Archive for March, 2010

Holy Landslide, Batman…2010 Election: Early Edgewood Results

by John Weckerle

We have received some reports on election results for the Town of Edgewood Council elections from former candidate (and, apparently, Councilor-elect)  Chuck Ring.  According to Mr. Ring, the count stands as follows:

  • Chuck Ring – 365 votes
  • Rita Loy Simmons – 350 votes
  • Glenn Felton – 273 votes

Mr. Ring also reports that votes for the bond issues went as follows:

  • Roads: 147 for, and 474 against
  • Facilities: 110 for, and 431 against

Issues associated with Wildlife West Nature Park have been part of the debate.  We contacted the Park’s founder and current director, Roger Alink, who stated, “We’re delighted.  Chuck and Rita have been consistent supporters of the Park in all its endeavors.”

Down At The Recycling Swamp

by John Weckerle

Your editor has been recycling and composting as long as the opportunity has been there to do it.  While we now have “curbside” (there isn’t a curb within about five miles of this place) recycling pickup at New Mexico Central headquarters, we had a backlog that needed disposition, and given that we also had some plain old Spring cleaning trash to get rid of, we decided to take the whole kit and kaboodle off to the Bernalillo County transfer station between Zuzax and Tijeras.  Our normal modus operandi has been to take it into Albuquerque, because the sorting requirements for the Bernco location are nothing short of absurd, but we figured one stop would be better than two, so we bit the bullet and went for it.  As action hero Jack Slater would say, “big mistake.” »» Down At The Recycling Swamp

WeckTech Satellite Office Closes

by John Weckerle

After nearly a year and a half, your editor’s company, WeckTech, closed its satellite office on Route 66 in Edgewood yesterday.  This had nothing to do with the office, or Edgewood; we simply were not using the space often enough to justify keeping it.  Work at other locations was not permitting us to spend much time at the satellite office.  It was a very good small office, and well worth the rent.

It’s always tough to close a location like this, even if it makes sense.  In a way, we’ll miss having the office even though we were almost never there.