 2.3-mile generation tie-in line, a 2.1-mile access road, a 26.3-foot diameter water storage tank, and a 1,400-square-foot operations building. Located about 3 miles south of Santa Fe and 4.2 miles east of La Cienega, the project aims to generate 96 megawatts (MW) of power, with 48 MW coming from the BESS for storage and delivery of renewable solar energy across New Mexico.
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Staff Contacts:
Dominic Sisneros - Building and Development Supervisor
Email (for general questions): djsisneros@santafecountynm.gov
Email (*written comments of opposition/concern or support): publiccomment@santafecountynm.gov
Alexandra Ladd - Director/Interim Land Use Administrator
Email (for general questions): aladd@santafecountynm.gov
Email (*written comments of opposition/concern or support): publiccomment@santafecountynm.gov
*Written comments of opposition/concern or support may also be sent via mail to:
Growth Management Department
P.O. Box 276
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0276
"*Written comments are to be part of the record and will be available to the public to view. Before submitting a written comment please be sure not to include any sensitive information you do not wish for the public to view. Written comments received after July 31, 2023, will not be included in the administrative record."
Order Governing Prehearing Procedure And Scheduling Hearing On The Merits
June 5, 2025 Notice of Special Meeting
Affidavit of June 5, 2025 Notice of Special Meeting
June 10, 2025 Joint Letter RE: June 6, 2025 meeting between Applicant and Parties of Standing
August 11, 2025 Meeting Minutes
August 12, 2025 Meeting Minutes
Written request(s) to be considered as party with standing submitted by 5pm on 6/10/2025:
Appellant's Application Materials*:
Ashley C. Schannauer:
The San Marcos Association:
New Mexico for Responsible Renewable Energy:
CEC (Clean Energy Coalition) for Santa Fe County:
AES/Rancho Viejo Solar Project CUP Application Materials*:
"*Some studies from the withdrawn application are still current and included in the list above."
August 11, 2025 Public Hearing on Application by Rancho Viejo Limited Partnership, Rancho Viejo Solar, LLC, AES Clean Energy Development, LLC, Applicants, for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), Case No. 24-5200 (Arising by Appeals in Case Nos. 24- 5201, 24-5202, 24-5203 and 24-5204).
The BCC Chambers shall be limited to the BCC, credentialed members of the media, County staff, the Applicants and their representatives, parties with standing and their representatives, and members of the public, depending on capacity. Members of the public who wish to watch the public hearings at County-provided facilities shall be allowed to do so in designated spaces at 102 and 240 Grant Avenue, as well as the Zia Ballroom in the Eldorado Hotel located at 309 W. San Francisco St., Santa Fe. The County intends to allow members of the public to listen to this meeting virtually and to watch via YouTube and Facebook. For instructions on joining the meeting or watching via YouTube and Facebook, visit www.santafecountynm.gov/joinmeeting. In the event that the County's virtual meeting platform is not working, the Public Hearings shall be recessed until such time as the virtual meeting platform is functioning. There will be no public comment during this meeting.
A. Land Use Administrator and County Staff. (1 hour)** - Materials
B. Applicants Rancho Viejo Limited Partnership, Rancho Viejo Solar, LLC, AES Clean Energy Development, LLC. (1 hour)** - Materials
C. New Mexicans for Responsible Renewable Energy. (1 hour)** - Materials
D. Ashley C. Schannauer. (1 hour)** - Materials
E. The Clean Energy Coalition for Santa Fe County. (1 hour)** - Materials
F. The San Marcos Association. (1 hour)** - Materials
G. Camilla Brom. (30 minutes)** - Materials
H. 350 Santa Fe, Inc. (30 minutes)** - Materials
I. Santa Fe Green Chamber of Commerce. (30 minutes)** - Materials
J. Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter. (30 minutes)** - Materials
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What is Alert Santa Fe?
Alert Santa Fe is the mobile phone and email "Opt-In" alerting system utilized by both the County of Santa Fe and City of Santa Fe, via the Regional Emergency Communications Center and other partners. We send various alerts, from traffic activity, police alerts, closures, public transportation disruption, and event information.
What is Smart 911?
Smart 911 is Alert Santa Fe, but Smart 911 is your account profile. Smart 911 is much bigger than just Alert Santa Fe. You can build your Smart 911 profile to customize your needs and requests, to help enhance your 911 experience. You will need to go to Smart 911 Santa Fe to create and build your profile. In that profile, you can add medical information, home access information, access functional needs, medications, medical documents you can upload, vehicles, pictures, even pets from dogs to horses, diagnosed health conditions, or people in your household you are taking care of or need assistance. You can add household members, their numbers and emails (they can still opt-out), emergency contacts and more!
I Built My Profile, Now What?
The next time you call 911 from any of your registered numbers, from Santa Fe County, your profile will be displayed to the 911 dispatcher to relay that important information to our first responders. Enhancing your emergency response. ***
Also you will start receiving alerts to your email and mobile phone numbers.
What is "Opt-In"?
Opt-in means you signed up! You registered your phone number and email address to recieve alerts. You can select what type of alerts you want, such as traffic alerts, weather alerts, event alerts, closures, etc...You can do that HERE.
I'm Receiving Alerts, but Never Signed Up...
If you wish to stop receiving alerts from Alert Santa Fe, simply reply "Stop" to the text message and you should be un-enrolled. Also, your number could be new, and the previous owner never deactivated their phone number from Smart 911 or Alert Santa Fe. If the alert is a "life safety" issue, such as a shelter in place, or evacuation. You were possibly in the affected area and that is known as a "force push" alert and you should heed the emergency message for your safety.
