This week the City Council will take up debate and voting on several huge issues for Santa Fe.

Among other items, the Council will make a final decision on Mayor Gonzales’ proposal for the initial round of investment from the Verde Fund – $300,000 grant that will lead to $1,000,000 in community investments throughout the city on projects including job creation and training and an annual reduction of hundreds of tons of CO2 emissions in Santa Fe.

The grants were scrutinized and passed at the Finance Committee, and both supporters and opponents are invited to come out and make their voices heard!

Read the details of the Verde Fund here: City Funds Local Orgs to Create Jobs, Cut CO2 Emissions!

Read more about the City’s Climate Efforts here: NM Keeps Warming, But Leadership is Coming from Cities, Not State or Feds

Also up for a vote: A Regional Sustainability Authority to tackle renewable energy issues, $300,000 in affordable housing funding for the city’s Santa Fe Homes Program, funding for the Ski Santa Fe shuttle this winter (Maestas), final policies for the Native Arts or Crafts District protections (Gonzales & Ives), official support for the Paris Agreement (Gonzales & Ives), and a public hearing on the proposed storage facility on Airport Road.

Read the Council Agenda Here!

New This Week

Volleyball Clinic

For boys and girls ages 8-13 at Ft. Marcy Recreation Center. Fee is $50.00 per camp participant. Snacks provided. Monday-Friday, July 10 – 14, 1pm-5pm each day.

Coaches for the clinic are Veteran Highlands University standouts. Liz Gomez and Marissa Flores.

For more information contact: Phil Montano 505-955-2508

Open Seats on Important City-Citizen Boards

The Santa Fe Public Library Board is looking for candidates in the City Limits with skills in technology, new media, and computer literacy; youth advocacy; knowledge of local government; urban planning; or community development.

The seven member Library Board advises the City on the use of the library, book selection, acceptance of gifts and bequests, management and operation, and other appropriate matters. For more information or to apply call 955-6789.

The Bicycle and Trails Committee advises the City on policies and projects that encourage or impact alternate forms of transportation, cycling, trails and other issues. They are also seeking City of Santa Fe residents, and there is also one seat available to a resident of the surrounding Santa Fe county region.

To apply email lnpacheco@santafenm.gov.