HOUSE MEMORIAL 55

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2016

INTRODUCED BY

Jason C. Harper and Tim D. Lewis

A MEMORIAL

PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 2, 2016 "I LOVE RIO RANCHO DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

     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 ninety-four 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, expanding higher education opportunities, state-of-the-art health care facilities and a variety of recreational and quality-of-life amenities that residents of all ages enjoy; and

     WHEREAS, 2016 marks the thirty-sixth anniversary of Rio Rancho's chamber of commerce;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 2, 2016 be proclaimed "I Love Rio Rancho Day" in the house of representatives; 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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