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PLACITAS  INFORMATION

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Town of Bernalillo Offices

P.O. Box 638
Bernalillo, NM 87004
(505) 867-3311
Fax: (505) 867-0481
www.townofbernalillo.org

Placitas Chamber of Commerce
46 Sandia Lane
Placitas, NM 87043
(505) 867-3011
Fax: (505) 867-6686
www.placitaschamber.com



COUNTY

Sandoval County Government
711 Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo, NM 87004
Mailing address:

P.O. Box 40 Bernalillo NM 87004
(505) 867-7500
www.sandovalcounty.com

Sandoval how to reach us – Phone Listings
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States list of Contact information for Sandoval county
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Albuquerque International Sunport

 

Airport Information Help Desk (505) 244-7700
2200 Sunport Blvd. SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
www.cabq.gov

 



LIBRARIES

Placitas Community Library

P.O. Box 445
Placitas, NM 87043
(505) 867-3355
Email: info@placitaslibrary.com
www.placitaslibrary.com



SCHOOL INFORMATION

Bernalillo Public Schools
224 N. Camino Del Pueblo
Bernalillo, NM 87004
(505) 867-2317
www.bernalillo.bps.k12.nm.us

Placitas Elementary School:
5 Calle Del Arroyo
Placitas, NM 87043-0730
(505) 867-2488

 

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 730
Placitas, NM 87043-0730 




TRASH AND RECYCLING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Placitas Recycling Center
Operating successfully since 1991, the Placitas recycling project has over 135 volunteers.

DATES & HOURS:

Every Saturday

8 AM – 11 AM

LOCATION: One-half mile east of Interstate 25, off exit 242 along the north side of State Highway 165.
(505) 867-1854

www.placitasrecycling.com



New Mexico Rubbish Removal
(505) 771-4229



VOTER REGISTRATION

Sandoval County Clerk
P.O. Box 40
711 Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo, NM 87004
(505) 867-7572

Fax: (505) 771-8610
www.sandovalcounty.com


(505) 867-7577
Fax (505) 867-7638



WATER

Ranchos de Placitas Sanitation District
Route 76, Box 333
Placitas, New Mexico 87043
(505) 867-5793

Water in Placitas Summary Report
Water is an important consideration for persons planning to move to Placitas. An in-depth report prepared by Peggy Johnson in 2000 for the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources is available for viewing at the La Puerta Real Estate Services, LLC offices.

 

01 Ridge Court,

Placitas, NM 87043

(505) 867-3388.
Download a PDF file (45K) of the water summary report
DOWNLOAD PDF


 

OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION

Child Care

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COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/ PRIVATE SCHOOLS


University of New Mexico,

Los Alamos in Bernalillo
237 Camino Del Pueblo,

Bernalillo, NM 87043
(505) 771-4071



COMMUNITY

Friends of Placitas, Inc.
Dedicated to supporting the human community character of Placitas and to protecting the fragile water and ecosystem qualities of the area.

Monthly Community Center meetings, all are invited; see SignPost for dates.
(505) 867-3889
Email wessely@sciso.com.

SciSo, Inc.

P.O. Box 490

Placitas, NM 87043


The Garden Club of Placitas
Monthly meetings in members' homes, and their programs include speakers, field trips and an annual Bridge Luncheon which attracts women from Albuquerque and surrounding areas.
Email: newmexjaa@aol.com
 
Las Placitas Association
Its main mission is to preserve the rural quality of life in Placitas, especially focusing on open space, recreational, educational and cultural preservation of the area, and riparian restoration of Las Huertas Creek. It sponsors the annual Flowering Desert Garden Tour in June, the Star Gazing Party in the fall, and group hikes throughout the year.

P.O. Box 888,

Placitas, NM 87043
www.lasplacitas.org
 
Citizens for Safe Pipelines:
A New Mexico nonprofit corporation which was created to protect the environment, property and the public safety from releases from hazardous liquid and natural gas pipelines through education, technical assistance and advocacy.

