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 Volume 3 | Dec. 16, 2020
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- Foremost, please stay home if you are sick. Period.
- Masks are mandatory in public, non-compliance can result in a $100 fine
- For updated travel restrictions click here.
- Practice social distancing -- be aware of your surroundings and others near you
Adhere to the six-foot rule and stay at home except as needed for grocery shopping, medical assistance and exercise
- Limit group contact to five or fewer people
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash
- New Mexico Department of Health:
New Mexicans with COVID-19 related questions should call the coronavirus hotline at 855-600-3453
- Non-COVID-19 related questions or concerns, call 833-551-0518
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NMDOH COVID-19 Public Dashboard -- the data dashboard includes county-by-county breakdowns of positive cases by age, gender and ethnicity.
- Information and resources from the CDC regarding coronavirus COVID-19: www.cdc.gov.
To read or download CDC fact sheets click here.
Do you know the difference between
self-isolation and self-quarantine?
The answer to this question and many more are in the Policies for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19. Click here to learn more.
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 I want to thank all the property taxpayers who paid their property taxes on time and tried new ways to pay with the Bernalillo County Treasurer’s Office closed to the public and with a skeleton crew who kept working.
We still have a good amount of incoming mail payments to process and post to the Treasurer’s webpage, we hope to have all payments done this week.
Monies collected this month will be going out next month to county public agencies such as the City of Albuquerque, UNM Hospital, APS, Moriarty-Edgewood School District (MESD), 3 soil and water conservancy districts, Village of Tijeras, Los Ranchos, Corrales, Bernalillo County, public charter schools not a part of APS, Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority (AMAFCA), State of NM, and many more.
And those blue drop boxes were a big hit this year! The winner of the unofficial competition of which was the most used drop box is…Tijeras! Thank you, East Mountain taxpayers, for using the convenient drop box at the Village Offices parking lot. Thank you, Ms. Johnson, whom I met at the Tijeras drop box, who was the last one to drop off her payment on time, Thursday, Dec. 10!
We’ll keep you updated on our continued property tax collections.
Thank you and Happy Holidays.
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 Pending no additional changes to the current public health orders, Bernalillo County’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department will be reopening fitness centers in the following community centers, by reservation only, beginning Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, weekdays from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Los Padillas Community Center
- Mountain View Community Center
- Raymond G Sanchez Community Center
- South Valley Multipurpose Community Center
- Vista Grande Community Center
- Westside Community Center
Fitness centers will be closed during the holidays on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 and Friday, Jan. 1 2021.
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Grab and Go lunches will not be offered from Dec. 21 through 31 and will resume on Jan. 4, 2021.
Rio Grande Pool will remain closed through the holidays and will re-open for lap swimming, by reservations only, beginning Monday, Jan. 4, 2021.
Open Space trails remain opened to the public with the proper use of masks and following social distancing guidelines.
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Additionally the all day care program will resume on Jan. 19, 2021 at the following locations:
- Los Padillas Community Center
- Los Vecinos Community Center
- Mountain View Community Center
- Paradise Hills Community Center
- Raymond G Sanchez Community Center
- Vista Grande Community Center
- Westside Community Center
Note that these locations have public Wi-Fi and will allow students the opportunity to continue online learning should it be needed.
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Bernalillo County is offering more emergency financial support through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act federal stimulus package for qualifying small businesses in the unincorporated areas of the county and some not-for-profit organizations within the city limits of Albuquerque. This is the fourth round of stimulus grants offered by the county totaling more than $10 million.
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The grants will be up to $20,000 for qualifying small businesses and nonprofits through the Bernalillo County small business grant to reimburse the costs of business interruption caused by required closures. This program is intended to help reimburse the significant, temporary loss of revenue to these qualified businesses during this pandemic, and to assist businesses in retaining and paying employees. Bernalillo County has determined these payments are necessary expenditures due to the public health emergency. Read more.......
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Bernalillo County’s Public Art Board is supporting the creative economy through its proposals process as artists continue to face the economic challenges caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The deadline for submitting proposals for the 2020 calendar year is Dec. 31.
Artists can submit proposals for a variety of media and styles including two-dimensional and three-dimensional works. There is a limit of three artworks per artist proposal. Submissions received through Dec. 31 will be reviewed at the February Arts Board meeting. Submissions received on or after Jan. 1, 2021 through May 31, 2021 will be reviewed at the July Arts Board meeting.