When I Register for Smart 911, It's Telling me my Number is already connected to an account...What do I do?
While not uncommon, sometimes people sign-up for Alert Santa Fe and forget. There should be an option to continue setting up your Smart 911 profile with the existing phone number. It could also be that the previous phone number holder had signed up for Alert Santa Fe or Smart 911 as well and never updated their information. All you need to do is continue the account setup, as stated, and continue building your profile.
What is a "force push" notification?
A force push notification means you will receive the message whether you are signed up or not. This usually pertains to life safety emergencies and rarely get sent out. These types of alerts are generally "geo located" meaning, if you aren't in the affected area, you shouldn't recieve the message. If you do receive it, it could mean you are in the affected area and should heed the emergency message immediately.
What if I don't want to opt-in? Will I still recieve emergency alerts?
Yes and No. You won't recieve any alerts from Alert Santa Fe. You WILL however, recieve serious life safety emergency alerts via a different protocol, that could affect you. Such as evacuations, shelter-in-place, reverse 911 etc.. You will still recieve those, whether you sign up or not. But if you'd like to know if a highway is closed, severe weather is incoming or possibly a public safety power shutoff. We strongly suggest you sign up today! We also suggest you build your Smart 911 profile FIRST, in Smart 911 you can sign up for Alert Santa Fe while building your profile and it gives you the options of what type of alerts you'd like to recieve, customizing it to your wants and needs.
What is Reverse 911?
Reverse 911 is a feature that our 911 operators have used for many years. Reverse 911 sends a recorded message back to your land-line telephone telling you what to do like "shelter in place". You must have a land line in order to recieve a reverse 911. However, due to emerging technologies, and the obsolescence of land lines, in addition to the migration of the general public to cell phones, was why we integrated Alert Santa Fe and Smart 911 into the Regional Emergency Communications Center. However, for a Reverse 911, there's no need to register the number, it's simply selected on a map for the affected area. A Reverse 911 can only be requested by first responders for a specific incident. *
What if I Change Phone Numbers?
You simply need to log into your Smart 911 profile and verify and change to the new number.
What if I Move to a New Address?
You just need to update your Smart 911 profile. If you move out of state or out of Santa Fe County, deactivate your smart 911 account, and you can reply Stop to any messages you recieve. Your new local jurisdiction may have a similar alerting system. Unless of course you still wish to know what is going on in Santa Fe County!
Scan the QR code to get started or click here.
*** Alert Santa Fe is available to anyone who lives, works, travels through or visits Santa Fe, and to City Public Utility customers. Notifications are not issued for every event. Due to factors beyond the control of the City and County of Santa Fe, there is no guarantee of notifications.
* Reverse 911 is at the request of an on scene responder or supervisor. Not RECC. A reverse 911 can not be guranteed, but will not work if you don't have a land line.
It should be mentioned for Smart 911, even though you may upload medical information that could pre-emptively answer a dispatchers questions they are asking you, they are mandated by policy, and required by dispatch certification boards to ask certain questions, despite having your Smart 911 profile displayed to them. So we ask to please answer the dispatchers questions completely. Thank you.
For further assistance with your Smart 911 account, contact OEM Coordinator Kyle Russell at 505-428-3102.
The Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office is committed to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in administering elections.
As election and registration officials, we pledge to uphold the following principles:
These standards reflect our office’s dedication to democracy, freedom, and ethical service to the public.
Comunicado de prensa
para publicación inmediata 23 de abril de 2025
Santa Fe, NM- A medida que se acercan la temporada de graduaciones y bailes de graduación, la División de Servicios Juveniles del Condado de Santa Fe y la Preparatoria del Valle de Pojoaque se han unido para ofrecer actividades de prevención de conducir en estado de ebriedad (DWI, por sus siglas en inglés) y para compartir este poderoso mensaje con la comunidad: Simplemente no lo hagas—apoya a nuestra juventud eliminando el consumo de alcohol por menores.
Del 21 de abril al 3 de mayo de 2025, una serie de eventos impactantes de prevención de DWI destacarán la importancia de mantener el alcohol fuera del alcance de los menores y de evitar tragedias que cambian vidas causadas por el consumo de alcohol y la conducción.
La campaña comenzará el 21 de abril con la iniciativa “Sticker Shock” contra el consumo de alcohol por menores, en tiendas participantes del área de Pojoaque. Estudiantes de la Preparatoria del Valle de Pojoaque colocarán calcomanías llamativas en productos alcohólicos para recordarles a los adultos que proporcionar alcohol a menores es ilegal y peligroso. Estas calcomanías apelan directamente a padres y miembros de la comunidad: No seas la razón. No compres ni entregues alcohol a menores.
El 29 de abril, la escuela organizará una simulación de choque relacionada con la prevención de DWI. Este emotivo evento contará con la participación del Departamento de Bomberos del Condado de Santa Fe, la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Santa Fe, el Departamento de Policía de la Ciudad de Santa Fe, el Departamento de Policía Tribal de Pojoaque, el Departamento de Policía de Santa Clara, el Departamento de Policía de San Juan, Classic Air Medical, la Oficina del Sheriff de Río Arriba y The Mountain Center. Los asistentes presenciarán una escena de accidente simulada de manera realista, que muestra las consecuencias trágicas de conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol. Los socorristas compartirán sus experiencias en primera línea, ofreciendo testimonios personales y conmovedores sobre vidas que han cambiado para siempre a causa del DWI. The Mountain Center también estará presente para brindar apoyo en salud conductual a los estudiantes y miembros de la comunidad afectados por la presentación.
