Rio Rancho Wins Annexation Battle Over 500 Acres
State District Judge Joe Galvan ruled that 500 acres at the NM 528 NM 44 intersection belong to Rio Rancho as part of its 1986 annexation, despite Bernalillo’s appeal. AMREP Southwest plans a long range master plan for the area, with commercial industrial and residential development.
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Jay P. Thuringer
Rio Rancho
NM 44
Bernalillo
Joe Galvan
Las Cruces
State
Galvan
District Court
Boundary Commission
NM 528
Amrep
Vista Hills residents sue AMREP over housing defects
Vista Hills homeowners file a class action seeking punitive damages and repairs from AMREP Southwest and subsidiaries AMREP Construction Corp. and Rancho Homes Inc. about 174 Discovery Series homes affected. The suit accuses improper lumber treatment and misrepresentation to buyers and loan guarantors, including HUD, with parallels to a state AG action seeking restitution and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay P. Thuringer
Vista Hills
Amrep Southwest
Ini State District Court
AMREP
Amrep Construction Corp
Rancho Homes Inc
David Randall
William
Deborah Hicks
Discovery Series
State Attorney General
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Amrep-Issued
County pre-approves traffic light funds for Enchanted Hills
Sandoval County commissioners approve using 3 448 toward labor costs for a traffic light at Obregon Road and NM 528 near Enchanted Hills Elementary. State highway department supplies 11 400 in labor. bid totals 14 848. The panel seeks contributions from Rio Rancho or Jemez pueblos to cover the balance. Construction is expected to start after funding is secured and take about 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Velasquez
Sandoval
Obregon Road
NM 528
Rio Rancho
Enchanted Hills
New Mexico
Joanne McGlothlin
Highway Department
McGlothlin
Sefe Montoya
Jemez
Tom Swisstack
Revisions to Rio Rancho City Charter Sent Back
The Rio Rancho City Council approved sending a list of charter revisions to the Charter Commission after a 4-1 vote. The commission has 60 days to report back on adoption or justification, while Councilor Ken Cameron was absent and has submitted his own changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay P. Thuringer
Rio Rancho
Charter Commission
Ken Cameron
Cameron
Commission
Fine
Controversy Over Charter Revisions At City Council
During a special session last Tuesday the council approved revisions 4 to 1 with Councilor Cory Fine predicting he would be the lone no vote. He cited secret meetings by four councilors to shape language, charging diminished public input and trust. The Charter Commission proposes a Mayor Council Manager form with a city manager handling daily operations and a mayor with a vote on council matters.
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Cory Fine
Mowry
Slezak
Mulhall
Zander
Fine
Cal Mown
Twinkle Light Parade Lights Rio Rancho Saturday
The third annual Twinkle Light Parade will brighten Rio Rancho on Saturday evening. The parade starts at p.m. at Southern Boulevard and Country Club Drive and ends at city hall with grand marshals John Jennings and Patricia Randall.
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Rosie Vigil
Rio Rancho
Jaylynn Hutchison
Moriarty
Southern Boulevard
Country Club Drive
City Hall
Christmas celebration begins in Corrales
The Village of Corrales hosts its Old Fashioned Community Christmas this weekend December 1 and 2. Festivities start 6 p.m. Saturday with the lighting of the Corrales Christmas tree at the village senior center. A haywagon will carry celebrants to Old Church Plaza for luminaries and a bonfire. Participants are asked to donate a can of food. The Seventh Day Adventist Academy choir will sing carols at the church and Saint Nicholas will hand out stockings to children. Refreshments available. For donations or volunteering call Evelyn Losack or Joyce Weitzel.
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Corrales
Seventh Day Adventist Academy
Saint Nicholas
Evelyn Losack
Joyce Weitzel
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Tharinger
Readers
Agnes Muthall
John Jennings
Sunwest Bank
Patricia Randall
Meadowlark Senior Center
Debbie Adams
Rio Rancho Parks and Recreation Department
Cynthia McCarthy
Rio Rancho Department of Public Safety
Charlie Burwinkle
Evonne Joiner
The
Inn At
McDonald’s
Sunshine Generation
Santa
Joiner Construction
McDonald's
Post-Newsweek
Santa’s Workshop
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