By Lauren Lifke
The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners named a new fire chief at its meeting on Tuesday and voted in favor of three ordinances that will move the county toward acquiring more transitional and affordable housing.
Outgoing Bernalillo County Fire Rescue Chief Greg Perez welcomed Chief Zach Lardy to fill his shoes at the beginning of the meeting. Commissioners later approved $500,000 to go toward transitional housing and voted in favor of extending a timeline that will allow an affordable housing project to move forward…