“Al acercarse la temporada de graduaciones y bailes, es fundamental recordar que conducir en estado de ebriedad es 100% prevenible,” dijo Chanelle Delgado, Gerente Administrativa del Programa de Servicios Juveniles. “No se trata solo de cumplir la ley; se trata de proteger vidas y salvaguardar el futuro de nuestra juventud. Al tomar la decisión consciente de no proporcionar alcohol a menores, podemos prevenir tragedias con consecuencias de por vida. Trabajemos juntos para crear un entorno que priorice la seguridad y la responsabilidad, asegurando que nuestras celebraciones estén llenas de alegría y libres del dolor de una pérdida.”
El Condado de Santa Fe invita a toda la comunidad a unirse para proteger a nuestra juventud, generar conciencia y hacer que esta temporada sea segura para todos.
Para más información, comuníquese con Chanelle Delgado, Gerente Administrativa del Programa de Servicios Juveniles, al correo electrónico: cdelgado@santafecountynm.gov.
The “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility” (SAVE) Act is a federal bill that, if passed, would change how voters register for federal elections — including here in New Mexico.
This page provides a nonpartisan overview of what the bill proposes, who it could impact, and frequently asked questions. We encourage voters to stay informed and reach out to their representatives with any questions or concerns.
The SAVE Act is a federal bill that would require voters to show documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person — such as a birth certificate, U.S. passport, or certificate of naturalization — when registering to vote in person for federal elections.
This would be a significant change from how voter registration currently works in New Mexico. Right now, voters attest under penalty of perjury that they are U.S. citizens and provide a state-issued ID, like a driver’s license or Real ID, as part of the registration process. Behind the scenes, the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office conducts secure backend verification checks against state and federal databases to confirm the voter’s identity and eligibility, but it does not directly reverify citizenship at the time of registration.
The Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office processes voter registration applications and relies on existing secure systems — including information matched through the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) via the Secretary of State — to help verify voter eligibility. New Mexico’s current system verifies identity and eligibility based on trusted source records, without requiring voters to present additional physical documents in person at the time of registration.
If passed, the SAVE act could:
The requirement for additional documents may disproportionately impact:
The Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office is committed to keeping voters informed about potential changes in election law. As a county office, we receive our direction and official guidance from the New Mexico Secretary of State.
At this time, some aspects of the SAVE Act and its potential impact on voter registration and election procedures remain unclear. We are actively monitoring developments and will update this page as additional guidance becomes available from state or federal authorities.
For the most up-to-date information about statewide election policy, please visit the New Mexico Secretary of State’s website.
Skip the request each election — get your ballot by mail automatically.
New Mexico voters can now opt in to the Permanent Absentee List to automatically receive an absentee ballot by mail before every statewide election — no need to submit a new request each time.
It’s secure, convenient, and a great option for voters who consistently prefer to vote by mail.
Note: Voters who request their ballot be sent to an out-of-state address are not eligible for the permanent absentee list.
10 days or less from Election Day, voters are strongly encouraged to use drop boxes to return their ballots to ensure timely delivery.
Once you request a ballot, you can track its status at any time:
Voters who are visually impaired can request a screen-reader compatible absentee ballot. The ballot will be sent via email, and an official return envelope will be mailed for you to use.
An email address is required for this option.
Questions?
📞 Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office: (505) 986-6280
🌐 More info: SantaFe.Vote
The Water Planning Program assists in developing and coordinating County projects and activities for supporting sustainable water & wastewater management and regional water sector collaboration. The Water Planner works with County Departments, Federal, State & Local Governments, Pueblos, Santa Fe Watershed Association (SFWA), Community Organizations (COs), Mutual Domestic Community Water Associations (MDCWAs), Acequias, and the County’s Water Policy Advisory Committee (WPAC) as one of four staff liaisons supporting the committee.
County Water Planning promotes a holistic approach based on the premise that protecting & restoring water resources depends on a healthy watershed. This includes:
WPAC's primary responsibility is to provide recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) concerning sustainable utility services, domestic water supply and conservation, wastewater management and reclamation, irrigation, drought management, flood prevention and control, and water reuse in the County and region. The 4 staff liaisons work closely with the committee's 3 working groups: 1) Stormwater Management, 2) Drinking & Wastewater Management, and 3) Outreach working group. The Committee holds regularly scheduled meetings on the second Thursday of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the Plaza Conference Room located on the second floor of the County Administration Complex, 240 Grant Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501. For a complete list of meeting materials, view the information below or visit the County's Calendar of Events. WPAC currently has 11 members and may consist of 19 volunteer members.
Water planning supports Growth Management Department/Planning staff for updating Community Plans, Updates to Sustainable Growth Management Plan (SGMP) & Sustainable Land Development Code (SLDC), and the Open Space & Trails Program for creeks and habitat restoration and wetlands enhancement; County Sustainability Water Conservation Programs, Public Works Stormwater Management & Wells Monitoring Programs, and Utilities Water & Wastewater planning efforts.
