Yes! Communities reverses course on propane conversion at Elk Ridge

New gas line installation to begin in spring; questions remain about costs and implementation

Members of the Elk Ridge Tenants’ Association meeting on 10/1/2024

“I want to thank you. Thank you for listening, and thank you for helping. Thank you, County.” ~ Elk Ridge resident, Katie Rosenbaum

Yes! Communities has abandoned its controversial plan to convert Elk Ridge Mobile Home Park from natural gas to propane, officials announced at Wednesday’s Board of Public Utilities meeting. Instead, the company will work with Los Alamos County and the Department of Energy to replace the existing natural gas lines.

For the first time since the issue of gas-to-propane at Elk Ridge began to pop up in public meetings in September, a representative from Yes! Communities was on hand to give statements and answer questions.

Mike Askins, vice president of acquisitions and capital projects for Yes! Communities, said the company concluded that “replacing the existing natura…