Rio Rancho, NM

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I have participated in this tour in years past and have enjoyed it immensely. If you have any interest whatsoever in the future and direction of Rio Rancho you should try to attend. This will be a good chance to see the vision of the new Mayor and city manager. Hope to see you there - Tego

Click here for the details... The Official Site of Rio Rancho, NM: "On Friday, June 20th the Rio Rancho Journal and City of Rio Rancho will be conducting a guided bus tour of the city. This event is free, but space is limited." Rio Rancho NM Real Estate

This road would be great for North Rio Rancho residents that need to travel to the East mountains. Also, it will be a way for people that live in the East mountains to travel to Rio Rancho and the Northern Albuquerque area (say... to come to an event at the Santa Ana star center). I Hope the County and the BLM get it figured out quickly.

Here is the story... ABQjournal West_News: Brakes Put on Placitas Road: "Sandoval County staff will postpone any plans for a new road to serve the Placitas area until, at the earliest, the Bureau of Land Management completes its land-use planning for the area, according to Sandoval County spokesman Gayland Bryant." Rio Rancho Real Estate

We are thrilled to see how the new mayor of Rio Rancho has really hit the ground running. Over the past few years there has been quite a bit of turmoil in the city management and it's nice to see Mayor Swisstack pushing to get things going again. I feel that in the past year the city has been in a lull but with the new administration in place things should really start picking up with the many projects that need to get done. It's going to be difficult for the city to put together cohesive master plans because of the antiquated planting. But so far I give the mayor kudos for setting positive tone and really trying to move the city forward. Tego

Here's a summary from the Observer article... The Observer Online: "Mayor Tom Swisstack gives credit to the people of Rio Rancho for its growth. “It’s really because of people like you,” Swisstack told the 400 or so gathered at the NAIOP ‘State of the City’ address on Monday, “that has made Rio Rancho the fastest growing city in New Mexico.” To say that Swisstack is determined to put Rio Rancho on the map would be an understatement. He is not happy with Rio Rancho being the third largest and fastest growing city in New Mexico with 10,000 residents. Swisstack’s goal, according to his address on Monday, is for Rio Rancho to be the second largest city in New Mexico and to be aggressive in establishing economic diversity within city limits, not being content to use services available in west Albuquerque."

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Rio Rancho will soon have two higher educaion schools to call it own. Central New Mexico (CNM) Community College and the University of New Mexico (UNM) West will occupy sites near the new Rio Rancho City Centre. CNM has a 40 acre site and plans to be open for students in the spring of 2010. UNM already has 200 acres of Rio Rancho Real Estate and has started the design process amd is finalizing the funding. Visit the City of Rio Rancho site for more details... http://www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us/index.asp?nid=898

We have updated our Rio Rancho Units map and added the line between the incorporated part of the City of Rio Rancho and the un-incorporated part that is administered by Sandoval County.  The Zoning rules are different between the city and county so it's important to know where the lot is when buying Rio Rancho Land.