Partner/supporting agencies & programs include New Mexico Environment (NMED) Surface Water Quality Bureau (SWQB) Watershed Protection Unit and Drinking Water Bureau, New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) Healthy Soils Program, Office of the State Engineer (OSE) Regional Water Planning, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources Aquifer Mapping Program, New Mexico State University (NMSU), New Mexico Water Data Initiative, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Project (EWP), Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC), Santa Fe Watershed Association (SFWA) New Planning initiative (with County, City & Community participation) to strengthen health & resilience of the Santa Fe River (via a Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Grant), and City of Santa Fe River & Watershed Section.
The Next Generation Water Summit (NGWS) June 10-14th 2026 (County-City to co-host) will take place at the Roundhouse for promoting water conservation, efficiency and sustainability. The 4-hour County led session will focus on water rural community water systems & livelihoods.
Residents can find more information about their watershed and waterway using EPA Tool: 'How's My Waterway'
At 4Nature Santa Fe, we believe in the power of collaboration. Our mission thrives because of the incredible organizations that share our passion for protecting and restoring the natural world.
Our Partners are leaders in conservation, sustainability, and environmental education. From wildlife protection groups to land and water stewardship initiatives, each organization plays a vital role in shaping a greener future.
Accepted materials include:
NOT accepted as green waste:
Notice of Funding Availability
-HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAM GRANT-
This Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is provided by Santa Fe County – Community Services Department for the Santa Fe County Health Services Program Grant.
Funding under this solicitation shall be used to develop and administer age-appropriate health and wellness programs to increase the quality of life for adults, youth, and seniors in communities within Santa Fe County, which includes but is not limited to the areas of Edgewood, Eldorado, Cerrillos, Chimayo, Santa Cruz, and El Rancho.
The Community Services Department (CSD) serves as the public health and social services arm of the County with a mission to help empower individuals and strengthen families by connecting them with essential health and social services in the collective building of a thriving community. For more information, please visit the County's website at www.santafecountynm.gov.
Description: The Santa Fe County Community Services Department, Health Services Division is issuing this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the funding of health and wellness programs to increase the quality of life for adults, seniors, and youth in our communities. Successful offerors shall ensure that all classes and instruction is culturally aware/sensitive; those who offer bilingual (English and Spanish) services are preferred. Promotion for such services shall be done in partnership with the Community Services Department.
The selected applicant(s) will be responsible for providing services in at least one of the following areas:
Eligible Applicants: This request seeks proposals from appropriately credentialed health and wellness professionals for use in the development and administration of health and wellness programs within Santa Fe County. Funding under this proposal may be allocated to one or more eligible applicants. Applications shall be limited to professionals that are experienced in providing the identified services and are certified/credentialed as applicable.
A minimum funding request of $30,000.00 is required and shall include a bundled hourly rate (i.e., factor in travel time, mileage, equipment, supplies, etc.). Proposals seeking to fulfill a priority need in rural parts of Santa Fe County are encouraged to apply.
Authorized Program Area: For the purposes of this funding notice, the authorized program areas are those within Santa Fe County, which includes but is not limited to the areas of Edgewood, Eldorado, Cerrillos, Chimayo, Santa Cruz, and El Rancho.
Supplanting: Grant funds are intended to add to, augment, or supplement, not replace, resources already committed to the program activities.
Application Procedure: Applicants may obtain the specifications required for application by going to the Santa Fe County website: www.santafecountynm.gov and search Latest News. All applications are due no later than 2:00 PM – May 30, 2025, and shall be submitted in accordance with the procedures outlined within the application packet, which includes the submission of no more than a two (2) page summary of proposed offering(s) along with three (3) Letters of Reference. Applications must be submitted via Drop Box https://www.dropbox.com/request/ZR7rRTlBHvgzrFDZ3I8r
Award Selection Procedure: Upon receipt and review of each application for completeness, applications will be rated and ranked by the Community Services Department – Health Services Sub-Committee utilizing the rating criteria included within the application packet.
Notification: All applicants will be notified in writing of their funding decision no later than thirty (30) days after the application due date.
Reporting Requirements: All selected applicants (grantees) shall be required to submit quarterly financial and programmatic reports.
Termination: Santa Fe County shall have the right to terminate this Notice of Funding Availability at any time. The terms of this NOFA are contingent upon sufficient appropriations and authorizations being made by Santa Fe County, or the Legislature of the State of New Mexico if State funds are involved. If sufficient appropriations and authorizations are not made, this NOFA shall terminate upon notice being given by Santa Fe County. Santa Fe County is expressly not committed to the expenditure of any funds until such time they are programmed, budgeted, encumbered and approved for expenditure. Santa Fe County’s decision as to whether funds are sufficient for fulfillment of this Notice shall be final.
Capture, Infiltrate and Harvest:
Water conservation and water health are imperative to preserving the livelihood of many Santa Fe County Residents. Severe drought, aridification, and groundwater depletion combined with land use change and population growth are expected to worsen existing water shortages in New Mexico. Incorporating water catchment systems, building rain gardens to develop more absorbent soils, and keeping your yard and community clean of contaminants will preserve water quality effected by run off.
When we use less water, we help protect our local water resources and meet current and future needs more sustainably. Since groundwater and surface water are interconnected, using less groundwater means more water for the streams, springs, rivers, and ecosystems in New Mexico. Integrating modern green storm water infrastructure is also an important step towards mitigating the effects of erosion from runoff and increasing the amount of water absorbed into our landscape. These solutions increase carbon sequestration, preserve traditional agriculture, and support human and water health.
With the expected increase in severity of seasonal monsoons and drought, developing a water wise community will be essential to mitigation of extreme drought due to a changing and warming climate.
