Aragon Road Reconstruction Public Workshop

The City of Belen will hold a Public Workshop on Wednesday, July 24th at 6pm in the Council Chamber at City Hall. The Workshop is to advise residents of re-construction work that will be commencing early August, 2024 on Aragon Road from Main Street West to Mesa Road. The re-construction work will include: This meeting will present the Project Schedule, … Read More

DWI Saturation Patrols

During the month of July 2024, the Belen Police Department in conjunction with Safer New Mexico Now, will be conducting DWI saturation patrols within the City of Belen. The police department wants the community aware that DWI is a problem and we are out in the community enforcing DWI laws. The officers of the Belen Police Department want the general … Read More

Eagle’s Nest Skatepark Ribbon Cutting – June 15th!

We are excited to announce that the Ribbon Cutting for the Eagle’s Nest Skatepark at Eagle Park in Belen, has been rescheduled and will take place on Saturday, June 15th! The festivities will kick off at 2:00 PM with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by city officials, who will share their thoughts on this exciting project. Additionally, professional skaters Cody McEntire … Read More

Belen Fire Department Townhall Meeting

Join Belen Fire Department on May 23 at 6pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall to give your input for their next 5-year strategic plan. Mike Jaffa, Command Consulting, LLC. will be there to assist as the roadmap for the next 5 years is crafted. We want to hear your ideas and input!

Eagle’s Nest Skatepark Grand Opening Postponed

The Grand Opening Celebration of Eagle’s Nest Skatepark has been postponed. Originally scheduled for Saturday, April 27th, construction circumstances have required that date to be pushed out. At this time we don’t have a definitive date but we will keep you updated to let you know as soon as we do. We’re excited for this exciting opportunity to come to … Read More

Spring Clean Wraps Up

The dumpsters are full and we are closing early today as Universal Waste is doing final pickup. We would like to thank the community for participating and we would like to thank Universal Waste Services for helping make this a successful event. We hope this helped our citizens get a jump start on cleaning their properties we look forward to … Read More

POSTPONED: Grand Opening Celebration of Eagle’s Nest Skatepark

The Grand Opening Celebration of Eagle’s Nest Skatepark has been postponed. Originally scheduled for Saturday, April 27th, construction circumstances have required that date to be pushed out. At this time we don’t have a definitive date but we will keep you updated to let you know as soon as we do. We’re excited for this exciting opportunity to come to … Read More

Belen PD Sees Success with Traffic Unit Pilot

We are thrilled to announce the success of the new traffic unit led by Officer Anthony Jaramillo! After a three-month pilot project to test its functionality, Officer Jaramillo has truly shown his dedication and commitment to keeping our community safe. During this time, Officer Jaramillo has made an incredible impact with 50 arrests, including 16 Aggravated DWIs, 17 possession of … Read More

Spring Clean Up Dumpsters Closing Early 4/4/2024

Due to the dumpsters being at capacity, the Spring Clean Up will close early today at 1:30pm. The dumpsters are scheduled to be emptied and replaced tomorrow around 10am and we will reopen as soon as we are able after that. Thank you all for your patience and have a wonderful day.

Water Hydrant Testing

Waterway of New Mexico will be testing fire hydrants for the City of Belen and the Belen Fire Department from April 1st – April 5th. Waterway of New Mexico will make every reasonable effort to ensure that the testing does not create excess pressure in any water lines or other risk of damage to the water system. However, Waterway of … Read More