Rio Rancho City Council issues bonds

The City of Rio Rancho is working on two major loan agreements for projects pertaining to road water and wastewater infrastructure for the Hewlett-Packard project in downtown and the other to help complete the extension of Paseo Del Volcan and complete infrastructure for Sue Cleveland High School. Residents and home owners will be interested to know if the loans go thru as this will affect the opening of Cleveland High School along with the new economic development pertaining to Hewlett-Packard.

News : Council issues bonds - Rio Rancho Observer:

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City Manager Calls for Budget Cuts

Budget cuts are affecting everyone including Rio Rancho City Hall. News from the Rio Rancho Journal mentions that Rio Rancho City Manager James Jimenez is asking for ways to cut their budget by 5 percent. Hopefully, with the future of development for the City Center and the continued hunt for new economic growth, budget cuts will be a thing of the past. Overcoming budget shortfalls and looking ahead to the future with hard work, Rio Rancho will continue onward and upward. How quickly this happens...we'll just have to wait and see.

ABQJOURNAL RIO RANCHO: City Manager Calls for Budget Cuts:

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Artistic Homes' 'Net-Zero' Houses Create As Much Energy As They Use

Congratulations to Artistic Homes for designing an energy efficient home that should produce energy for its usage. The Yucantan del Este subdivision in Cabezon is where your can preview this green home. By learning from what Artistic Homes can accomplish, hopefully more options for energy production will be readily available at a reasonable price for home owners seeking energy improvements on their property.

ABQJOURNAL HOMES: Artistic Homes' 'Net-Zero' Houses Create As Much Energy As They Use: "Artistic Homes"

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The Best Places to Raise Your Kids 2009: New Mexico - BusinessWeek

BusinessWeek ranks Rio Rancho NUMBER ONE in the state of New Mexico as The Best Place to Raise Your Kids 2009. Thank you BusinessWeek for this recognition! With the future in continuing education, hospitals, economic development, new schools, recreation and City Center development, Rio Rancho will continue to thrive. Staying on a positive track will hopefully keep Rio Rancho in top ranking year after year.

The Best Places to Raise Your Kids 2009: New Mexico - BusinessWeek: "Rio Rancho, just north of Albuquerque"

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Regents OK UNM Plans for Campus

Residents of Rio Rancho and Sandoval county are happy to hear about the go ahead for the UNM Campus at the City Center in Rio Rancho. Plans at this time are for an opening in the Spring of 2010. The prospect of continuing education for the over 4000 current high school students in Rio Rancho along with all of Sandoval County as well as parts of West Side Albuquerque, is fantastic! A UNM Campus in Rio Rancho will be a great addition to this city.

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Five Years Of Rio Rancho News

Rosalie Rayburn from the Rio Rancho Journal put together a summary of Rio Rancho news for the past five years (since the RR Journal started being published). Yes, we have seen our ups and downs but the prospects for the city are great. We are excited about future. No, I don’t have rose colored glasses on… Even with the decline in Rio Rancho home sales (just like everywhere) things look bright. RR is a great place to live with a low cost of living. More Businesses, Schools, and Hospitals will be coming into Rio Rancho over the next five years and will provide the catalyst to move the city forward.

Here is the article… ABQJOURNAL RIO RANCHO: New Downtown, Population Growth Among Top Stories: "It's been a roller coaster ride for the city in the five years since the Rio Rancho Journal first hit the stands."

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CNM to break ground on campus in 2009

Excitement grows for Rio Rancho as work is to get started on the new CNM campus at the City Center in May of 2009. This is great news for the over 4000 High School students seeking continuing education in the near future. Not to mention adults seeking to further their careers thru higher education who live in Rio Rancho or the surrounding Sandoval County. Shorter travel time along with relatively affordable education will be a welcomed sight in Rio Rancho!

Here is the Rio Rancho Observer story... News : CNM to break ground on campus in 2009 - Rio Rancho Observer:

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Cleveland High School Moving Forward

It appears the new Cleveland High School will be opening in the Fall of 2009 as planned. Students and parents need to be aware that pre-registration will be going on during the next upcoming days. This is to help get an anticipated number for enrollment at the new school. Students in the 9th, 10th and 11th grades from Rio Rancho homes North of Northern Boulevard are slated to attend this school.

ABQJOURNAL RIO RANCHO: Cleveland Registration Beginning: "Rio Rancho Public Schools"

Loma Colorado in Rio Rancho Awarded for Its Innovative Planning

The Venturi Team offers our heartfelt congratulations to the Loma Colorado community by Pulte Homes in Rio Rancho for receiving the 2008 Innovation Planning Award from the New Mexico Chapter of the American Planning Association. Pulte/Loma Colorado in Rio Rancho is truly an exceptional neighborhood with reflections of thoughtful planning in regards to their meticulous inclusions of parks and trails, close proximity to schools and recreation along with access to retail facilities. We’ve represented a number of delighted home buyers who are truly thrilled to be a part of this particular Rio Rancho Community. We wish all the best for our friends at Pulte/Loma Colorado along with many more happy home buyers to come.

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Sandoval Approves Hikes Across Board

Tax Increases Approved by Sandoval County Voters:

Sandoval County Voters & home owners will have some tax increases to think about in the near future. These tax increases will mostly be a reflection of the outcome of voter approval Tuesday on the Mil Levy for Hospital and Health Care contracts along with an increase of the gross receipts tax for public transportation systems. This will impact Rio Rancho home owners and home owners throughout Sandoval County who have an assessed home value of $100,000 with a rather substantial increase of $141.66 per year for 8 years. Obviously, the higher the assessed value, the higher your taxes will increase.

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Rio Rancho Real Estate update

With Rio Rancho New Mexico continuing to grow and attract businesses, we've found ourselves working with buyers and sellers of Rio Rancho real estate more this year than ever before. We continually hear good news about Rio Rancho ... their schools are rated among the best in the whole metropolitan area, the aquatic center ourstanding ...as well as the libraries.  Houses in Rio Rancho include new homes, as well as resale homes, luxury homes, executive homes, golf course homes and homes on larger lots.  New home builders include Pulte Homes, Centex Homes, Artistic Homes, DR Horton Homes, Beazer Homes, Stillbrook Homes, and others.  We can represent you in your new home purchase and ensure that you are getting the best price and options.  We know the areas well and we would love to work with you whether you are buying or selling a home in Rio Rancho, NM.

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