Conserve and preserve existing habitat
Level 1
30% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem. Accomplishment of 60 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping.
Level 2
50% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem. Accomplishment of 75 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping with an average of one native plant per square foot, and minimum of ten native species.
Level 3
70% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem. Accomplishment of 90 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping with an average of one native plant per square foot and eleven+ native species.
Pollinators and biodiversity:
New Mexico boasts over 2,000 pollinator species which need habitat and pollen to survive, and as a beneficial ecosystem service, then pass it forward by providing the pollination for our food! Each third bite we eat is due to the hard work of hundreds of butterfly species, over a thousand bee species, moths, beetles, flies, wasps, bats and hummingbirds. These important pollinators also sustain our ecosystems and produce our natural resources by helping plants reproduce. Over 80% of flowering plants require pollination services. By planting a pollinator habitat, stewards beautify their spaces while increasing food production, air quality, soil quality, biodiversity, and biological control of “pest” insects!
Biodiversity is essential to maintain the ecosystem services that our community relies upon. Healthy and thriving, biodiverse rural landscapes are vital for increasing resiliency through the mitigation of destructive impacts which result in habitat loss caused by extreme weather events and soil depletion.
Services provided by pollinators, water scrubbing, and carbon storage all team up to incorporate the solutions needed for healthier environments to include clean air, healthy food, and clean water. Species extinction is accelerating at an unprecedented rate and will have grave impacts on communities, due to human land use changes, exploitation, invasive species encroachment, pollution, and climate change. Under this focus area, the County will aim to protect and restore biodiversity in its local ecosystems in order to increase adaptability and resiliency and carbon sequestration in the face of these challenges.
Conserve and preserve existing habitat
Level 1
30% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem. Accomplishment of 60 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping.
Level 2
50% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem. Accomplishment of 75 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping with an average of one native plant per square foot, and minimum of ten native species.
Level 3
70% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem. Accomplishment of 90 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping with an average of one native plant per square foot and eleven+ native species.
Composting, fungi, forming and soil sponges:
Simple solutions to big problems are sometimes overlooked when trying to overcome challenges. Composting is one of these solutions! Approximately 22% of the material in landfills is food waste and 12% is yard trimmings, both of which are excellent for making compost. Instead of sending these wastes to the landfill, make them a gourmet delight for your garden or neighborhood trees. Santa Fe County provides a limited number of composting systems at no cost to Santa Fe County residents. Choose between a straw bale system or black plastic bin. Each system includes tools, training, and installation. Santa Fe County Backyard Composting Applications available in early spring.
No need to wait though! One needn’t apply to the County’s program to compost on their own or perhaps you are well on your way already! Fungi provides invaluable nutrient and communication pathways for soil to develop root systems to grow healthy and strong. Pour over concoctions are available or inject mycorrhizae plugs into logs and bury in the soil.
Conserve and preserve existing habitat
Level 1
30% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem. Accomplishment of 60 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping.
Level 2
50% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem. Accomplishment of 75 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping with an average of one native plant per square foot, and minimum of ten native species.
Level 3
70% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem. Accomplishment of 90 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping with an average of one native plant per square foot and eleven+ native species.
“New Mexico is one of the most biologically diverse states in the U.S. ranking fourth in highest plant diversity! Over 4,200 plant species are documented; 235 of which are rare or endangered plant species and over 110 are endemic, meaning they occur nowhere else in the world.” –EMNRD
All habitat types play an important role in maintaining ecosystem health and biodiversity as an essential resource for wildlife. Preserving, and protecting these areas benefits the lives that depend upon them and also the overall health of the planet.
While New Mexico is home to such a wide variety of plants and species, many of the varieties are stressed due to the effects of drought, aridification, and wildfire.
Conserve and preserve existing habitat
Level 1
30% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem. Accomplishment of 60 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping.
Level 2
50% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem. Accomplishment of 75 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping with an average of one native plant per square foot, and minimum of ten native species.
Level 3
70% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem. Accomplishment of 90 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping with an average of one native plant per square foot and eleven+ native species.
Nature Relationships: Biophilia and Mental/Physical Health
Firescaping and Wildfire mitigation
Meaningful change takes community action.
To create positive change requires a community wide effort of stewardship and collective investments in our shared ecosystems to mitigate the effects of Climate Change.
Tackling the myriad effects of climate change can be a daunting task, but it is possible with your help! Together, we can create spaces which provide a refuge for ourselves and the natural systems that preserve our way of life.
Please review the 4Nature program and other community programs below to see how you can get involved in developing a more climate resilient environment.
“Taking on climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental degradation and more can be daunting – but it doesn’t have to be. Together, we can do this!”
– Cool Boulder
Develop your own natural refuge for the incredible biodiversity found across Santa Fe County! Check out the programs and information below on how you can participate in making Santa Fe More Climate Resilient:
This program is a County-sponsored initiative to develop and implement nature-based solutions backed by science, that help address the negative effects and impacts of climate change.
Our goals are to develop local resiliency to protect biodiversity through community action. These include the protection, restoration or management of natural and semi-natural ecosystems; the sustainable management of aquatic systems and working lands; and integration of nature in and around our cities.
Through education and action, we seek to empower Santa Fe County residents to prepare the land and habitats surrounding us for a changing climate. With the high potential for severe drought and wildfire, we need to work together to create meaningful, positive change. Join us in implementing nature-based climate solutions that are backed by scientific research and build a movement of hope, resilience, stewardship, and restoration to empower our community collectively.
