RRPS lands state grants to finish two new Rio Rancho schools
The Public School Capital Outlay Council approved grants aiding Rio Rancho Public Schools and other districts, allowing full financing for two new schools by fall 2002 after a tax law capped assessments reduced expected revenue. The 2000 bond plan for an elementary and a junior high faced debt gaps, prompting review of scope and funding.
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Rio Rancho
New Mexico
RRPS
Rio Rancho High School
Santa Fe
ARPS
Sue Cleveland
Martin Luther King Jr
Getting your Irish up Highland Games return to Rio Rancho
Hundreds attended the Scottish Irish Festival at Sundt Park last weekend featuring music, food, and athletic events. Glenn Maxwell of Rio Rancho competed in Stone, a heavy athletics event akin to shotput, while Reis Becker of Fort Collins tuned her bagpipe for the piping contest.
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Rio Rancho
Glenn Maxwell
Reis Becker
Fort Collins
Sundt Park
City seeks funds for Golf Course Road widening
Rio Rancho seeks a 1.2 million loan from the New Mexico Finance Authority to fund Golf Course Road widening. City administrator James Jimenez says NMFA financing should be more efficient than the infrastructure bank and will improve traffic flow and safety once approved by the City Council.
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Dave Warren
Rio Rancho
New Mexico Finance Authority
NMFA
James Jimenez
State Department
Infrastructure Bank
Golf Course Road
Short-term stay hospital may be in Rio Rancho's future
Presbyterian Healthcare Services has bought 13.2 acres in Rio Rancho from AMREP Southwest to support growth and possibly add a short stay facility for certain surgeries. Development plans on High Resort Boulevard and NM 528 are under way, with Mayor John Jennings urging caution about exact use and noting advancements reduce long term hospitalization needs.
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Rio Rancho
West Side
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Amrep Southwest
High Resort Boulevard
NM 528
Presbyterian
West Side Project
Kim Hendrick
John Jennings
Presbyterian Healthcare
Jennings
Rio Rancho eyes indoor pool amid small turnout
City officials debated a three year old Rio Rancho survey on residents interest in an indoor aquatics center. Only about 40 attendees showed at Rio Rancho High School with no school district leaders present while coach Scott Tuttle and about 10 swimmers attended. The IBIS Group of Chicago presented partner options and a video on potential fitness center projects.
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Gary Herron
Rio Rancho
Mike Williams
Ed Chismar
Rio Rancho High School
Williams
Chismar
RRHS
Scott Tuttle
Ibis Group
Chicago
United States
Residents hold Rio Rancho household hazardous waste day
Antonio Mora participates in the Rio Rancho disposal event held Saturday to pour out used antifreeze and properly discard hazardous liquids, old appliances, tires and other materials during the biannual collection days for residents to safely dispose of waste.
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Antonio Mora
Rio Rancho
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