New Mexico is known throughout the world for its diverse and innovative creative community and the county’s art in public places ordinance sets aside 1% of the budget of capital improvement projects for works of art. Additionally, surplus funding from capital projects goes towards the 1% for the arts common fund which allows the county to purchase art for publicly accessible facilities through an unsolicited proposals process.
Artists can find the information and criteria to submit at: https://www.bernco.gov/community-services/public-art-program.aspx.
In 2021, the Bernalillo County Public Art program is moving forward with capital improvement projects for works of art. Projects include the second phase of the “Outposts” public art project, the South Valley Pool, Bernalillo County @ Alvarado Square, Bridge Boulevard and the Sunport Boulevard reconstruction project.
For more information about the unsolicited proposals process or the Bernalillo County Public Art Program, contact Kent Swanson, Bernalillo County public art coordinator, kswanson@bernco.gov.
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Silver Horizons will again offer free groceries to low-income senior citizens (60+) at 4 drive-thru grocery pickup opportunities in county.
The drive-thru grocery pickup opportunities are from 10 a.m. to noon as follows:
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- Monday, Dec. 21 - Rio Bravo Senior Center parking lot, 3910 Isleta Blvd SW (map)
- Tuesday, Dec. 22 - Sherriff’s Posse Outdoor Facility, 10308 2nd St NW (map)
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The Strategic Plan is the county’s 2-year plan that captures what departments are doing to support the strategic plan goals…each with key focus areas from planning for emergencies to expanding online services. The county follows the performance process across the 2-years to ensure we are measuring what matters and making that data available to the community.
Click the image on the right to review the county's strategic plan.
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It is our goal to make sure we are doing the right things to meet the needs of the community. With that in mind, we’ve created a short survey to collect valuable feedback from residents. If you’d like to provide feedback about the strategic plan complete this survey.
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 Bernalillo County Fire Department and Bernalillo County Behavioral Health Services encourage you to watch this incredibly important Docu-Series about the alternatives to suicide. Please know there are resources available to anyone suffering from a behavioral health crisis. And we encourage a call to the many available resources that Bernalillo County has to offer for you or someone you know.
One of Us - Part 2
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 Applications are now open for the Cultivating Bernalillo County ‘Grow the Growers’ program, a comprehensive farm training and business acceleration initiative designed to attract new and emerging farmers into professional food production.
The Grow the Growers program is based at the historic Hubbell Open Space in Bernalillo County’s South Valley. In order to learn diverse farm production and business operation methods, Grow the Growers participants also work with partner farms to enhance their educational experiences.
We are now accepting applications for the 2021 training season! The deadline to apply is Jan. 4, 2021. Join us!
Click here for more information and to apply
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 The Bernalillo County Arts Board solicits a call for artists to propose conceptual sketch ideas for outdoor sculpture to be located along highly visible avenues and boulevards within Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
Regional artists residing in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and Texas are invited to propose conceptual mid-size sculptures. The call for art opened Dec. 1, 2020. The deadline is Jan. 29, 2021.
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The project, aptly named “Outposts,” is conceived by the Bernalillo County Arts Board and evolved from an idea of combining the duality of the communities of Bernalillo County and the Southwestern region to include the co-existence of mountains and the valley, the urban and the rural communities, the monsoon season and the dry season and the ancient and modern cultures of the area.
The artworks for Phase II will be installed near highly visited tourist and local attractions within Bernalillo County and the city of Albuquerque, such as the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Park and the Rio Grande Valley State Park. Read More....
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Our Farmers & Crafts people have some great products listed today.
- You will receive notice of products by Thursday Am by email & Facebook.
- Place your order: by 5 p.m. Friday
- Pickup: Sunday between noon to1 p.m. at Alvarado Park or as otherwise arranged with the vendor. (map)
- Terms: Ask Vendor
- Contact the Vendor to order, and to arrange pickup & payment.
- If you need to change or cancel your order, call the vendor directly, Saturday before 5 p.m. If you do not pick up your order, you will have to prepay for the future.
EBT & Double Up are not available at this time.
- Raw Honey: $20/quart | $10 / pint
- Osage Honey Syrup: $18
- Fresh Eggs: $4 dozen
- Moriarty Pinto Beans: $2./ Lb.
- Trementina (salve for skin): $12 for 2 oz
All credit cards & checks accepted
Burritobabynm@gmail.com; Burritobabynm.com
Ordering will end on Wednesday at 8 pm. Pick up is Friday from 1 p.m. - 3 p.mClick to edit this placeholder text.
