Rio Rancho Planning & Zoning Minutes for 2/12/08

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"Planning and Zoning Hearings of the City of Rio Rancho MINUTES February 12, 2008"

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FAQ on the Chamisa Hills Country Club Ponds Problem

The Official Site of Rio Rancho, NM - Frequently Asked Questions:
"Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the City of Rio Rancho, Chamisa Hills Country Club, and the NMED"

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Rio Rancho sues state over dead duck problem

ABQjournal News: The Associated Press: "RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) -- The city of Rio Rancho has sued the state Environment Department over alleged violations of the city's discharge permit at the Chamisa Hills Golf and Country Club, where dozens of ducks turned up dead in recent years."

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Rio Rancho Councilors Broke Law

ABQjournal Metro: Rio Rancho Councilors Broke Law: "Discussions between four Rio Rancho City Council members before a mid-September meeting violated the state's Open Meetings Act.
That's the opinion of the state Attorney General's Office after reviewing a complaint by District 6 City Council candidate Alonzo (Lonnie) Clayton."

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Rio Rancho Hopefuls Discuss UNM Issues

ABQjournal Metro: Rio Rancho Hopefuls Discuss UNM Issues: "An informational weekend coffee klatch with University of New Mexico's president stirred new ideas among some of the Rio Rancho candidates running for election."

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Get Your Sandoval Visitor Guide

ABQjournal Westoped: Get Your Sandoval Visitor Guide: "Hot off the presses is the latest See Sandoval, the county's free 2008 visitors' guide that offers opportunities to see parts of Sandoval County and New Mexico that some long-timers may have overlooked."

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Rio Rancho Journal Supports UNM Tax - "Small Increase a Big Investment"

ABQjournal Westoped: Small Increase a Big Investment: "Talk about a small investment that promises to pay huge dividends: A proposed quarter-cent gross receipts tax for higher education could generate millions of dollars worth of investment in Rio Rancho, and benefit the careers of thousands of residents."

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Rio Rancho Polling Locations for March 4th Municipal Elections

Polling Locations - March 4th, 2008 Municipal Election Information:
"Election Day: March 4, 2008, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Polling locations"

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Attendance boundaries finalized for schools

The Observer Online: "Overcrowding at Vista Grande Elementary will be reduced when the 2008-09 school year begins, now that attendance boundaries have been finalized for the new Sandia Vista Elementary in north Rio Rancho."

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Rio Rancho Planning & Zoning Agenda - 2/26/2008

Planning & Zoning
Planning & Zoning Board
February 26, 2008
AGENDA

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Rio Rancho Considers Gross Receipts Tax

Rio Rancho Considers Gross Receipts Tax - Albuquerque News Story - KOAT Albuquerque: "RIO RANCHO, N.M. -- Shopping in Rio Rancho could soon cost you a little more.
In a few weeks, voters will decide whether to raise the city's gross receipts tax.
The money will help get the new UNM campus to the city of vision."

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UNM Rio Rancho town hall set for Saturday Feb 23rd

UNM Rio Rancho town hall set - New Mexico Business Weekly:: "The University of New Mexico will hold a Lobo Town Hall on the Higher Education Initiative on Saturday, Feb. 23, in Rio Rancho.
UNM calls the initiative the first step in creating a four-year UNM campus in Rio Rancho. The initiative, which will be on the ballot in the March 4 Rio Rancho Municipal Election, asks voters to choose an increase of 0.25 percent in the gross receipts tax to help pay for infrastructure improvements and land acquisition. The University of New Mexico will hold a Lobo Town Hall on the Higher Education Initiative on Saturday, Feb. 23, in Rio Rancho.
UNM calls the initiative the first step in creating a four-year UNM campus in Rio Rancho. The initiative, which will be on the ballot in the March 4 Rio Rancho Municipal Election, asks voters to choose an increase of 0.25 percent in the gross receipts tax to help pay for infrastructure improvements and land acquisition."

