IT’S BACK TO THE POLLS FOR SOME RIO RANCHO VOTERS. IT’S FOR RUNOFF ELECTIONS AFTER CANDIDATES IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE DID NOT WIN A MAJORITY OF THE VOTE. IT WAS THE SAME FOR THE COUNCIL RACE IN DISTRICT 6. MARLENE FEUER WON IN DISTRICT FOUR.
VOTERS SAID NO TO RAISING PAY FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILORS IN 2018. BUT THE 9-MILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE ON TUESDAY’S BALLOT IN RIO RANCHO’S MUNICIPAL ELECTION WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS. IT’LL HIKE PROPERTY TAXES ABOUT 15 DOLLARS ON A 200-THOUSAND DOLLAR HOME TO PAY FOR ROAD REPAIRS.