Four Hills Village Neighborhood,
Surrounding Area, and Historical Information
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Controlled Burns on Kirkland Airfare Base Grasslands Along the KAB / FHV Joint Fence Line
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This report reflects my understanding of the status, conditions, and proposals for the upcoming series of controlled or prescribed (abbreviated “RX” by the Kirtland AFB Wildland Module staff) grassland burns on Kirtland Air Force Base.
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At the request made by Four Hills Village (FHV) residents, the city has had three traffic calming studies made of the FHV neighborhood over the last year and a half. In all these recent traffic studies of FHV there has been no mention about how bad the conditions of the roads in Four Hills Village are.
Currently, within the FHV boundaries there are approximately 5.4 linear miles of road that are in serious need of repaving, approximately 4.7 linear miles of road that are in marginal condition and need significant repair work, and another approximately 6.8 linear miles of roads that are serviceable but need maintenance. These mileage measurements do not include the perimeter mileage of the many cul-de-sacs which would add another estimated 5 or more linear miles to the total. In a separate but related issue, only two of the five locked emergency exits/entrances are currently usable. No gates had signs listing contact numbers for unlocking the gates.
In the light of the probable availability of new federal infrastructure funds and the upcoming NM 2023 legislative session, the FHVA board decided to make an appeal to the city, county, and state governments for funds to repair selected roads and infrastructure within FHV.
Currently, within the FHV boundaries there are approximately 5.4 linear miles of road that are in serious need of repaving, approximately 4.7 linear miles of road that are in marginal condition and need significant repair work, and another approximately 6.8 linear miles of roads that are serviceable but need maintenance. These mileage measurements do not include the perimeter mileage of the many cul-de-sacs which would add another estimated 5 or more linear miles to the total. In a separate but related issue, only two of the five locked emergency exits/entrances are currently usable. No gates had signs listing contact numbers for unlocking the gates.
In the light of the probable availability of new federal infrastructure funds and the upcoming NM 2023 legislative session, the FHVA board decided to make an appeal to the city, county, and state governments for funds to repair selected roads and infrastructure within FHV.
Traffic Light Map from article.
Tijeras Canyon’s Role in the Civil War
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One interesting historical note about our area which you might find intriguing is that the end of the Civil War in New Mexico was fought here in Tijeras Canyon and in Albuquerque ... some of the last battles of the of Civil War were played out right here. |
The Four Hills pueblos and the Hot Housing
Market of the Fourteenth Century
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Habicht-Mauche and Eckert (2021) * Used with permission from Cambridge University Press.
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No, I am not suggesting that we rename our neighborhood. There really is, or I should say was, a “Four Hills Pueblo”, in Tijeras Canyon. The recent opening of the Singing Arrow Community Center and Archaeological Site and the CABQ development plan for the Tijeras Creek Cultural Corridor have drawn attention to a little-known phase of pueblo culture and Albuquerque Basin human settlement, now called the Coalition Period (1200-1299 CE) and the early Classic Period (1315-1600 CE).
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Last updated 15 June 2023