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Past City ManagerPleads GuiltyTo Nine Felonies

The former embattled Española city manager James Lujan pleaded guilty to eight felony counts of conspiracy to commit fraud and a single count of...

Authority Raises City Trash Collection Rates

The North Central Solid Waste Authority board of directors passed a $1.50 monthly trash rate increase for Española residents after the manager of the...

City Water Department Lean

When a water line started leaking on East Chamisa Street Aug. 22, the city of Espanola sent utility service workers Derek Romero, Juanito Sandoval...

Elusive New Library Still Getting Lip Service

Plans to move the Española Public Library into the C.L. Hunter Building are seemingly abandoned and city funding for a new city library is...

Whose Water Pipes Are They? City Seeks Answers

Debate at the Aug. 6 Española Public Works Committee meeting grew contentious over a resolution to replace a water line on property owned on...

Narrow Street’s Residents Suspicious of City Fix

The residents of Pacheco Lane are frustrated with the city, and in some cases, with each other. Many of those frustrations came to a head...

Coming Soon to a Vending Machine Near You?

With her Los Loco’ls vending machine campaign, Margaret Campos wants to bring fresh produce directly to Española and the surrounding area, right next to...

Could Hunter Building Become an Arts Center?

The old Hunter Ford dealership on the corner of Paseo de Oñate and Hunter Street is in major disrepair. There’s water leaking from the...

City Manager Becomes Perpetual Motion Machine

At 8:30 a.m., Española interim city manager Joe Duran had already been working for over two hours. While city hall hadn’t been open that...

City Planner Cleared of Complaint

An internal complaint filed against Planning and Zoning Director Russell Naranjo has been dropped following a city investigation into the matter, according to interim...

Española Budget Provides for Some Increases

After months of jockeying from various city departments for more funding, the city council Monday night passed a resolution 6-2 approving Española’s $15.7 million...

Sewer Lift Station ShouldSoon Be Better Than Ever

RMCI Inc., of Albuquerque, is closing in on finishing the rehabilitation of the sewer lift station at the west end of west Pueblo Drive. Better...

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