P.O. Box 124,

Placitas, NM 87043
Email:safepipelines@worldnet.att.net

High Desert Conservancy

A not-for-profit organization protective of the environment and sites of cultural significance. Projects include community gardens, clean-up of Rt. 66 in Bernalillo, water testing of private wells, and workshops in organic gardening.

PO Box 520,

Placitas, NM 87043

Placitas Artists Series
High quality chamber music concerts performed in the acoustically perfect sanctuary at Las Placitas Presbyterian Church. Shows of local visual artists are also featured each month during the season, which runs from September to May.

PAS Hot-Line: (505) 867-8080
www.placitasarts.org

Placitas Volunteer Fire Brigade
Entry-level recruit classes held twice a year, with opportunity to move onto higher levels of medical and firefighting certification. Wildland Fire classes and free training in emergency services are also offered.
(505) 867-5080
Burn Permits: (505) 867-4581

Placitas Community Center

The center sponsors trips, picnics, socials, classes, health- related events and various presentations of interest to seniors.

Free to seniors (over 60 yrs. old).
(505) 867-1396



HOME AND GARDENERS RETAILERS

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LOCAL NEWSPAPERS

Albuquerque Journal
7777 Jefferson Street NE
Albuquerque, N.M., 87109
(505) 823-3800
Circulation / delivery:

(505) 823-4400
www.abqtrib.com
 
Albuquerque Tribune
P.O. Drawer T
Albuquerque, NM 87103
(505) 823-7777
www.abqtrib.com

Northside Signpost
The local Independent Monthly Newsmagazine serving Placitas, Bernalillo, Algodones, Northern Rio Rancho and The Native American Pueblos of Santa Ana and Sandia.

P.O. Box 889

Placitas, NM 87043
(505) 867-3810
E-mail: editor@signpostweb.org
www.signpostweb.org



PETS AND ANIMAL SERVICES

Animal Hotline
A nonprofit community service for lost and found pets.

PO Box 812,

 Placitas NM 87043.
(505) 867-6135

HOURS: 8 AM to 8 PM

Monday - Friday,

Placitas Animal Rescue
A no-kill animal shelter rescuing a wide variety of other animals in the Placitas, Sandoval County, and Albuquerque area.

P.O. Box 724,

Placitas, NM 87043
(505) 867-0004
Email: part@thedesertsky.com
www.placitasanimalrescue.org

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PHONE SERVICES

QWEST

1-800-491-0118
HOURS:

7AM -9 PM Monday - Friday

8 AM-4:30 PM Saturday

For help locating a buried cable call:
1-800-922-1987
7AM-5PM, Mon.-Fri.

Repair: 1-800-573-1311
24 hours, seven days a week

Servicio al Cliente en Español:
1-800-564-1121

Customers with Disabilities
1-800-223-3131 or TTY 711 

New residential service packages
www.qwest.com

DSL Internet Services
Phone: 1-888-777-9569
24 hours, seven days a week



TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDERS
Comcast of Albuquerque

(also offers high speed internet)

4611 Montbel Place, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 344-0690

Customer Service:

1-800-COMCAST
www.comcast.com

 


UTILITIES

PNM

(electric and gas)

Metro Albuquerque:

(505) 246-5700

Outside metro Albuquerque:

1-800- 687-7854

TDD-TTY: (505) 241-4900

Gas and electricity emergencies: (505) 246-5700

www.pnm.com
 
Non-emergency PNM Customer Care:

HOURS:

7AM -9 PM Monday - Friday

8 AM- 3 PM Saturday 

General inquiries
385 W. Hwy 44 (US 55)
Bernalillo, NM
(505) 246-5911

Customer payments
P.O. Box 349
Albuquerque, N.M., 87103-0349

PNM Customer Care walk-in centers
www.pnm.com/contact


New Mexico One Call System, Inc.
Call two days before you are planning to excavate, and the service will notify anyone with underground facilities that might be affected. This is a free service. They come to the property and mark the lines where other services are buried (such as phone, electric. This prevents disruptions in utility service. You can request a brochure provided by New Mexico One Call System, Inc., giving more information.
Phone 1-800-321-ALERT