SENATE MEMORIAL 111

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015

INTRODUCED BY

Craig W. Brandt

A MEMORIAL

PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 27, 2015 "I LOVE RIO RANCHO DAY" IN THE SENATE.

     WHEREAS, the city of Rio Rancho began as a retirement community called Rio Rancho estates in the early 1960s; and

     WHEREAS, the city of Rio Rancho became an incorporated municipality in 1981; and

     WHEREAS, the city of Rio Rancho is now the third-largest city in New Mexico, with a population of more than eighty-nine thousand; and

     WHEREAS, the city of Rio Rancho is recognized nationally as one of the best places to live in the United States; and

     WHEREAS, the city of Rio Rancho has a growing business community, a tremendous public school district, higher education facilities and a variety of recreational and quality- of-life amenities that residents of all ages enjoy; and

     WHEREAS, 2015 marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Rio Rancho's chamber of commerce;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 27, 2015 be proclaimed "I Love Rio Rancho Day" in the senate; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the governing body of Rio Rancho and the Rio Rancho regional chamber of commerce.

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