Southeast Heights Neighborhood Association

02/20/2026

The City of Albuquerque Office of Neighborhood Coordination is hosting a neighborhood walk in the Ridgecrest neighborhood on Saturday, February 21 from 10 am to 12 pm. The walk will start and end at Ridgecrest Park. Learn more about your neighborhood, and join the walk!

Individuals, neighborhood associations, and other community groups have the ability to request specific Neighborhood Walks, such as a neighborhood safety walk, an environmental assessment walk, a neighborhood association recruitment walk, or a neighborhood cleanup walk.

12/24/2025

Our seasonal newsletter is back—and out today!
Read it now!
https://www.SEHNA.org/Newsletter

See you tonight!

11/19/2025

Saturday 11/29 - support local, shop local.

11/13/2025

Join us next Saturday 11/15/25 from 10am-4pm for the Bandelier Holiday Bazaar! We have loads of Arts & Craft vendors, the Bandelier Jump Rope Team will perform at 12:30am, and admission is free! Support your local community and get your holiday shopping done early! If you would like to help support our Bandelier families, we will be collecting non-perishable, non-expired food items outside the gym, near our Student Artists & Makers!

We are still in need of volunteers to help out with this event. Click here to sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084AA9A728A5FF2-50570655-volunteer

We are also still looking for some food trucks for our event. Message us or email [email protected] if you are interested!

11/13/2025

CONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATION
KATHRYN AVENUE TO CLOSE FOR WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT BEGINNING NOVEMBER 17, 2025
FY25 Steel Waterline Replacement (Project 2320.08902)

Crews are scheduled to begin work to replace the 90-year-old steel waterline along Kathryn Avenue SE beginning on November 17. A portion of Kathryn Avenue SE will be closed for the safety of the crews, commuters, and the surrounding neighborhood. Please use caution and obey all construction signs, slow down, and allow for extra time to reach your destination. This stretch of waterline is expected to be completed by December 8.

How will this improvement project impact you?

Access will be provided to all residences on closed roads. Please speak with the construction crews for any concerns you have regarding access to your home. Always drive through the work zone slowly and use caution.

There will be NO STREET PARKING ALLOWED ON KATHRYN until this phase of the project is complete.

Crews will start at the west end of Kathryn moving east toward Carlisle Boulevard. The pipe is on the north side of Kathryn.

For trash pick-up days, place your trash bin in its usual spot. The City of Albuquerque has been notified of this construction and the crews will accommodate the solid waste truck on trash days.

Contractors will do everything possible to ensure that water service is maintained for the duration of the project. However, emergencies or planned shut offs may occur during construction.

- Emergency (un-planned) shut offs: no advance notice.
- Planned shut offs: 24-hour advance notice detailing the service interruption date and times.

Next planned street(s): Southbound Carlisle from Carlisle Place south to Ross Avenue.

Regular work hours will be Monday-Thursday 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Fridays from 7:00 a.m. - noon, but barricading will remain in place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for safety. Crews are scheduled to work November 24-26 and will be off for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 27 and 28, returning to work on Monday, December 1, 2025.

This waterline replacement project has a scheduled end date of March 2026. (NOTE: All work is weather permitting and subject to change without notice)

Have questions and concerns? Please contact:
Daven Tagaban, Project Manager, Water Authority, 505-289-3269, [email protected]
Rachel Stone, Communications, Water Authority, 505-289-3071, [email protected]
Daniel Burge, Spear D, 505-362-5620, [email protected]
Emergencies and after-hours call 505-842-WATR (9287)

If you would like to receive periodic project updates via email, contact Rachel Stone at [email protected].

Thank you for your patience while we improve Albuquerque’s infrastructure!

Project Benefits & Temporary Impacts: The new PVC waterline is expected to last for 100 years or more! The 90-year-old steel lines that are currently in the ground are corroded, leaking, and at the end of useful life. This is why the Water Authority is replacing the water main, gooseneck, and curb stop in your neighborhood (utility’s responsibility). If your service line from the meter box to your home (homeowner’s responsibility) has never been replaced, then it may be made of 90-year-old steel, and you may want to consider replacing your service line because it’s probably past its useful life as well (can be done at your convenience and does not need to occur during this project). See diagram below.