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Street Tagged for Later SAD

ABQjournal West_News: Street Tagged for Later SAD: "The company engineering the city's controversial Special Assessment District 7 recommends creating a separate district to pay for water and sewer amenities on an undeveloped north Rio Rancho street.
Wilson and Company's attorney Duane Brown has said that infrastructure improvements requested by property owners on Nagoya make it impractical to include the street in SAD 7."

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Rio Rancho's Public Works Director Leaving

ABQjournal West_News: Rio Rancho's Public Works Director Leaving:

"Overseeing the provision of roads, water and utilities to the new V. Sue Cleveland High School, under construction off Paseo del Volcan, is one of the department's top priorities, Payne said."

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YMCA Comes to Rio Rancho

ABQjournal West_News: YMCA Comes to Rio Rancho: "Rio Rancho has had its own YMCA for more than a month— at least in theory.
In January, the corporate board of the YMCA of Central New Mexico approved a charter for a new Rio Rancho YMCA. The Rio Rancho branch exists mostly on paper, though, with a few programs, such as child care, scattered throughout the city."


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Pro-SAD Streets Left Out

ABQjournal West_News: Pro-SAD Streets Left Out: "By the end of Wednesday's City Council meeting, which stretched more than five hours, confusion abounded about the fate of two streets that both began with the letter 'N.'
Nacelle and Nagoya lie parallel to each other in Unit 20 of north Rio Rancho."



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Rio Rancho Planning & Zoning Minutes from 1/22/2008

Planning & Zoning:
Rio Rancho Planning and Zoning Hearings MINUTES
January 22, 2008




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The Official Site of Rio Rancho, NM - SAD 7

The Official Site of Rio Rancho, NM - SAD 7:

"The Governing Body passed a resolution (Speical Assessment Resolution 3 in accordance with state law) creating SAD 7A and directs the City of Rio Rancho to obtain competitive bids from qualified contractors for construction of improvements in SAD 7A. Area included in SAD 7A includes proposed improvements in Unit 10, (excepting 16th Ave. and 19th Ave.) in Unit 13, Gazelle and Spring Roads, and in Unit 16 between the Cabezon development and Southern Boulevard.

This resolution also creates SAD 7B which comprises the Unit 20 area of SAD 7 (Nacelle and Nagoya Roads) and the contiguous Unit 13 and Unit 17 area of SAD 7 bound generally on the west by 40th Street; on the north by Paseo del Volcan; 28th Avenue and Idalia Road; on the east by NM 528 and the limits of the Los Rios neighborhood; and on the south by Northern Blvd. SAD 7B will receive approximately two months of additional study and review involving city staff, the SAD engineer Wilson and Company Inc., and property owners. Recommendations concerning SAD 7B will be considered in a subsequent resolution."




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SAD 7 Information - City of Rio Rancho Agenda

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Rio Rancho Councilors Settle Road Paving Controversy

Rio Rancho Councilors Settle Road Paving Controversy - Albuquerque News Story - KOAT Albuquerque: "RIO RANCHO, N.M. -- Some homeowners in Rio Rancho will have to pay thousands to have their dirt roads paved."




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Rio Rancho splits Special Assessment District

KOB.com - Rio Rancho splits Special Assessment District: "The Rio Rancho City Council has voted to split into two a so-called special assessment district, or SAD, where homeowners may be assessed thousands of dollars to pay for flood control improvements."




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Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa introduces “Saddle Up & Spa” package

Tamaya Resort and Spa introduces “Saddle Up & Spa” package: "Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. (February 13, 2008) –The Hyatt Regency Tamaya introduces open-range, western-style riding under the turquoise skies of New Mexico with the new “Saddle Up & Spa” Dude Ranch Experience package (www.tamaya-stables.com) . Participants can hone horseback riding skills on the ancient lands of the Native American Pueblo of Santa Ana."




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La Plazuela Master Plan Zoning Change Brings Outcry

ABQjournal West_News: Zoning Change Brings Outcry: "Wednesday night's City Council meeting saw fierce interaction between residents and their elected representatives.
Residents of two north Rio Rancho neighborhoods accused councilors of not listening to them and of pandering to developers."




