Parks Opening Day
Present at the Creation: some past and present Directors of the Board of the Cerrillos Hills Park Coalition.
Opening Remarks:
- Gerald T.E. Gonzalez, Santa Fe County Manager
- Claire Fulenwider, President, Cerrillos Hills Park Coalition
- Edward Archuleta: Representative, Governor Bill Richardson; Director, Santa Fe Office, 1000 Friends of New Mexico; Special Advisory Trustee, Cerrillos Hills Park Coalition
Introductions: Theresa Aguilar, Representative, the Office of Congressman Tom Udall, introduced:
- Representative Rhonda King, New Mexico House of Representatives
- Michael D. Anaya, County Commissioner District 3
- Special mention: Javier Gonzalez, former Santa Fe County Commissioner
Recognition of Honored Guests:
- Paul Williams, Bureau of Land Mangement
- Greg Solano, County Sheriff
- John Kretzmann, Abandoned Mine Land Program
Remarks:
- Stewart Udall, Former U.S. Congressman & Secretary of the Interior
- Ernest Ortega, State Director, National Park Service
- Tom Chávez, Executive Director, National Hispanic Cultural Center; Special Advisory Trustee, Cerrillos Hills Park Coalition
Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting:
Todd Brown, Stewart Udall, Gerald Gonzalez, Claire Fulenwider, Bill Baxter.