West Mesa Neighborhood
Association
Louis
Tafoya, President
836-3189
westmesa_na@msn.com
P.O. Box 12052,
Alburquerque, NM 87195-0052
Officers:
Bennie Matlock, Vice President
Edna Strauss, Secretary
Rose Chávez, Treasurer
Meetings:
2nd Tuesday of the month, 6:30
PM at the Shawn McWethy Memorial Substation, 6404 Los Volcanes Rd. NW
Goals:
Highlights
of West Mesa
Neighborhood Association Actions February 2005:
- City of
Alburquerque (COA) Alburquerque
Citizen Team (ACT) HUD meetings
- Obtained a
Memorial of support for a National Cemetery near 9-mile
hill from the Alburquerque City Council
- Assisted in
making the "temporary" Traffic Light at Coors Blvd NW & Los
Volcanes Road NW permanent ; also to obtain a "turning"
signal at subject light
- Assisting in making the South West Alliance of Neighbors (SWAN) Coalition more viable.
- Instrumental
in having the Alburquerque Journal revamp their West Side Journal
section so it
would be more germane to the people of the West Side & South
Valley-mainly those that live South of I-40
- On Community
Action Team (CAT) for the Metropolitan Redevelopment of West Central Avenue & Old South Coors Blvd
- On Steering
Committee of the Department of Justice, Bernalillo County, & Albuquerque West Side & South Valley Weed and Seed Program
- Provide
43 Turkey Food Baskets to 39 families for Thanksgiving
- Coordinated
and hosted the 9th Annual APD Appreciation Day at Shawn McWethy Police
Substation the Friday before Christmas day-fed main meals to all
shifts for
a total of about 100+ Officers & Staff.
Boundaries:
(North) I-40,
(South) Central + 1 block south for businesses,
(West) Coors Boulevard + 1 street west for businesses,
(East) Yucca, La Bajada, Atrisco Drive.
The West Mesa Community Center-it has
been demolished and it could be two years before
a new center is built and open for business. We will continue to meet on the
second Tuesday of the month but the new time will be 6:30 pm and the new
location will be at the Shawn McWethy Memorial Substation, 6404 Los Volcanes Rd. NW.
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