Los Alamos County council to hold regular public meeting Tuesday
Council was set to weigh 8% annual water-rate hikes and a Transit Division budget revision, with a 6,000-gallon bill climbing to $72.15 by October 2027.
Los Alamos County Council was scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave., with water rates and transit spending on the docket. County agendas must be posted at least 72 hours before a meeting, residents can speak on items not listed on the agenda, and the session was open in person, streamed live through Zoom and posted later on video-on-demand.
The sharpest pocketbook issue was the second and final public hearing on water rate adjustments. The Department of Public Utilities introduced the ordinance to the Board of Public Utilities on April 15, won BPU approval on May 20 and brought it to County Council on June 9. The proposal called for 8% annual increases for the next two years. For a household using about 6,000 gallons a month, the total bill would rise from $61.87 to $66.81 in October 2026 and to $72.15 in October 2027 if council adopted the ordinance.
Budget Revision 2026-89 was also on the agenda, seeking more expenditure authority for interdepartmental charges for the Transit Division.
The meeting agenda also included a board and commission appointment to the Property Valuation Protest Board. Proclamations were set for July 4, 2026, marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and for July 2026 as Park and Recreation Month in Los Alamos County.
On June 24, council heard a presentation on the 1735 Central Avenue redevelopment proposal, the former CB Fox building. County Manager Anne Laurent tied that downtown work to the Downtown Master Plan and community surveys, and the project is an approximately $18 million renovation with a $4 million grant and a $2 million zero-interest loan.
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