Nature-based solutions involve working with nature, as part of nature, to address societal challenges, supporting human well-being and biodiversity locally. They include the protection, restoration or management of natural and semi-natural ecosystems; the sustainable management of aquatic systems and working lands; and integration of nature in and around our cities. They are actions that underpin biodiversity and are designed to be implemented in a way that respects the rights, values and knowledge of local communities that also include Indigenous Peoples. – Nature-based Solutions Initiative.
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are actions to address societal challenges through the protection, sustainable management and restoration of ecosystems, benefiting both biodiversity and human well-being. - IUCN.
Science serves to measure, track, and quantify patterns that are verified through evidence based methods in order to identify trends. Identifying patterns in nature and measuring outcomes is a practice humanity has applied in almost every part of their journey through the life cycle.
Witnessing the patterns of weather, agriculture, plant life, wildlife, shelter materials and structures, helps us to create better systems for survival in these areas and many more. As tools become more accurate and skills increase, so does our understanding of the cause and impact of these patterns. As we highlight “nature-based climate solutions” or (NbCS), it is important to acknowledge that Indigenous and traditional ecological understanding of natural patterns have been actively applied and practiced long before western approaches and ideologies.
Ancient knowledge carries within its framework, a longer and more holistic timeline of wisdom and understanding that linear approaches fail to capture. Currently, we have an opportunity for even greater understanding benefiting from innovative measurement tools, and institutional research, which serve to shed light on the interconnected benefits of nature and allow us to build upon a hologram of knowledge, for the purpose of supporting and restoring local ecosystems.
The Santa Fe County Climate Action Plan (CAP), is a guide that incorporates many science-backed, nature-based, solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build resilient communities through measurable, results focused programs such as 4Nature.
Young to old, community members impact our climate and can contribute to fostering positive ecosystem health and resiliency in our regional landscapes. The 4Nature program is open to anyone who is interested and eager to be a part of solutions that support the struggling environment through best practices for mitigating the effects of a warming climate in our back yards, pastures, gardens, rivers and streams; wherever nature is.
We ask the community of Santa Fe County to help lead that charge, starting with the understanding that the smallest effort can make a large impact over time. It is imperative that community members have a platform to raise concerns about possible solutions from which we all benefit. The 4Nature program focuses on bringing community members together to exchange knowledge and help reduce the effects and impacts of climate change through the solutions provided by nature.
Shining a light on those who have and continue to steward nature, the nature based approach also endeavors to increase resiliency through partnerships. These partnerships work to provide the foundational needs for healthy ecosystems: building nutrient rich soils required to feed and sustain plant life, cooling surfaces through planting for coverage and canopy shade, and collecting and harvesting surface water strategically for infiltration and irrigation. We can all do this work by partnering with nature to foster biodiverse habitats in our yards and lands.
4Nature participants positively support the growth of native species, and pollinators to provide habitat for bees and insects vitally important to the delicate balance of our planet and food systems for all species. Through networking together, we can and are, building the foundations for resiliency and health within places the we are charged to protect and preserve.
Let’s pull up our sleeves and make it happen 4Nature, and for us Santa Fe! Please join us here; no participation is too small and every effort counts toward the solution.
4Nature is a program administered by Santa Fe County Sustainability Staff and includes numerous community minded, natural resource steward organizations, concerned County residents, and YOU! The only requirement is the commitment to increasing the health of our community and planet through the power of nature! Drought, heavy monsoons, and extreme heat and cold characterize the climate of the arid Southwest. The very same soils that endure these extremes provide us with an abundance of food and natural resources each year when given the opportunity to do so. We depend on the health of the land for our own health and resiliency. You can make a difference, no matter how big or small, in caring for the land we call home.
Volunteer & Education Specialist
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At 4Nature Santa Fe, we believe in the power of collaboration. Our mission thrives because of the incredible organizations that share our passion for protecting and restoring the natural world.
Our Partners are leaders in conservation, sustainability, and environmental education. From wildlife protection groups to land and water stewardship initiatives, each organization plays a vital role in shaping a greener future.
Santa Fe County is developing a more climate resilient community by supporting nature-based climate solutions that will ensure the health of our people, places, and water for generations to come. Through collaborative efforts between the County, local organizations, and communities, we can address the threats posed from climate change to more resiliently support and protect our local biodiversity, and habitat health.
The consequences of climate change are already affecting our community through drought and rising temperatures. Through networked climate action stewardship, we can prepare ourselves for the expected shift towards climatic extremes, together. Through a combination of science-based education and action, we can restore healthy soils, and conserve water, all vital ecosystems we depend upon. Click here to learn more about where NM stands.
Join us in implementing nature-based solutions to the changing climate and to empower the community to develop a resiliency to challenges ahead.
PNM (Public Service Company of New Mexico), among other power providers, have announced they will conduct Public Safety Power Shutoffs. Affecting some areas of Santa Fe County in the future. This is a proactive measure to reduce the risk of power lines becoming an ignition source for catastrophic wildfires. For more information, visit PNM's wildfire safety page. Even if you use a different power utility provider, you could potentially be affected by a PSPS.
What Does This Mean?
It means residents and businesses should prepare for possible disruptions during high wind events. This could potentially include power co-ops.
