Unanimous Rio Rancho Council Settles Griffin Malfeasance Case
Rio Rancho voters see the city settle out of court after a bid to remove Mayor Griffin from office. The unanimous council vote ended mid December litigation on 13 charges of malfeasance with details of the settlement not released. Mayor Griffin credits City Administrator Bill Snell for running meetings while he recovers from the protracted dispute.
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Griffin
Shannon Eubanks
Rio Rancho
Terry Griffin
Bill
Bill Snell
State Supreme Court
William Deaton
Alan Zvoranek
Deaton
Quote of the week and tax help at VITA site
The Observer promotes hope with a quote and reminds readers to report undelivered papers to ensure prompt service. The IRS offers free tax assistance at West Side Las Trendes Shopping Center for low income and others, Tuesday Thursday Friday until April 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call numbers connect to Diane Schultz.
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West Side
VITA
Las Trendes
Rio Rancho planning panel to hear library status report
The Rio Rancho Planning and Zoning Commission will receive a report on the community library status and plans at its meeting next Tuesday at 7 pm in City Hall. Toni Beatty will present. The panel will also review a zone change request for a homeowner equipment rental center at Chuckwagon and Lariat in Western Hills and eight conditional use permit requests for home occupations.
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Rio Rancho
Chuckwagon
Lariat Roads
Western Hills
Planning Commission
James Prinzo
Ann Circle
Rio Rancho Library
Toni Beatty
Harry Lindeman
Natalie Bloomer
Eleanor Fells
Rio Rancho zoning panel denies R-1 to commercial change
The Rio Rancho Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously denied a two acre zone change from R-1 to commercial for a Gay Circle and Golf Course Road retail center citing inconsistency with the Southern Boulevard Corridor Plan. Neighbors urged preservation of homes near Gay Circle while other items saw approvals including a mini storage and convenience store in Industrial Park Hast, a triplex on Geraldine Loop, and a replat of Corrales North Unit 1 for single family homes.
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Rio Rancho
Hast
HFC Properties
LaFontaine and
Lyman
Geraldine Loop
Star Heights II
Amrep Southwest
Corrales North Unit 1
Haynes Park
Planning Commission
Chuckwagon
Lariat Roads
Wester Hills
James Prinzo
Baca to address Rio Rancho Chamber luncheon
The Rio Rancho Chamber of Commerce hosts its quarterly membership meeting today at the Rio Rancho Country Club from 11 30 a m to 1 p m. Major General Edward D Baca adjutant general of the New Mexico National Guard will speak about the Hawk missile battalion near State Highway 528 and recount his ascent from enlisted service in 1956 to adjutant general in 1983.
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Rio Rancho
Centex eyes Santa Ana site after Algodones setback
Centex wallboard negotiates with Santa Ana officials for a plant location about a mile and a half north of State Hwy 44 interchange. Center president Bud Wallace confirms talks but refuses to disclose progress. Last year Sandoval County rejected the $20 million Algodones plant amid dust noise and traffic concerns from residents.
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Robin Anderson
Centex
Wallboard
Algodones
Santa Ana Pueblo
Center
R.L. “Bud” Wallace
Wallace
Santa Ana
Sandoval County
I-25
Sandoval County Commission Agenda Highlights Land Purchase and Vehicle Request
Two major items on the Sandoval County Commission agenda at 2 p.m. today involve land purchase for a detention facility in Sandoval County and a request from Sheriff Carlos Pino for new vehicles. The meeting at the county courthouse will also cover the Personnel Board attorney contract Placitas Fire Brigade budget increase Pena Blanca Landfill lease renewal and Cabezon Bridge contractor recommendation.
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Sandoval
Carlos Pino
Sandoval County
Readers Guide A Section Good deeds two for the price of one
Editorial notes a $2,000 request and the page references suggest busy coverage from Page 4 to Page 8 including Spartan wrestler Nip state title.
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Spartan
Nipp
Committee seeks APS board action on feasibility study funds
A Rio Rancho District feasibility committee requests inclusion on Albuquerque Public Schools agenda. In a letter to APS superintendent Lillian Barna they state an emergency and ask for $20,000 to continue the feasibility study, referencing a December funding request.
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Apsthe
Rio Rancho
Albuquerque Public Schools Board
APS
Lillian Barna
MAGCOG to hear Venada Site reports at Tuesday meeting
MAGCOG Aviation Advisory Committee will present a report on the February public hearing for the Venada Site airport environmental assessment at the upcoming meeting. The hearing occurred February 17 in Rio Rancho. A March 10 session at 1:30 p.m. in Albuquerque will cover further airport activities in the MAGCOG conference room. Additionally the MAGCOG Board will receive an update on planning for a Sandoval County utility airport at the Corrales meeting tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.
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Mrgcoc
Venada
Middle Rio Grande
Albuquerque
Magcog
Sandoval County
Corrales
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