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 Companiion 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 cart to the new large 96-gallon 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.sandovalcounty.com) for property tax information.
Trash
Residential trash and recyclables are picked up once a week by Waste Management. Check your bill insert or call them for details.
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
Rio Metro Transit is planning a bus route through Enchanted Hills to and from the RailRunner station in Bernalillo. Click here to view their flyer.
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.
March 2, 2010 = Municipal Elections in Rio Rancho!
Affecting Enchanted Hills residents will be the Mayorial election (a 4-year term, elected at-large) and Municipal Judge election (4-year term, elected at-large). More information about the City and the upcoming election (including voting locations and procedures) is available at www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us.
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