Following the completion of our waterline replacement work, you will likely experience improved water pressure in your home and less turbidity (cloudiness) in your water. Also, these new water lines will minimize future emergency repairs in your area.

While our crews install the new water lines, manipulate valves, and make new connections, there is a potential for mineral scale and sediment in the old water lines to get stirred up. As a result, you may notice a slight increase in the turbidity of the water that comes from your faucets and showerheads. Below are some ways you can resolve these issues:

Run your faucets or shower fixtures for a few minutes to flush out any sediment in the water. After a few minutes of flushing, you should see clearer water. You may need to clean the screens that are within the faucets and/or showerheads to remove any sediment that collects there.

Open faucets and plumbing fixtures slowly, and when you are done, close them slowly as well. This will minimize turbulence in your plumbing system and help keep the water clearer.

If your water is still excessively cloudy, try running an outside water hose to help flush out the water service line to your home.

Clean the screens and filters on your home irrigation sprinkler system, including the individual sprinkler heads and, if applicable, the main filter unit in your sprinkler box. There are multiple videos on YouTube to assist with these activities.

If you’ve tried all of the above items and are still experiencing problems with your water quality, please contact one of the people listed above.

11/13/2025

⚠️ CONSTRUCTION NOTICE ⚠️

STARTING January 2026, fiber construction by Gigapower will be ongoing throughout the Southeast Heights.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
- Temporary Traffic control
- Micro trenching (3-inch cut along pavement, boring, directional ceiling)
- Restoration Guaranteed (will be returned to original condition)
- Trenches will be safe to drive over

Expect multiple contractors to be working on this project.

11/12/2025

Hello Neighbors,

🍁 Curbside Green Waste Collection is coming up soon! ♻️

Mark your calendars, from December 1–12, City of Albuquerque residents will have two opportunities to set out their green waste for curbside pickup. Now’s the time to get out in your yard, rake up those leaves, and gather your grass clippings, weeds, and branches.
🌿 ✅ You’ll have two collection chances during the first two weeks of December. ⚠️ Be sure to follow the green waste guidelines below so your materials can be collected — and remember, green waste should never go in your recycling cart!

For full details on what’s accepted and how to prepare your waste, visit https://www.cabq.gov/solidwaste/green-waste

Green Waste Collection Event Tips
During collection events, please follow these guidelines:
Green Waste must be 5 feet away from trash/recycling containers.
Green Waste including leaves, grass, and brush must be placed in trash bags.
Trash bags must not weigh more than 40 lbs.
Cut branches to four-foot lengths and bundle them securely.
Dirt, debris, gravel, construction material or tree stumps will not be picked up.
Do not place green waste in your recycling cart.

11/02/2025

The SEHNA website now has a list of events and an event calendar! We are working to make the website more useful, and this is the first step. Check it out—

The Southeast Heights Neighborhood Association, or SEHNA, encompasses the historic neighborhoods of Hyder Park, Carlisle, and Ridgecrest. The area is characterized by numerous parks, tree-lined boulevards, and gracious, older homes in open, park-like yards. Many homes were built in the 1920s and 193...

06/13/2025

Route 66 starts tomorrow evening, June 13, and goes through 5pm Sunday.

08/18/2024

The Highland Marching Band and Color Guards Annual March-a-thon is coming on Saturday August 24 starting at 930am. The march begins and ends at Bandelier Elementary School. This year the band is using the same route as past years.

This is the Boosters biggest and most important fundraiser for the year. All donations are for the band and the kids. This includes feeding them at all events, beverages and water, instrument care and repair, buses to events that APS does not provide buses for, and the many more things that come up throughout the year.

Help the Boosters help the the Band!!

For the 2025 annual March-a-thon the band wants to change the route and would really like your input.

Let us know if you have ideas, and we will pass them on to the Boosters! All of your input, suggestions, and concerns will be greatly appreciated!

Please spread the word and we hope to see EVERYONE out on the 24th!!

12/24/2023

The luminarias are mostly set up, and neighbors will meet at Ridgecrest Park at 3 pm and Hyder Park at 3:30 to light them. We hope to see you tonight as we walk the neighborhood! Thank you to everyone who is helping make this special event possible!