Cimarron Village & Dollar General

Note that this property is not within ECIA boundaries or jurisdiction- for information only.
The 89-acre Cimarron Village Master Plan was approved by Santa Fe County in 2008 for a mix of commercial, residential and open space According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, the Dollar General store would be built as part of the first phase on the east side of Highway 285 near Ave. Amistad.
 
A formal appeal of the Dollar General Store has been filed and a public hearing will be held at the next Planning Commission Meeting, November 21, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. This will be at the new Santa Fe County Administration Bldg. at 100 Catron St. There is public parking behind the building but once that fills anyone can park at the Santa Fe Convention Center underground lot. The meeting will be in the conference room on the 2nd floor but due to limited space we will host constituents in another conference room until the item is called.
 
Details of the project history, and a separate discussion of liquor sales at the Convenience Store near Ave. Vista Grande, are in the minutes of the Santa Fe County Planning Commission of March 21, 2019:       https://www.santafecountynm.gov/documents/agendas/minutes/3-21-2019.pdf  2pp. 9-15  
Olivia Romo
Constituent Services Liaison
505-986-6202

North Central Regional Transit

The North Central Regional Transit District wants to make your bus service even better. We provided more than 294,000 passenger trips last year covering more than 10,000 square miles in Northern New Mexico.

We are in the process of updating our transit service plan and need your input! Southwest Planning, an independent research company, will beconducting a series of community meetings to listen to your feedback and ideas, and for you to share with us how we can serve you even better.A public meeting will be held in Eldorado at The Performance Space La Tienda, Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 6:30pm, 7 Caliente Road,Santa Fe, NM 87508

For more information call Southwest Planning at 505-239-7574. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please visit RidetheBlueBus.com to share your comments. We’ll be listening to you

Winter Festival

Winter Festival On Saturday, December 7^th from 10-4 p.m. at ECIA Community Center.

• Santa’s Workshop featuring Santa who will be available to a take photos by the fireplace from 11am to 3pm.
• Face painting and balloon twisted animals by Shiva Jamba Entertainment from 10 – 12:30 p.m.
• Kids crafts, create holiday presents, cards, and gift wrapping
• Model Train Village and Santa’s mini elves
• PTA will sponsor a bake sale
• Wreaths for sale from Adam and Kim
• Holiday Traditions from Around the World
• Plus snacks, hot cocoa and more

Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

Write for the Vistas

Vistas writers’ guide is available from ECIA

A brief guide for residents and organizations submitting articles to Vistas is now available.  The two-page style summary by the ECIA Information Committee (IC) helps writers prepare material that is clear, consistent and concise for publication.

We want your articles and can feature your events. For specifications and writing suggestions, feel free to contact us and visit the Vistas Style Guide, posted at Vistas Style Guide or come into the community center for a paper copy.

Email articles and or questions to articles@eldoradosf.org or informationchair@gmail.com.

Board of Directors Vacancy

There is a vacancy on the ECIA Board of Directors for a term ending in 2021.  We are looking for someone with enthusiasm, creativity, and commitment to Eldorado and its future. If you are interested in applying for appointment to the Board of Directors, please submit a candidate statement, short bio, resume and photo to the ECIA General Manager at  JNavarro@hoamco.com or drop them off at the ECIA Offices by December 4, 2019. If you have previously applied for appointment to the Board, please resubmit an updated application.
 
The Board will  consider applications and conduct interviews during the week of December 9, 2019, and anticipates seating a new Board member at the December 19, 2019 Board Meeting. 

New Board of Directors

The ECIA Board of Directors is pleased to announce its new officers:

Nancy Sulzberg, President

Melicent D'Amore, Vice-President

Carol Sanguinetti, Treasurer

Fire Safety

Fire Safety 

Fire in your Neighborhood, Simtable fire modeling

• WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019
• 3:00 PM7:00 PM
• CITY OF SANTA FE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT1600 ST MICHAEL'S DRIVE - PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDINGSANTA FE, NM 87505(MAP)
• GOOGLE CALENDARICS

Simtable presented by the Greater Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition and Villages of Santa Fe

How does fire spread? How vulnerable is my neighborhood? Simtable creates wildfire simulations to show how fire spreads through communities. The topography of Santa Fe is projected onto a simulation table and the sand is contoured to match Santa Fe’s mountains, arroyos, and rolling hills. Wind speed and direction are factored in plus the available fuel and then fire AND, although fire might not be your concern, air quality might, so what is your evacuation plan?

Focus Communities

At the times listed below we will focus on certain communities and project their area on the Simtable.

Please feel free to come to any session. At 6:00 we will have a session open to anyone and will decide where to do the fire simulation based on who is in attendance.

·         3:00 – Highway 14, Ranch Allegre

·         3:45 - Eastside

·         4:30 - 599 Corridor

·         5:15 -  Eldorado

·         6:00  - General Public

Videos and more information:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Pn-aV5DtE 

http://www.simtable.com/emergency-management/fire/

This event will take place of our November Fireshed Ambassador meeting. Regular meetings will resume in January.

Nomination Petition and Candidate Instructions

Nomination Petition and Candidate Instructions are available.

There will be three vacancies on the Board of Directors coming up in the 2020 election for terms ending in May 2023.  If you are a full-time ECIA resident, a Member In Good Standing, and interested in running to be a member of the Board, please follow this link to the the Nomination Petition and instructions.

2020 Nomination Petition & Candidate Instructions

Committee Chair Emails!

New Committee Chair Emails!
Architecture Committee Chair - architecturechair@gmail.com
Conservation Committee Chair - conservationchair@gmail.com
Election Committee Chair - electionchair1@gmail.com
F&G Committee Chair - fandgchair@gmail.com
Finance Committee Chair - financechair1@gmail.com
Information Committee Chair - informationchair@gmail.com
Road Committee Chair - roadchair1@gmail.com
Stable Committee Chair - stablechair1@gmail.com
Environmental Stewardship Committee Chair - environmentalchair@gmail.com
Bylaws Review Committee Chair - bylawsreviewchair@gmail.com

*Please note that some Committee Chair Emails have a 1 at the end and others do not.