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Westside Blvd. Should Open Within Two Months

ABQjournal West_News: Westside Blvd. Should Open Within Two Months: "There is finally a light at the end of a very long tunnel.
The construction of Westside Boulevard between N.M. 528 and Golf Course Road is anticipated to be finished and the road opened in about three weeks, Rio Rancho spokesman Peter Wells said."

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Rio Rancho Governing Body Regular Meeting Agenda - Feb 13, 2008

Governing Body Regular Meeting
Governing Body of the City of Rio Rancho
AGENDA
February 13, 2008
5:00pm
Council Chambers, City Hall



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Rio Rancho: Mayoral Candidate Q&A

ABQjournal West_News: Mayoral Candidate Q&A: "The Rio Rancho Journal submitted a request for biographical information and a questionnaire to each of the seven candidates seeking the office of mayor in Rio Rancho.
The candidates are Timothy Crum, John McKinney, Stephen Meyer, Jim Owen, Kim Rytter, Thomas Swisstack and Bill White."


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SAD7 Public Benefit Hearing Report

The Official Site of Rio Rancho, NM - Public Benefit Hearing Report: "On January 9, 2008 a public hearing was conducted where property owners included in SAD 7 could submit protests, questions, or comments regarding the proposed improvements to be constructed, the estimated maximum benefit, and the estimated assessment costs.

Protests, comments, and questions could be submitted in writing by January 9, 2008 to Office of the City Clerk as well.

In conjunction with the SAD 7 process protests, questions, and comments submitted in writing or verbally stated at the January public Benefit Hearing were to be responded to by Wilson and Company, Inc. via written report and available as public record. Similar questions asked as part of this process would be grouped together and provided as one answer."




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Sandoval County Revives Network Project

ABQjournal West_News: Sandoval Revives Network Project: "Sandoval County Commission has breathed new life into its problem-plagued countywide broadband project.
Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a six-month contract with San Diego, Calif.-based Netlogix to provide project management services to establish a backbone Internet link from the Sandoval County Judicial Complex at Idalia and N.M. 528 to Cuba."




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Rio Rancho Planning & Zoning Agenda - 2/12/2008

Planning & Zoning
Rio Rancho Planning & Zoning Board
February 12, 2008
AGENDA
Council Chambers3200 Civic Center Circle
6:00



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SAD 7 Leaves a Tough Decision

ABQjournal Westoped: SAD Leaves a Tough Decision: "SAD Leaves a Tough Decision

By Mike and Genie Ryan
For the Journal
COMMON SENSE: The debate over the special assessment district that has been proposed to alleviate flood problems in Rio Rancho's Unit 17 has created more passion and more controversy than anything we have seen in a long time.
Now with Mayor Mike Williams' recommendation to delay the vote until after the March elections, it has certainly made it a bigger issue in the campaign and caused the controversy to get even more strident."

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Rio Rancho Mayor's Recommendation Was a Smart Call

ABQjournal West_News: Mayor's Recommendation Was a Smart Call: "Rio Rancho Mayor Michael Williams did the right thing this week, in my mind at least, by recommending a 60-day delay on a decision to confirm the boundaries for Special Assessment District 7.
The mayor's idea is to give the council and city staff more time to review the scope of the proposed flood control projects, gather more public input and to seek alternative sources of funding."

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Rio Rancho Custom Home Offers a True Cook's Kitchen and Plenty of Windows to Allow for Natural Lighting

ABQjournal West_News: Custom Home Offers a True Cook's Kitchen and Plenty of Windows to Allow for Natural Lighting: "The custom home, Moonstruck, built by Firebird Homes, feels much bigger than 3,080 square feet.
Located at 604 Acetin Place in Rio Rancho, the home has two driveways, and three large arches tower over the front double doors.
The five-bedroom, 2 3/4- bathroom home features two gas log fireplaces, four covered patios and 9-, 10- and 14-foot ceilings, all on one acre."

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Albuquerque Needs Two More Bridges.

"We need bridges, but not in our backyard."

ABQjournal West_News: Paseo Traffic Fixes Floated: "The closure of Paseo del Norte from Saturday through Monday highlighted the need for something to be done about crosstown traffic, especially when a major road is shut down, said Don Leonard, chairman of the Mid-Region Council of Governments."



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