DPS to conduct DWI checks in Rio Rancho in July
Rio Rancho Department of Public Safety will run DWI check points and saturation patrols throughout July targeting impaired drivers. DPS Director Denciel Haycox urges drivers to stay safe this summer. A selective enforcement program on Southern Boulevard continues to crack down on reckless driving and speeding.
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Rio Rancho Park Concerts Spotlight Free Haynes Park Afternoon
The Rio Rancho Department of Parks and Recreation hosts an easterly themed Sunday in Haynes Park from 1 to 5 p.m. JAKA performs a concert in the park and admission is free. Attendees may bring chairs blankets and picnic baskets. The Solar Street Band follow with a classic rock set for August 20 in Haynes Park. Call 891 5015 for details.
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Rio Rancho Council delays park improvement vote
The Rio Rancho City Council postponed a Sept 13 vote to add undeveloped Enchanted Hills park improvements to the capital improvements list. Councilor David Bency asked for the postponement to allow a presentation to the Capital Improvement Plan Citizen Advisory Committee, which urged against prioritizing Enchanted Hills over other neighborhood parks waiting up to 20 years for promised improvements.
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Enchanted Hills
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Capital Improvement Plan
Citizen Advisory Committee
Sweeney Nicol named to TV panel
Lisa K. Sweeney-Nicol was unanimously appointed to the city Committee on Cable Television Use. She will fill the vacancy created by Debbie Miller’s November resignation.
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Sweeney-Nicol
Rio Rancho
Lisa K. Sweeney-Nicol
Debbie Miller
Recall effort fails for Rio Rancho councilors Kellogg and Thomas
Rio Rancho residents rejected recalls of City Councilors Joan Kellogg District 5 and Jack Thomas after a petition by Donald Lemm. Unofficial results show Kellogg with 62.7 percent support among 604 voters, falling short of the required turnout and threshold to oust the officials. Kellogg voiced satisfaction with the outcome and noted the distraction since the recall petition began.
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Jeff Buell
Rio Rancho
Joan Kellogg
Jack Thomas
Donald Lemm
Thomas
Kellogg
Rio
SWOP Appeals Intel Air Permit Review Begins
The South West Organizing Project contests Intel’s air permit at a New Mexico public hearing. SWOP cites potential emissions, data limitations, and modeling concerns while calling for off site monitors to ensure safe air quality. Intel defends the permit and argues monitoring would be ineffective.
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New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board
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Doug Wolf
EIB
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Tate
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Judicial complex in Sandoval County fails accessibility standards
An official from the Governors Committee on Concerns of the Handicapped warns Sandoval County Judicial Complex does not provide suitable access to interior areas including the district attorney’s office civil division court rooms and jurors bathrooms. The late eighties building lacks current ADA compliance with provisions adopted since 1998.
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Sandoval County Judicial Complex
Governor's Committee
District Attorney’s Office
New Mexico
Rebecca Ingram
Santa Fe
Sandoval County
Public Works
Frank Marquez
Ingram
Morale high among deputies despite low pay
Deputy Sgt Michael Varela pulled over a speeding car on NM 44 but issued a warning to a former student rather than a citation. He notes the law requires a speed limit violation yet questions quotas and shifts in law enforcement philosophy. The brief, part of a larger page A-7 feature, highlights morale over pay.
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