[Volunteers_fosm] VERY IMPORTNT - Paint large Triangle sign on June 14 and June 21

[Sam Beard]

Hello Volunteers,

Joelle Hertel, FOSM Special Projects Lead, has been in contact with NMDOT and Star Paving concerning the reinstallation of the very large "Triangle Sign" at the new roundabout at the intersection of NM-14 and NM-536.

FOSM adopted this sign several years ago and has been maintaining it primarily by painting it as needed. The sign needs to be painted before it is reinstalled. I researched the colors years ago and can buy the needed paint.

The current plan is to repaint one side of the sign on Saturday, June 14. The Star Paving contractor would then turn the sign over so that we can paint the other side on Saturday, June 21.

It would be good to have this work done before the sign is reinstalled, especially because there will be media, a film crew, and DOT upper mgt. for the sign reinstall.  The sign should look its best.

Please email me as soon as possible if you are willing help paint this large sign so that it looks good during the reinstallation. Let me know which day or days you will work.

We will meet at 8 am at the FOSM Guard Station each Saturday to collect paint and equipment.

See the email below for more details.

Sam Beard, FOSM Projects Chair
Friends of the Sandia Mountains



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Email to Sam Beard from Joelle on Saturday, June 7, 2025

I met with the superintendent for Star Paving this afternoon.   also had a phone conversation with DOT and another call with PNM.

The sign is likely to be reinstalled in a month, actually hard to say because the contractor is pretty uncooperative and won't commit to a schedule with DOT.

But the sign needs some reconditioning before reinstall and DOT agrees.   The tentative plan is to coordinate with the contractor to allow FOSM to repaint one side of the sign on a Saturday, hopefully June 14 and then the contractor will flip the sign so the opposite side could be painted one week later....June 21.  The red/brown background to the letters needs paint.  The white and blue letters are kind of peeling off because the paint is so thick. It would be good to have this work done before the sign is reinstalled, especially because there will be media, a film crew, and DOT upper mgt. for the sign reinstall.  The sign should look its best.

The FOSM piece in this would be to repaint the sign.   Is that something you and Anne, etc can do?   The work has to be done on a Saturday so as not to
interfere with any construction activity.  If you need to see the sign up close let me know and I will coordinate with DOT.   They do not want anybody wandering around the site.

Let me know if you can do the work on Sat June 14 and 21.

Thanks.
Joelle

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