Just Observations on Rio Rancho and State Issues
A city council notice urges correct 911 usage for Rio Rancho callers and lists local emergency numbers for police 892 0111 fire 892 1313 and Sandoval County Sheriff 867 2931. It then condemns misinformation about a four cent gross receipts tax and warns about tax impacts on services as Rio Rancho plans a new municipal government. It cites Watt and funding cuts to Southwestern Indian Polytechnical Institute and references Baja Corrales annexation lawsuits.
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Rio Rancho
Bernalillo County
Rid Rancho
Sandoval
Paradise Hills
Taylor Ranch
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
North
James Watl
Southwestern Indian Polytechnical Institute
Watt
Harrison Schmitt
Manuel Lujan, Jr
New Mexico
Voice of the People Fights Rio Rancho Tax Increases
A reader argues against a gross receipts tax hike tied to Rio Rancho taxes. He cites 2 percent and 3 percent franchise taxes plus state added charges from PNM Electric Co and Gas Co NM, plus upcoming bills from Mountain Bell and utilities. He recalls past incorporation promises of no tax hikes and attacks critics as obstructive. The letter urges citizens to vote in the referendum and criticizes local leaders and taxpayers groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes
Rio Rancho
Resently
Pnm-Electric Co
Gross Receipts Tax Gas Co
N.M
Santa Fe
Mountain Bell
Observer
Frank O'Donnell
Incorporation Research Committee
Rio Rancho Residents Civic Association
Rio Rancho Incorporation Committee
Concerned Citizens For Good Government
Grover Nash
Citizens For Good Government
Nash
CCGG
Taxpayers Association
Jook
Common Sense Editor urges practical city governance and tax views
A reader argues for using state funds and opposing tax shams in Rio Rancho. They support Dave Bruening for candidacy, praising his direct style and reliability, urging voters to demand facts over political doublespeak.
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Common Sense
Rio Rancho
Dave Bruening
Paris Iate Lt Col Ray killed embattled envoy security
Washington and Paris scenes unfold with Lt Col Charles Ray killed in Paris as he left the American Embassy. The piece links his murder to tighter European diplomat protection and notes similar 1981 ambush attempts. It argues Congress bears blame for National Airport funding and cites GAO concerns and broader Cold War tension.
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Jack Anderson
Joe Spear
Washington
Paris
Charles Ray
Col. Ray
Ray
U.S
State Department
Christian Chapman
Chapman
Ted
Europe
Congress
United States Congress
National Airport
General Accounting Office
Congressational
Capitol Hill
Dulles
GAO
National
Congress of Politics
Voters urged for gross receipts tax to fund city growth
The letter argues opponents fail to address growth problems and lack public plans for seniors youth streets floods traffic and future growth. It urges voting yes on the tax increase to fund parks pools centers libraries and essential services, asserting government needs revenue to run.
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Coors and Corrales
New Mexico
Police Chief Haycox Builds Rio Rancho Force From Scratch
Chief Denny Haycox arrived August 19 198 in Rio Rancho to lead a new police department. In under 100 days he interview ed over 100 candidates and formed a professional unit of eight officers five dispatchers and two clerks. The department logged 621 calls and about 30000 miles patrolled. A city councilor criticized his qualifications amid local political controversy.
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Denny Haycox
Rio Rancho
Indiana
Indiana State Police
Haycox
Rancho
Alice Jakymin
Big versus small government on gross receipts tax rise
A city council candidate discusses the debate over a proposed gross receipts tax increase, arguing the current administration favors big government. He cites imprudent spending such as a municipal court building and a $454 airfare perk, urging fiscal planning and opposition to a $200,000 raise for city operations. He warns against losing taxpayer money to other municipalities.
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Roswell
New Mexico
Anaya as underdog in race hints at PNM indexing ties
A statewide skirmish centers on Toney Anaya and cost of service indexing for Public Service Company of New Mexico. The piece notes Anaya’s early actions as attorney general, his public intervention in the indexing case, and questions whether his office acted with consent. It also critiques a cosmetic licensing bill and a bloated cosmetology board budget, highlighting license fees, salaries, and overhead as context.
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Santa FE
Toney
Anaya
Satchel Paige
Les Houston
Public Service Company of
New Mexico
PNM
Dickie
Public Service Commission
Clinton Aaa
Attorney General
Attorney General's Office
Toney Anaya
Cosmetology Board
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Tog
RS Ee
Corrales
Baja Corrales
Voice of
The
People
Chet’ van Voorhis
Tack Anderson
Soviet Union
Havana
United States
Latin America
Jon Anderson
Peru
Reagan
Eugene Lipp
National Transportation Safety Board
Lipp
Piled Frature Syndicate, Inc
Rufler
Fred McCaffrey
McCaffrey Publishing, Inc
Rio Rancho Drive
Ie McCaffrey
Jair F. McCaffrey
Marilyn Dunn
Barb Dudewicz
Edie Kyse
Toms Phone
Eta
Corraies Bernalillo
Placitas
Cibola High School
Danet Ferrett
Rebecca Ballantine Kone
Win Kehoe
Bonnie Kyse
MEW
Mexico Press Association
American Newspaper Representative Inc
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