Activities For everyone, the City has 39+ parks and facilities. www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us.
For adults 50 or over, a chapter of AARP has met regularly at the Meadowlark Senior Center at 4330 Meadowlark Lane SE in Rio Rancho. For more information, visit www.aarp.org.
For adults 55 or over, the Meadowlark Senior Center at 4330 Meadowlark Lane SE in Rio Rancho offers a wide array of classes as well as opportunities to volunteer or instruct. Their phone number is 891-5018.
Sandoval County also offers a "Senior Volunteer Program" which consists of the "Foster Grandparent Program", the "Senior Companion Program", and the "Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)". The Senior Volunteer Program has recently operated from 1500 Idalia Road, Bldg B. (505) 404-5822.
Animal Control in Rio Rancho Refer to the City's web site (www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us) for current information.
County Information Rio Rancho is in Sandoval County. www.sandovalcounty.com.
Parks The City has 39+ parks and facilities. www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us.
Politicians (elected officials) Due to Rio Rancho's large geographic size, different areas within the City may be represented by different councilors, county, state, and federal representatives. For more information, refer to the City's web site (www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us), Sandoval County's site (www.sandovalcounty.com), and the State's site (www.state.nm.us or www.newmexico.org).
Recycling 96-gallon recycle carts are available through Waste Management. These carts are picked up weekly by a Waste Management truck at no extra cost to residential customers. In Rio Rancho, items that can be recycled via these carts include: cans (aluminum & tin); cardboard; catalogs & magazines; junk mail; newspaper; paper bags; paper board; phone books; plastics #1-#7 (no plastic bags); stationery & copy paper (not shredded). To order a recycling cart or upgrade your small green cart to the new large 96-gallon green cart, call Waste Management at (505)892-1200. Keep Rio Rancho Beautiful (KRRB) also hosts drop-off recycling. www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us.
Schools The number of Rio Rancho public schools increases almost yearly! www.rrps.net has had information about each school as well as links to education sites.
Speeders Contact Rio Rancho Police.
Taxes Refer to the City's web site (www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us) and the County's (www.sandovalcountynm.gov) for property tax information.
Traffic Traffic & road construction information has been available via the City's web site: www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us. Look for the traffic update link on the main home page.
Transportation "Enchanted Hills Route 1" bus service, available through the Rio Metro Regional Transit District, has numerous stops
throughout the residential and business areas of our community as well
as stops along 550 in Bernalillo and at the Rail Runner near I-25: www.riometro.org.
Trash Residential trash and recyclables are picked up once a week by Waste Management. Check your bill insert or call them for details.
Voting Refer to the City's web site (www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us) and the County's (www.sandovalcounty.com) for property tax information.
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