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Parks and Recreation Committee approves minutes, hears project updates and event schedule
Summary
The Rio Rancho Parks and Recreation Committee approved November minutes and received updates on completed ADA work at Sports Complex Field 7, playground replacements, a City Hall tree seedling giveaway on April 20, staffing and sharp increases in maintenance costs; staff also outlined hiring and summer program registration opening April 8.
The Rio Rancho Parks and Recreation Committee approved its November minutes and then heard a series of staff reports on March 18 that covered completed accessibility work, playground projects, upcoming community events and seasonal hiring.
Projects Division Manager Diane Sornier summarized recent volunteer cleanups and the department’s tree recycling program, saying the city collected over 650 trees for mulching. She outlined a backyard‑refuge class and a pollinator workshop held in partnership with the local Soil and Water Conservation District and the Xerces Society and urged residents to ‘‘please leave the leaf litter, for our pollinators,’’ to protect native bumblebees and other insects.
Sornier announced an April 20 backyard‑refuge class at 8:30 a.m. followed by a drive‑through tree seedling giveaway at City Hall from 10 a.m. to noon; each participant will receive three plant species including an Afghan pine, plus either an Arizona ash or Arizona…
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