Highlights from the Week of June 7, 2021
There's a lot going on in the City Different!
Fight Fire with No Fires!
We're all looking forward to having a well-deserved summer full of festivities – and fire safety needs to be a high priority for everything we do. The smoky haze we experienced this week is a reminder of the danger that comes with extreme drought.

To celebrate the Fourth of July, the City will put on a cool car show at the Plaza and the annual fireworks spectacular near the Santa Fe Place Mall. But according a Resolution adopted by the Governing Body on Wednesday night, the sale or use of the following fireworks is specifically prohibited within the city limits:

  • Aerial devices: Aerial spinners, helicopters, mines, missile-type rockets, Roman candles, shells, and stick-type rockets, etc.
  • Ground audible devices: Chasers, and firecrackers, etc.

Same goes for campfires and bonfires in City limits, and charcoal barbecues in public parks and recreation areas – no, no, and no. Feel like you need to burn some brush? Don't do it, Sparky!

To further protect your home, family, and community, follow the preparedness tips recommended by the Fire Department, which are explained in this video and this webpage. You can even schedule a home safety assessment by calling the Wildland Urban Interface team at (505) 955-3901.
MAYOR'S NOTE:
Best Letter Ever
The way the story goes, Jayme Stayton's first visit to Santa Fe got off to a rocky start. His first night in town, he was having trouble breathing so he rushed to the emergency room at Presbyterian Hospital. The medical team quickly diagnosed and treated his altitude sickness. When he got back home, he wrote me a letter: "I have never experienced such kindness in a hospital before," he said.
 
He went on: "Everyone was so nice, treating strangers like they had known them their whole life. ... My wife and I were in awe of how clean the streets were with that many people out and about. ... There is nothing that could have prepared me for the beauty of the landscape and the people of Santa Fe."
 
My new best friend Mr. Stayton happens to be the Mayor of Daleville, Alabama. I'm proud of Santa Fe, and I hope all of you are, too.

P.S. His wife wants to move here!
Tourism On the Rebound
Tourism Santa Fe Director Randy Randall reports that while earlier this year we were receiving fewer than 25,000 visitors per week, nearly double that number visited over the last two weeks of May – which was close to pre-pandemic levels. New Mexico Secretary of Tourism Jen Schroer notes that Santa Fe and the state in general have an advantage because people want to travel to places that are known for taking virus-safety seriously. Let's keep it up!
Browsing for Books is Back!
The Library isn't "reopening" – the Santa Fe Public Library team offered an impressive amount of lending and programming throughout the pandemic, so it never actually closed. But all three branches are pleased to be resuming in-person services on July 7. Get the details here, and stay tuned for more announcements of onsite, in-person City services and activities.
Help Us Help You Recycle Right
The ESD drop-off locations are great options for recycling: glass, cardboard, plastic, paper, cans, and cartons are all accepted! Trash and items outside the containers (pictured) however, are not – this is illegal dumping, which can incur a fine, and it also takes our team extra time and resources to clean it up. So remember, "when in doubt, throw it out" – but do so in your trash cart, not at our drop-offs.
Southside Saturday!
From 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Southside Library there will be another fun-filled community event. Walk-up vaccinations for anyone 12-plus! Bicycle giveaways! And, from 11-12 – a rare opportunity for kids to visit with some very, very tiny horses! This event is brought to you by the City, the Department of Health, Christus St. Vincent, and the Chainbreaker Collective.
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