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Bernalillo County Commission Updates

County Commissioner Eric Olivas, who represents the East Mountains and neighborhoods in Albuquerque’s Far Heights and foothills. His office provided the following updates to recent legislation before the commission. FR 2023-112  One-Time Appropriations Passed 3-2 Sponsored by Commissioner Olivas this resolution allocated nearly $20 million from surplus county general fund dollars to many one-time projects in Bernalillo […]

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Raw Milk Approved in Rural Bernalillo County

The pasteurized versus unpasteurized milk debate has been ongoing for almost a century. As the only county in New Mexico that refused to allow raw milk sales, Bernalillo County has been leading the resistance against raw milk in the state until recently. In 1924, pasteurization of milk became federal policy, however, interstate commerce of unpasteurized […]

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Tijeras Dog Hoarder Arrested

Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies seized more than 40 dogs and arrested a Tijeras man for suspicion of felony animal cruelty Nov. 1. The issue with the resident of a “now-condemned property in the East Mountains,” arose in 2022 when Bernalillo County Animal Care Services and the sheriff’s office tried to work with homeowner Douglas Reames, […]