Friday Dinner for 2 | Cost $25 plus tax
- Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes
Rolls
Fudge Brownies
Saturday morning Vibes | Breakfast Burritos $6 each
- Burritos = eggs & hash browns. Cheese on request
Choose your meat: Sausage, bacon, or Carne Adovada
Green or Red Chile upon request
Add-ons
- Fudge Brownies | $1
- Sweet Rice | $2
- Esquites (Elote in a cup) | $5
- Jalapeno Poppers | $5
- Horchata 32 0z | $10
- Strawberry Horchata 32 0z | $10 (no ice)
- Green Chile Stew Quart | $12
- Posole Quart | $12
Dinner is carefully prepared and packaged for you to eat at your convenience. You can order through messenger, text, email, or the website! Prepayment is required
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- Goddess Blend - rare coffee beans from Puerto Rico, Peru, and Costa Rica. Notes of chocolate, buttery & sweet. Medium-dark roast. | 1 pound whole bean or ground | $18.99
- Curandera Blend - Beans from Hacienda Santa Ana in Oaxaca, Mexico. Notes of milk chocolate & cinnamon. Medium roast. | 1 pound whole bean or ground | $17.99
- Shaman Blend - beans come from a small grower in Colombia. Notes of roasted nut & caramel. Medium roast. | 1 pound whole bean or ground | $18.99
- Pastelillos de Guayaba - Bag of 6 | $4.99
- Hekate Roast - 100% Puerto Rican beans, from a single farm in Jayuya. Notes of hazelnuts, chocolate, toasted nuts & a strawberry finish. Dark Roast. 1pound whole bean or ground | $19.99
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- Pasta: $6 / bag Plain or spinach or lemon or tomato or chile
- Veggie Spread: $6
- Cooked Cabbage Rolls: $8/pkg
- Jar Jam: $6 /Jar Quince or Plum
- Transylvania Sausage: $10/pkg
A great way to deal with food scraps & paper. People interested in vermiculture, castings or starting their own worm system can easily get information from my website: Fredsworms.com.
- 5 gallons of castings | $25
- coffee can of castings | $5
- 2 bucket starter system | $20
Delivery/pick-up is negotiable...depends on how far. Castings are great fertilizer as well as nature's original soil builder.
Gina – info@ginaleekimchi.com
16 oz packets $10 each
- Original
- Vegan
- Hatch Chile Blend
$5 per bag
- Red
- Green
- Christmas
- Habanero
- Salt & Pepper
- Old Fashioned
- Garlic
- Onion
- Garlic-Onion
- Seasoned Salt
http://www.nmfigman@gmail.com
- Small NM Fig trees 2 gallon with instruction sheet | $45
- Hand painted wood "Fig Earrings" 2.5 by 1 and 1/4 inches | $20
- Live Peppermint Plants, 1 gal. for fresh mint all Winter | $8
- Thornless Cactus | $11 effortless native plants with edible fruit and pads.
- Fig Leaf Tea - 2 month supply for blood sugar imbalances & reducing cholesterol. Tastes like Chamomile | $15
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Jamaican beef n cheese patties - 5oz patties | $7.95
1/4 pan Jerk Chicken | $30
1/2 pan Jerk Chicken | $60
Full Pan Jerk Chicken | $120
Jerk Wings 12 PC feeds 3 | $25
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Steamed Cabbage
1/4 pan call for pricing
1/2 pan call for pricing
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Peas n Rice
1/4 Pan | $20
1/2 Pan | $40
Full Pan | $80
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Blueberry pie:
Large | $20
Mini | $4
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Cocobread | $3
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Ginger Beer | $12 a quart
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Three Pure Copper Hanging Cranes with matching beads | $45
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Single Copper hanging crane with matching beads | $20
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www.etsy.com/shop/hookandrelease $20-$40
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(click each news release below to read in full)
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- Bernalillo County Treasurer's Office: (505) 468-7031
- Metropolitan Detention Center (general inmate info): (505) 839-8700
- Roads and traffic: (505) 848-1504 or (505) 848-1503
- Animal Care Services: (505) 468-PETS
- Property Maintenance (report a park or facility that needs cleanup): (505) 224-2119
- Schedule a large item pick-up: (505) 892-1200
- Department of Behavioral Health Services customer service: (505) 468-1555
- Court of Wills, Estates and Probate (general info): (505) 468-1232
- Schedule an appointment: call (505) 468-1229 or email, probate@bernco.gov
- Unclaimed & Indigent Cremation Program: (505) 468-7295
- Accounts Payable general inquiries: (505) 468-7020
- All other calls: (505) 468-7777 or email, contactcenter@bernco.gov
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