How to Stay Updated
Updates on a shutoff and any related impacts will be provided through primarily PNM Alerts. We encourage our residents to also sign up for Alert Santa Fe/Smart 911.
How to Prepare
PNM has shared preparedness recommendations at PNM Wildfire Safety.
We here at OEM recommend you take the following steps if you know you're in an area of possible PSPS, or recieve a warning of a PSPS.
Considerations
***REPORT ANY OUTAGE TO YOUR POWER PROVIDER. IF POWER IS RESTORED AND YOU STILL DON'T HAVE POWER, THE POWER COMPANIES MAY NOT KNOW, BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER REPORTED!
Long Term Considerations: Due to our unique geography of urban wildland interface, growing populations, along with the ongoing challenges of climate change. Public Safety Power Shutoff's (PSPS) could be the new normal. *Scientific studies show increased wind speeds, increasing temperatures, and increasing red flag conditions. The threat is very real, devastating wildfires during wind events can and do happen.
Consider these long term suggestions to help us make Santa Fe County a more resilient and ready community.
Consider having a back up power source for your home, such as a multi-fuel generator. (multi-fuel means it could run on a variety of fuels such as diesel, gasoline, or propane.). Please read the owner's manual and use it in accordance with the owner's manual. Practice carbon manoxide safety and obtain a carbon manoxide detector.
Consider getting a portable solar generator for small devices or to run smaller appliances, or to charge devices. (Keep in mind, most modern vehicles can also charge some devices).
Consider wind or solar power production for the home. One of many benefits, besides lowering utlity costs, is that home improvements which lower energy consumption, could be eligible for tax rebates as of 2024 and 2025 tax years. Ask you tax preparer for further information.
Consider having, at minimum, a few gallons of potable drinking water, per person If you are on a private well, you may lose running water at the onset of a PSPS.
Consider "hardening" your property against high winds and fire as well. Secure loose outdoor furniture, tie down trash/recycle cans. Do not have loose trash or recycle bags outside; place it in a container that is secured. Ensure smaller outdoor buildings, sheds, enclosed patios, green houses etc, are not sitting on the ground but are secured. Also consider having your roof inspected regularly. We strongly advise all residents to clear any and all dry debris, trees and brush from around the home. Creating that "defensible space" for our responders.
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Why The Concern?
We've had winds before. This happens every year in New Mexico, it's the changing of the seasons...Right? Not necessarily...
If you recall, in recenty memory. The Palisades fire, and how devastating that was to Californians, among several other wildfires around that time. (Some caused by utilities as the ignition source.). Those areas are very similar in landscape to that of parts of Santa Fe County. Heightening our risk. In addition to *climate challenges, We need the community to help eachother, by taking steps to mitigate the fire danger, practice fire safety, but how they can thrive during a public safety power shutoff.
I Don't Have PNM, Why Should I Care?
It has been brought to our attention that some power co-ops, that service Santa Fe County Residents, not related to PNM, have power infrastructure that joins PNM's infrastructure. This could potentially affect customers outside of PNM. Call your energy provider for more details.
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*Scientific studies from Yale University, EPA (Enviromental Protection Agency), NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and the Scientific American publication, among others, have indicated in the last decade The United States has had a significant increase in the frequency of wildfire, increased wind speeds, and an increase in dry vegetation due to increased drought conditions, which provide the perfect recipe for red flag conditions.
*The WFCA (Western Fire Chiefs Association) estimates about 19% of all wildfires between 2016 and 2020 were ignited by power supply infrastructure. Thus, shutting off the power, decreases that wildfire threat during those red flag conditions.
By combining the scientific information with the numbers, and through our own threat and hazard analysis, you can clearly see why there is a need for the public safety power shutoff's, and why it is important for you to practice fire safety, and assist your neighbors in fire mitigation efforts.
***We ask our residents to keep in mind, The Office of Emergency Management, the Santa Fe County Fire Department, or other Santa Fe County entities, have no control over when or how a PSPS may occur. Electric providers choose how and where this would happen due to their own guidelines. Please consult with your local power company if you have any further questions regarding PSPS Public Safety Power Shutoffs.
Sign up for Alerts below, by scanning the QR code to sign up for Alert Santa Fe. Also, be sure to sign up for alerts from your power company.
Facilities to rent:
Building Rental Info:
*Tables and chairs provided at venue. Renter must clean up facilities once your event is over.
For more information please contact:
Andrea Ortiz
Administrative Assistant
Santa Fe County Cooperative Extension Service
3229 Rodeo Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87507
505-471-4711, fax: 505-471-6076
andortiz@nmsu.edu
Please complete the form below to express your interest in serving as a Student Election Worker for Santa Fe County. A member of our team will contact you with next steps once your submission is received.
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Contact Kristy Brusso, Election Worker Outreach Coordinator:
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Amenities offered at Nambe Community Center:
Capacity:
Nambe Community Center can occupy up to 70 individuals.
Amenities offered at Cundiyo Community Center:
Capacity:
Cundiyo Community Center can occupy up to 50 individuals
*Currently unavailable to rent - under construction.
Amenities offered at Bennie J. Chavez Community Center:
Capacity:
Amenities offered at El Rancho Community Center:
Capacity:
El Rancho Community Center can occupy up to 27 individuals.
