On Wednesday, April 2nd at 2:00 pm, there will be a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Paa-Ko Sewer Association.  It will be held at the offices of MOLZEN-CORBIN ENGINEERS..

The purpose of the meeting is to review the status of Molzen-Corbin engineering report for PCSA and schedule for finalizing work..

As this meeting is being held at a location with limited space for attendees, members interested in attending may forward a request for the link to join the meeting via Microsoft Teams

FROM EMWP - R E D   F L A G   W A R N I N G

This morning the National Weather Service (NWS) changed Monday's weather forecast to red flag status. Pay attention to conditions on Tuesday as well. It will probably be updated to red flag status in the next 24 hours.

Here again is a reminder of the meaning of red flag weather conditions: Red flag conditions are when the temperature for that specific day is unusually high, the relative humidity is very low (15 per cent or lower), winds speeds are above 20 miles per hour (mph) sustained, with much higher gusts, the area wide fuels are extremely dry and receptive to ignition (we all know this is the case - no precipitation of any consequence since early November), and finally these conditions are expected to last for at least 6 hours across the area.   

The official details: red flag conditions are expected to be met by 11 am, and last until 7 pm. Winds will be out of the southwest/west at 25-35 mph, with gusts from 40 to 50 mph. relative humidity will drop to between 7 -13 per cent. The final admonition from the weather service: any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. EMWPA adds to this that conditions before and after the actual red flag trigger point will be similar, so be prepared. Take tomorrow morning to make sure you are prepared, especially for the winds. Here is the link to the official NWS forecast:
 https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=110244158  

R E M I N D E R ! ! !

On November 21, 2024, the Edgewood Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) approved an application to allow development of 1200 acres of Campbell Ranch property, directly across from Paa Ko Communities.  On Thursday March 6, an Appeals Hearing regarding that decision will begin at 2 pm at Edgewood Town Hall, 171-A State Road 344. 

The Town Commission will hear testimony from multiple appellants on the approval, including several Paa Ko residents and Bernalillo County. They will decide to uphold, deny, or revert the decision to the PZC for further review.  Their decision affects our entire community. 
Visit :
https://edgewood-nm.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=2169  for more information.

Also, here is an informational link provided by EMPAC that briefly discusses the history of, and the future concerns of, the Campbell Ranch development.

https://youtu.be/G8YneoyWMF0

FROM EMWPA:

This coming Saturday, March 1, EMWPA will be holding our third educational outreach program. We will be updating the fire weather outlook for the 2025 wildfire season, and we will be holding an updated repeat of the very popular FREE emergency
'GO' Bag program. This will take place at the Sandia Ranger Station meeting room, starting at 9:00 am and scheduled to last until about 12:00 pm.  FYI, for those that already have the bags, you are welcome to attend. It never hurts to review this information. We only have enough GO bags (maximum 50) for 1 per family, so your RSVP is critical. We encourage you to bring your kids, since they should be aware of how to use this emergency bag.

As previously reported, we placed Molzen Corbin to produce a Preliminary Engineering Review PER for the entire Paa-Ko Communities Sewer Association system. This was based on a State Grant of $50,000 for the work. The bids were greater than the amount of the grant and Molzen Corbin was at $111K. We decided we could afford the additional monies and that this planning was badly needed so we put Molzen Corbin under contract last November. We appointed our board member Scott Verhines to manage the project as he has spent his entire career doing this kind of work. The project is going quite well, and we expect completion sometime this summer.

Earlier this year we contacted the State to see if they might help with the additional money required. The State came back to us with an offer of an additional $9K as a grant and $60K as a 20-year loan for 1% annual interest.

To be continued!