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Rio Rancho residents urge city to address repeat flooding in District 1
Summary
Multiple District 1 residents told the governing body they experienced severe yard flooding after recent storms and asked the city to prioritize stormwater fixes such as culverts, ditches and evaporation-pond routing; city officials said engineering staff are reviewing the issue but no formal action was taken.
Several residents of Rio Rancho’s District 1 used the public-comment period of the governing body meeting to press the city for faster action on recurring stormwater flooding that they said has damaged yards and threatened homes.
Richard Witte, a Rio Rancho resident, said he has had “already 3 feet of water in my yard” during recent storms and urged the city to redirect runoff away from residences. He suggested adding culverts and directing water toward…
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