Comunicado de Prensa
Para publicación inmediata el 8 de abril de 2025
Respondiendo al llamado de nuestra creciente población de adultos mayores
“Participe en la Encuesta sobre las Necesidades de las Personas Mayores del Condado de Santa Fe a partir de HOY hasta el 25 de abril”
Santa Fe, Nuevo México – Dado que la población de Nuevo México continúa envejeciendo, una de las que registra un mayor ritmo de envejecimiento a nivel nacional, es fundamental planificar la creciente demanda de atención médica, asistencia personal, acceso a alimentos y vivienda. Para prepararse para este cambio, el Condado de Santa Fe está lanzando una Encuesta de Necesidades para Personas Mayores para ayudar a definir el futuro de los servicios para personas mayores durante los próximos diez años.
La División de Servicios para Personas Mayores del Condado de Santa Fe colabora con el Centro de Investigación y Análisis Aplicados (CARA) de la Universidad de Nuevo México para realizar este estudio esencial. Los resultados guiarán la planificación de servicios y el desarrollo de la programación, tan deseada y necesaria por las personas mayores de nuestra comunidad.
¿Quién debería participar?
Si tiene 50 años o más, o 18 años o más y es cuidador de alguien de 50 años o más en el condado de Santa Fe, se le recomienda encarecidamente que responda la encuesta.
Cómo participar
La encuesta está disponible a partir de HOY hasta el 25 de abril y está disponible en línea en: Formularios de Google
También puede realizar la encuesta en formato impreso en inglés y español en su centro local para personas mayores participante.
Únase a nosotros para eventos especiales:
21 de abril: Feria de Salud y Bienestar en el recinto ferial del condado de Santa Fe, de 10:00 a. m. a 2:00 p. m.
22 de abril: Jornada de puertas abiertas de Servicios para personas mayores de Rancho Viejo (Estación de bomberos de Rancho Viejo, Distrito de La Cienega 37 Rancho Viejo Blvd, Santa Fe, NM 87508-1569) 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
23 de abril: Presentación de propuestas y actividades de divulgación por toda la comunidad en restaurantes, supermercados y centros comerciales selectos.
24 de abril: Baile Spring Fling (recinto ferial del condado de Santa Fe)
Almuerzo: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Baile: 13:00 – 16:00 | Música en vivo de Lluvia Negra
25 de abril: Celebración de la encuesta: Almuerzo y fiesta de helados en todos los centros para personas mayores participantes
¿Por qué tu voz importa?
“Esta encuesta es una herramienta vital para garantizar que satisfagamos las necesidades de nuestros adultos mayores ahora y en el futuro”, afirmó Matilda Byers, Gerente del Programa de Servicios para Adultos Mayores. “Al participar, los adultos mayores y sus cuidadores contribuirán a definir los servicios, programas e instalaciones que mejor se adaptan a nuestra creciente comunidad de adultos mayores”.
Para obtener más información, comuníquese con los Servicios para Personas Mayores del Condado de Santa Fe al 505-992-3069.
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At Santa Fe County, we believe that everyone deserves dignity, respect, and access to essential information about their rights—regardless of immigration status. In uncertain times, knowing your rights is more important than ever. This page is here to empower and protect our immigrant community by providing reliable resources, and connections to local organizations dedicated to your well-being.
Whether you need guidance on your constitutional rights, or community support, we are here for you. Below, you’ll find informative videos, and local organizations ready to assist you.
You are not alone. You belong here.
🔹 Watch the videos below to learn more about your rights.
🔹 Reach out if you need help—we are stronger together.
If you or someone you know needs assistance, don’t hesitate to contact the organizations listed on this page. Your rights matter, and we are committed to ensuring you have the support and information you need.
En el Condado de Santa Fe, creemos que todas las personas merecen dignidad, respeto y acceso a información esencial sobre sus derechos, independientemente de su estatus migratorio. Esta página está aquí para empoderar y proteger a nuestra comunidad inmigrante, proporcionando recursos confiables y conexiones con organizaciones locales dedicadas a su bienestar.
Si necesita orientación sobre sus derechos constitucionales, o apoyo comunitario, estamos aquí para usted. A continuación, encontrará videos informativos y organizaciones locales listas para ayudarle.
No está solo. Usted pertenece aquí.
🔹 Vea los videos a continuación para conocer más sobre sus derechos.
🔹 Comuníquese si necesita ayuda—somos más fuertes juntos.
Si usted o alguien que conoce necesita ayuda, no dude en comunicarse con las organizaciones enumeradas en esta página. Sus derechos son importantes, y estamos comprometidos a garantizar que tenga el apoyo y la información que necesita.
This County of Santa Fe (“County”) website provides links and information intended to help the public find resources, legal assistance, and learn about available services. The third-party websites linked are not under the control of the County, and the County makes no representation or warranty of their contents. The County shall assume no liability for any decision made or action taken or not taken by anyone using or relying upon data provided by this website.
Este sitio web del Condado de Santa Fe (“Condado”) proporciona enlaces e información destinados a ayudar al público a encontrar recursos, asistencia legal y conocer los servicios disponibles. Los sitios web de terceros a los que se hace referencia no están bajo el control del Condado, y el Condado no hace declaraciones ni garantiza su contenido. El Condado no asumirá ninguna responsabilidad por ninguna decisión tomada o acción realizada o no realizada por cualquier persona que utilice o confíe en los datos proporcionados por este sitio web.
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To view PNHO meetings with an option to provide public comment, join virtually or by phone (link above).
To review the PNHO meeting agenda, please visit the following County website: https://www.santafecountynm.gov/events/month, or stop by the interactive touch screen in the lobby of the County Administration Complex, located at 240 Grant Catron St., Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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