Newcomers elected to RRPS board
Dr Reinaldo A Z Garcia defeated incumbent Jewel L Mall and David Folts to win the Rio Rancho Public Schools District 2 seat with 68 percent of the vote. Richard F Muenzer ran unopposed for District 4, receiving 146 votes and will replace Bob Herman. New board members will be inducted in March for four year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sy Gente Blair Ryan
Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education
Reinaldo A.Z. Garcia
Jewel L. Mall
David Folts
Garcia
Hall
Folts
Richard F. Muenzer
Bob Herman
Judge Denies Move to Block Council Vote on Golf Course Apartments
A group of Ashkirk Loop Superstition Drive residents challenged the Rio Rancho Golf and County Club plan, seeking a preliminary injunction and restraining order to pause a City Council vote on a 17.5 acre resort apartment proposal after the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a zoning refinement. Their attorney William J. Friedman argued for delay to allow an appeal, but the motion was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
James Ward
Ron Yestrebie
William J. Friedman
Planning and Zoning Commission
Rio Rancho high schoolers may be bused to Del Norte
Rio Rancho freshmen slated for Cibola High School may instead be bused to Del Norte in Albuquerque. APS superintendent Peter Horoschak said a final decision awaits Cibola committee findings. He noted Cibola will keep current students and Rio Rancho students may transfer to APS schools to avoid overcrowding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Rancho
del Norte
Gente Blair Ryan
Observer
Cibola High School
del Norte High School
Albuquerque
Albuquerque Public Schools
Peter P. Horoschak
House Education Committee
Horoschak
Cibola
APS
Vince Martinez
Martinez
City and utility await court ruling on possession
Rio Rancho and Rio Rancho Utilities Corp. face a pending District Court decision on immediate possession under the Eminent Domain Code. Judge Kenneth Brown will decide if the city can take over RRUC now, with a 90 day financing window and a $53 million deposit to be refined as the purchase price. attorneys argue the city has proven public benefits, while RRUC disputes the timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay P. Thuringer
Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho Utilities Corp
Kenneth Brown
Brown
RRUC
Charles
White
City AMREP RRUC in debate over hookup fees
Rio Rancho Utilities Corp seeks large increases in water and sewer line charges for new homes and businesses, with the Public Utility Commission weighing final connection fees. AMREP Southwest and city officials await the PUC decision as RRUC contends costs justify higher rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay P. Tharinger
Rio Rancho Utilities Corp
Public Utility Commission
PUC
Amrep Southwest
Rio Rancho
RRUC
Ken Komiske
Komiske
Albuquerque Utility Corp
Rio Rancho school board approves weapons policy
Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education approved a policy to expel students for bringing guns knives look alike weapons or other dangerous instruments to school for a year. The vote follows federal rules requiring districts to have a weapon policy and included questions about look alike weapons and impact on disadvantaged youth. A closed hearing was held and no expulsions had occurred this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genie Blair Ryan
Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education
Sue Cleveland
Carl Harper
Jewel Hall
Karla Walker
Tom Swisstack
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Muenzer
Albuquerque Aerostat Ascension Association
Friends and Lovers
New Rio Rancho
King Phate
RAUC
AMREP
Lincoln Middle School
Pha and
Rta
Ouale Ges
Sener
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