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Newspaper
Rio Rancho Observer
Location
Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 2007
Page
1
The Rio Rancho Convention and Visitors Bureau will stage a free photo shoot on August 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sabana Grande Recreation Center. CVB seeks new faces ages 14 and up for its website and future film, TV, and magazine use. Registration at www.RioPhotos.us.
A quoted exchange centers on balancing sensitivity with the reality that the building remains in place. Officials acknowledge limits to altering the structure while emphasizing the need for careful handling of community concerns and possible impacts.
LookBack notes a new building inspection department led by Robert Satriana starting in July. Home plans may now be approved in Rio Rancho instead of Santa Fe, marking a change in approval workflow. August 12, 1987.
City Manager Jim Payne proposed directional signs to City Hall, to be placed under signs pointing to the Santa Ana Star Center along NM 528 Unser Boulevard Idalia Road and Paseo del Volcan. He noted nearby Pasco Gateway projects may shorten perceived distance and that Titan building will be the City Hall annex, nearing a 60 percent leased space.
As Kevin Jackson's vacancy sits a month old, talk swirls over potential contenders. Mike Williams, a recent mayoral runner up, eyes the seat with six months to persuade voters, while Jim Owen, who has lost two elections, also mulls another bid. Rumors also loop State Rep. Swisstack about returning to local politics.
Former Rio Rancho councilor Mike Williams was unanimously named interim mayor by a council vote after Kevin Jackson resigned. Only five of six councilors voted, with Williams abstaining. The choice followed months of public anticipation and prior deputy mayor speculation.
SSCAFCA plans to complete land purchases for flood protection around Presbyterian hospital and other areas but lacks funds to build dams ponds and other structures. Director Stolcker said final land offers would be made Friday and construction designs ready in two months with bond money needed to start the first dam project within six to eight months.
Like nearby cities, Rio Rancho joins Albuquerque and Santa Fe with a break-in at August Arms on Southern Boulevard. Police arrived within three minutes to find the store empty and eight semiautomatic handguns missing. DPS spokesman John Francis notes the burglar acted quickly.
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