Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
Election News And Update For The Residents Of Meadow Lake.
As of 10 p.m. Tuesday 6/03/08, the will of the People along with a healthy dose of mathematical certainty has determined that neither Commissioner Lynnette Pinkston or State Senator James Taylor will return to their offices in January 2009. Tonight, both were effectively defeated for re-election and will relinquish their offices on the last day of December 2008.
For Meadowlake, this news can be either a time of progress and growth or a time of sadness and slowdown. From this moment on the decision as to whom will be elected to these two offices is now firmly and unquestionably in the hands of our Residents. We had a historic turnout in our Precinct Tuesday - from 2004, when less than 45 votes combined determined who would be the winner in any particular race, nearly 200 voters turned out to cast their ballots for their local and National representation in 2008's Primary ALONE. As expected, it was a General Election-type turnout, and November should be double, if not triple that amount.
Meadowlake, led by those who care, regardless of what office they may hold or what organization they may belong to at any given moment, can lead the Community we love no matter who happens to be in or out of elective office; now that the votes have been cast in the name of our future, in the immortal words of Robert Redford, "What do we do now?"
The answer, in the case of Meadowlake, its dreams and its future has now become as important for us as Residents as it is for those who were victorious in their campaigns on Tuesday. In the light of this new Dawn, may the answer we give in the days ahead be worthy of the beautiful Community and the good people whose lives we strive to make better by our service - every single day.
Respectfully,
Torres G. Leyba
Director
Meadow Lake Residents Association
For Meadowlake, this news can be either a time of progress and growth or a time of sadness and slowdown. From this moment on the decision as to whom will be elected to these two offices is now firmly and unquestionably in the hands of our Residents. We had a historic turnout in our Precinct Tuesday - from 2004, when less than 45 votes combined determined who would be the winner in any particular race, nearly 200 voters turned out to cast their ballots for their local and National representation in 2008's Primary ALONE. As expected, it was a General Election-type turnout, and November should be double, if not triple that amount.
Meadowlake, led by those who care, regardless of what office they may hold or what organization they may belong to at any given moment, can lead the Community we love no matter who happens to be in or out of elective office; now that the votes have been cast in the name of our future, in the immortal words of Robert Redford, "What do we do now?"
The answer, in the case of Meadowlake, its dreams and its future has now become as important for us as Residents as it is for those who were victorious in their campaigns on Tuesday. In the light of this new Dawn, may the answer we give in the days ahead be worthy of the beautiful Community and the good people whose lives we strive to make better by our service - every single day.
Respectfully,
Torres G. Leyba
Director
Meadow Lake Residents Association
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Meadow Lake Spring Cleanup
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Thanks to all of you who participated.
Each one of you can consider yourselves an
UNSUNG HERO OF MEADOW LAKE.
Thank You
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Manzano Fire
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The Manzano Fire which has been burning for
over two weeks is again out of control.
More pictures are available here
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Spring Cleanup
Date: May 17th 2008
Time: 8:00 AM till 1:00 PM
Place: Meadow Lake Community (Senior) Center
Call: 306-1549 For More Information
Time: 8:00 AM till 1:00 PM
Place: Meadow Lake Community (Senior) Center
Call: 306-1549 For More Information
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Couple suspected in Meadow Lake murder
LOS LUNAS, N. M. (KRQE) - Arrest warrants have been issued for a young couple
wanted in connection with the murder of a man in Meadow Lake Monday night.
The second teen-ager suspected of murdering a Meadow Lake man is now in custody.
Brittany Brylowe, 19, turned herself in Friday night.
You can read the rest of the story at:
http://www.krqe.com/global/story.asp?s=8086837
wanted in connection with the murder of a man in Meadow Lake Monday night.
The second teen-ager suspected of murdering a Meadow Lake man is now in custody.
Brittany Brylowe, 19, turned herself in Friday night.
You can read the rest of the story at:
http://www.krqe.com/global/story.asp?s=8086837
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The Murder of a Resident
Mr. Burns' ( The person slain at 572 Meadow Lake Road) alleged lifestyle is the aspect of the case that will most likely receive the most attention by the media and possibly our own residents, it is still important to keep in mind the fact that regardless of status or standing in the community (drug dealer, tanker driver, association officer, tireless public advocate, etc.), Murder is still Murder, and somebody chose to commit the act here against one of our own residents because their perception of us is of a community that will not care or take appropriate action because "this time" it was just some scuzzy pusher who got whacked in his own drug den.
What we would like our residents to remember is that other people's perceptions of Meadow Lake is what led to Burn's choosing to make us his home base initially; that in turn led to criminal activity in our area which, due to poor police coverage during his stay here finally resulted in an even greater criminal act being committed against him, right in the very heart of our community. As for having a crappy yard, well, that's something my family and I are trying to cope with ourselves - But death, either to my family, to me or to someone with a criminal record is no solution to the issue, nor should the issue of yard upkeep, drug use or any other human failing ever be an acceptable reason for shrugging off a crime as heinous as the taking of another human being's life.
The majority of the residents of Meadow Lake don't condone whatever criminal activity Burns may or may not have been engaged in here. The Meadow Lake Residents Association will continue to take these issues front and center before our County officials, our Law Enforcement agencies and our Judiciary to address, not just leaving them to be sorted out by the same criminal element we're trying to get rid of. George Burns wasn't killed because people were outraged with his dealing drugs, he was killed because the drugs he was dealing probably didn't meet one of his customer's standards, and thats no damn defense.
A manned Sub-Station in Meadow Lake, combined with a more visible and available police presence here puts all residents breaking the law on notice that their lifestyles will not be tolerated within our boundaries, and that the people who would do deals with them had better think real hard before committing any act that could be construed as against the law in any way. That should be our message going forward with this if we're asked; to do less is to put attention on one crime while completely ignoring a much larger and more dangerous one for our residents. No one life is less worthy of protection than anyone else here - thats one reason why our long-time residents have always said that Meadow Lake really is "Above it All."
Respectfully submitted,
Torres Leyba
Director, MLRA
What we would like our residents to remember is that other people's perceptions of Meadow Lake is what led to Burn's choosing to make us his home base initially; that in turn led to criminal activity in our area which, due to poor police coverage during his stay here finally resulted in an even greater criminal act being committed against him, right in the very heart of our community. As for having a crappy yard, well, that's something my family and I are trying to cope with ourselves - But death, either to my family, to me or to someone with a criminal record is no solution to the issue, nor should the issue of yard upkeep, drug use or any other human failing ever be an acceptable reason for shrugging off a crime as heinous as the taking of another human being's life.
The majority of the residents of Meadow Lake don't condone whatever criminal activity Burns may or may not have been engaged in here. The Meadow Lake Residents Association will continue to take these issues front and center before our County officials, our Law Enforcement agencies and our Judiciary to address, not just leaving them to be sorted out by the same criminal element we're trying to get rid of. George Burns wasn't killed because people were outraged with his dealing drugs, he was killed because the drugs he was dealing probably didn't meet one of his customer's standards, and thats no damn defense.
A manned Sub-Station in Meadow Lake, combined with a more visible and available police presence here puts all residents breaking the law on notice that their lifestyles will not be tolerated within our boundaries, and that the people who would do deals with them had better think real hard before committing any act that could be construed as against the law in any way. That should be our message going forward with this if we're asked; to do less is to put attention on one crime while completely ignoring a much larger and more dangerous one for our residents. No one life is less worthy of protection than anyone else here - thats one reason why our long-time residents have always said that Meadow Lake really is "Above it All."
Respectfully submitted,
Torres Leyba
Director, MLRA
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