Design Work Begins to Pave Portions of Vista Redonda Roads

By next year, this hill will be asphalted.

Santa Fe County has begun the design work necessary to pave with asphalt 1,300 feet of Vista Redonda from the entrance to 600 feet past the stop sign, 2,500 feet on the SW and 1,300 feet on the NE sections of Paseo Encantado, according to Adam Leigland, Director of the Santa Fe Public Works Department.
     "Depending on the weather, we can either begin implementation immediately or, more likely, we’ll start construction in the spring of 2014," Leigland said. "I’m just guessing, but I’d estimate that construction will take 60 to 90 days."

18th Annual Santa Fe Pen Fair

Vista Redonda neighbor Gene Frank tells us that his son's store Santa Fe Pens, in the Sanbusco Market Center, will be holding is annual Pen Fair this weekend. Here's the scoop:

Greetings!

Please be our guest at the 18th Annual Santa Fe Pen Fair on Saturday, March 2, 2013 and Sunday, March 3, 2013.  Join more than 20 manufacturers to experience the latest in fine writing instruments. Also, due to popular request, we have expanded our hand-writing seminar to include adults this year. Sherry Bishop will be on hand to provide personalized instruction for anyone wanting to improve their hand-writing style.  Reservations are required for each 20 minute session, and we'll have slots for 4 students per hour.  Call our shop at 505-989-4742 to make your reservation for yourself or your student.

 

Neal Frank,

Santa Fe Pens

Sanbusco Market Center

500 Montezuma Ave.

Santa Fe, NM 87501

www.santafepens.com

 

Asphalt, not Chip Seal, Coming to Vista Redonda this Summer

More than 35,000 miles of US highways are paved per year

 

The county will begin work in July to bring asphalt into the neighborhood, according to Adam Leigland, Director of the Santa Fe Public Works Department. "The plan," he said, "is not to use chip seal but to use hot mix asphalt."
     Using funds from the general obligation bond passed by voters last fall, the county's plans call for paving 1,300 feet of Vista Redonda from the entrance to 600 past the stop sign. Then pave each way on Paseo Encantado, 2,500 feet on the SW portion and 1,300 feet on the NE section.
    The county will also hire an engineering consultant to examine drainage and even the possibility of widening the roads, as well as safety issues. Depending on funds, Leigland said, the  recommendation could be accomplished immediately.