GRIT Newsletter: May 2026

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This issue focuses on the proposed PNM electrical substation and 115kV transmission line project near Paseo del Norte and Tramway Boulevard, including updates on the Bernalillo County Commission process and Technical Advisory Group efforts. Additional content covers wildfire preparedness workshops, vent protection strategies, evacuation considerations, and multi use path safety. Community events, local contributions, and creative works are also featured, including a New Mexico Geological Society photo request and poetry from Catch a Twinkle.

Keywords:
PNM substation, Paseo del Norte, Tramway Boulevard, 115kV transmission lines, Bernalillo County Commission, May 12 hearing, Technical Advisory Group, North Albuquerque Acres NAA, Sector Plan Amendment, Special Use Permit, wildfire risk corridor, evacuation routes, vent protection workshop, wildfire preparedness, Lt. Joshua Skrondahl, Tramway bike path etiquette, e bike safety, Food Truck Thursdays Hamburger y Tacos, Dog Day Sandia Tram, Tramway trash pickup, Elevate New Mexico, New Mexico State Ethics Commission, Lobbyist Regulation Act, Project Jupiter, microgrid power plants, Doña Ana County, New Mexico Geological Society, Sandia Mountains photography, Catch a Twinkle

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Articles
President's Note Robin
Robin Dozier Otten
Board Notes for April (2026)
Kathleen McCaughey
Upcoming Events at a Glance Editor SHHA
Editor
PNM Substation Update
SHHA PNM Special Task Group
Details About Upcoming Wildfire Safety Workshops
E&S
Tramway Bike Path Etiquette
Larry Layne
Photo Caption Contest
C&PC
Community Contributions
Various
Excerpt from Catch a Twinkle: A Foreverness of Life in Verse
Linda Bairstow

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