County Commissioner Catherine Brook told the Corrales council the 2026 county GO bond proposal includes $3.4M for libraries (including a Corrales supplement), $9M for fire-department training and station needs, and a $22M secure elections facility; Brook said the package would modestly raise taxes in the short term.

Councilors debated adding a Bosque monitoring system (solar cameras, heat and lightning detection) to the ICIP after staff proposed a $278,057 vendor estimate; the fire chief said the system would provide real‑time alerts and could integrate with New Mexico State Forestry systems.

Fire Chief Anthony Martinez told council that construction of the Angel Tower tank is complete and that staff are preparing an RFP for the waterline; the village is negotiating to take over Corrales Elementary School’s 60,000‑gallon tank to add redundancy to the system and expand hydrant coverage for new subdivisions.

After two years of negotiations, the council approved a nonexclusive 15‑year franchise with PNM covering rights‑of‑way and service expectations; council corrected a drafting error that listed 20 years in one section. The council also approved specific overhead exceptions, including a request at 390 Camino De Los Milagros, and discussed long‑term policy options to underground lines.