By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. County Manager Wayne Johnson delivered Sandoval County’s first formal State of the County address since 2020 Wednesday, using a “Six Years of Progress” slide deck to argue the county is “stronger, safer” than in July 2020 — and pitching the report itself as a new annual tradition. Johnson said his […]
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Southbound and down: Western Hills lanes close Monday for $2.3M rebuild
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Drivers heading south on Western Hills Drive will have to take the long way around starting Monday, when the city closes the southbound lanes between Southern and Cabezon boulevards for a $2.3 million rebuild. Contractor TLC begins the first phase of work Sept. 28, according to the City of Rio […]
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Are we there yet? Rio Rancho leaders check the map on the city’s five-year road trip
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho residents wondering where their city is headed, and who’s holding the steering wheel, can find out Thursday when the Governing Body pulls over to check the map. Mayor Paul Wymer and the Governing Body meet at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 24 for a special work session, according to the […]
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Wine not? Rio Rancho council to decide whether a Northern Meadows home can uncork a licensed winery
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Life is short. That’s the Latin behind Vita Brevis, and Matthew Champlin has spent the better part of a year learning just how long it takes to turn a room in his Northern Meadows home into a licensed winery. The Rio Rancho Governing Body will decide Thursday whether to approve […]
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Fully charged: Sandoval County to weigh battery farm bonds, bridge fix and road cash
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County’s Wednesday agenda comes fully charged. Commissioners will vote on bonds for two battery farms, a design to replace a Rio Puerco bridge that’s the only way in and out for some residents, and about $5.5 million in state road money. Commissioners meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Bernalillo. […]
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RRPS wants your input on ‘Horizon 2040,’ a five-year plan to become NM’s top district
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Parents, students and teachers will get a say in a new five-year plan for Rio Rancho Public Schools, starting with community meetings this fall. Superintendent Robert Dodd and three top administrators introduced the proposed name, Horizon 2040, at last week’s school board meeting. The plan would run from 2027 to […]
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Lomas Encantadas residents push back against proposed development that could take away part of their neighborhood park
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Lomas Encantadas neighbors want the city to slam the brakes on a plan for the city to sell a part of their neighborhood park to a developer who plans to build more than 50 apartments and shops. The Planning and Zoning Board is scheduled to take up the issue at […]
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Northern Boulevard’s four-lane makeover hits 99% design — but the orange cones are still years out
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho’s long-promised widening of Northern Boulevard is nearly finished — on paper. City officials and their design team told residents last week the Phase B expansion, stretching roughly 1.5 miles from Acal Place to Broadmoor Boulevard, is now 99% designed, though dirt won’t move until property owners along the […]
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‘Every stop is a lawsuit waiting to happen’: Residents again press council to ax Flock cameras
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Familiar faces in Rio Rancho’s fight over Flock Safety cameras were back before the governing body Sept. 10, pressing the council to end the program — this time backing up their case with lawsuits and data-misuse incidents they said happened in other states. City Manager Matt Geisel again pointed residents […]
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Neighbors win big as Rio Rancho council rejects proposed Maverik development
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho’s Governing Body shut the door Thursday on a Maverik gas station planned for the corner of NM 528 and Obregon Road NE, voting to deny the site plan over concerns that traffic would still flood a residential street even after a late compromise on highway access. City staff […]