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Rio Rancho advances Project Ranger infrastructure talks and a $1M budget adjustment as fire chief flags safety and response issues

Rio Rancho City Council · November 13, 2025
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Summary

Council heard presentations and moved toward support for three Project Ranger items: a $1 million budget adjustment for economic development (R‑134), authorization to negotiate water/wastewater service (R‑135), and an intergovernmental agreement to support Paseo Del Volcan extension (R‑136). Fire Chief James Winslow urged clarity on hydrants, sprinkler variances, pre‑incident planning, and an MOU among local and state authorities.

Rio Rancho officials presented three related resolutions tied to Project Ranger and took steps to authorize staff to advance infrastructure negotiations while first‑responder leaders pressed for clarity on safety and operational roles.

City Manager (name not provided in the transcript) told the council there are three narrow action items: a budget adjustment of $1,000,000 for economic development expenditures tied to Project Ranger (R‑134); authorization for the city manager to negotiate and enter agreements for water and potentially wastewater services for Project Ranger / Castilian Corporation (R‑135); and approval of an intergovernmental agreement with Sandoval County under…

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