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Councilor Nicole List
I live, work and am a consumer of Rio Rancho. I have invested time to familiarize myself with each of the city departments and directors. It has been a pleasure to see how efficiently they operate and an honor to be a part of the system that keeps Rio Rancho moving forward. I am the only candidate in my district with municipal government experience.
Thanks to GO Bond and federal funding the city has been able to fix 40% of residential roads in the past four years. I will support continued forward movement to fix roads. Public safety is key to a thriving community. In the past 8 years the city has increased funding for public safety by 62%. I will be a champion for additional funding to support the growing needs of the City. Economic development, we need to provide employment opportunities to our residents as well as bring in revenue.
The City puts out an annual water report. The City is consistently monitoring water and supply quality. We lead the state in sustainability practices. We need to ensure this for our children's future.
Rio Rancho city staff and officials are continually watching the changes throughout the city. It is our responsibility to respond to the needs of the city accordingly.
The City Council needs to focus on the current concerns of residents as well as plan for projected needs.
I will continue to support the newsletter that the City sends out, sharing a great deal of information about what was, is and will be happening. I am open for any constituent to reach out with concerns or compliments. If time allows, we can grab a cup of coffee. Contact me at nlist@rrnm.gov or 505-264-3756
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505-239-6302
Communication, Leadership and Innovation – Beginning as a paratrooper with the US Army, through my career as a Regulatory Project Manager (PM) for the Albuquerque District, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), these were key skills in collaborating with Federal, Tribal, State, and local governmental entities as well as members of the public. In addition, I also led the ABQ District Individuals with Disabilities program into a nationally recognized success. I'll bring these skills to City Council.
Assuring Rio Ranchoans that their voices will be heard. For too long, District 6 residents have expressed disappointment and frustration that councilors ignored their concerns. My career as a Regulatory PM required responding to members of the public, whether it was on the phone, electronically, or with site visits. I’ll continue that service as District 6 councilor, I’ll meet with constituents onsite and “kick the dirt” as we come together on ways forward.
Yes, as a geologist, I can say water is the city’s most important natural resource. The city has added 1,100 acre-feet in water rights in the last 7 years. But Rio Rancho also reports water system distribution leaks resulting in the loss of over 270 MILLION gallons in 2021! Can we do better? Yes, we can! I will review maintenance schedules for improvements. To protect water quality, I will also review the city's Source Water Protection Program for possible increased contaminant source setbacks.
Yes, the city council should do more to alleviate traffic congestion. The city has an outyear traffic plan; however, property ownership hampers the city's ability to add additional road lanes. Residential development is occurring rapidly, outpacing new or expanded roads. Traffic by schools is frustrating and hazardous. The council needs to conduct a traffic pattern review and develop traffic routing options.
Community Safety – Our community has experienced an increase in petty crimes, vandalism, home break-ins, and shoplifting. The Council should review whether crime and safety ordinances previously repealed should be reinstated. Additionally, the Council should continue top level discussions with municipal and magistrate court officials to monitor recidivism.
Economic Growth - the Council should remove obstacles to growth by reexamining ordinances adversely affecting economic growth.
This is one of my primary goals as District 6 councilor. As I described above, District 6 has a history of councilors ignoring or not responding to constituents. As the new District 6 councilor, I will ensure my constituents always have ways to contact me. Whether through emails, texts, phone calls, or website, I will always respond promptly. I’ll also schedule site visits and maintain a social media presence made available to the public. I will also promote townhall-style, meet and greet events
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The abilities that qualify me for this office, includes my Education: BA (Psychology) & MA (Education Administration) and the 35+ years of experience as a Program Administrator, for many educational programs that I managed at the tribal, State and Federal level. In addition, I have been a resident of Rio Rancho for 37 years, of which 33 of those years are in District 6.
Rio Rancho is currently seen as the fastest growing city in New Mexico. With that comes concerns for building a community that addresses all the needs of their community. We must focus on our roads, public safety, and city services such as water, wastewater and solid waste. The city must leverage State and Federal funds for infrastructure repair and expansion. Repairing our roads is essential for continued growth as well as providing sustainable water resources at reasonable costs.
As a pueblo woman, I have been taught my whole life, that our water is life and is sacred to all our communities, including Rio Rancho. This includes safe, clean water for our residents that will support future growth and expansion. With research and planning, I feel that this can be accomplished without further depleting our most precious resource - water.
As Rio Rancho continues to grow, the amount of traffic will increase and should be addressed. Expanding the major roads that lead into Rio Rancho would address some of the congestion and provide easy access to our city and all that we provide.
Homelessness and the issues surrounding the care and services provided to our most vulnerable community members has always been a concern to me. Although Rio Rancho's homeless population seems to be small and invisible, homeless individuals live on our streets and there is the potential for that population to grow. We need to address this and provide services before it becomes a real problem in the future. A community is judged by how they service the most vulnerable in their community.
I would like to knock on doors and talk to as many of the residents of District 6. In the37 years of residing herein Rio Rancho, I have NEVER had a councilor knock on my door and ask what issues are important to me and my family. Going to the constituents, versus having them come to us, shows the community your interest in their opinions and bringing those concerns to the City Council's attention.
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505-236-9387
The eight years I worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory with a Q clearance (like Oppenheimer) and a three million dollar credit card completing maintenance and construction projects demonstrated my ability to exercise responsible judgement and deal with complicated budgetary issues under duress. Most of you have heard of the Pentagon's $1200 toilet seats. I paid $11.99 for these same items on my remodeling projects. I was able to cut Roads and Grounds project construction time by 80%.
My top priority is to help Rio Rancho remain safe and prepare for future crime and terrorism resulting from the Biden open border policy. The spreading lawlessness in our state is fostered by marxist social policies such as criminal catch and release, or making the victim the criminal. We live next to one of the worst crime-ridden cities in the nation. We have to keep crime, squalor and urban decay out of Rio Rancho. Lets keep Rio Rancho a great place to live, prosper, and raise a family.
We finally have a RR Water Utility Director, Jim Chiasson, who knows what he is doing. The City has done a superb job of combining water and road repairs, but will need to deal with thirty per cent inflation for construction costs and the enormous backlog of postponed maintenance and repairs. We may get hard water from some wells, but the City provides safe water and has been vigilant in securing future supplies. The administration is now doing good work in this area of governance.
The City might be able to improve some congestion by timing stop lights for traffic flow, much quicker road repair projects, etc. But at some point in time other north/south roads like Idalia will need upgrades to take the traffic pressure off of Highway 528.
Reduction in property taxes. CNM and UNM have done very little to address the serious shortage of NM skilled trades due to retirement and flight to other states. Trade Unions, such as the Plumbers & Pipefitters Union that I retired from, produce dozens licensed Plumbers to replace Union retirees. NM used to have TVI but when CNM was created to help UNM with remedial education the decision to gut the trades programs was sadly set in motion. CNM and UNM have failed RR and NM miserably.
I will work to take the guesswork and bias out of who gets to address the Council and for how long. If overflow crowds want to discuss an issue such as the Rio Rancho Library and child pornography for five year olds, perhaps a special meeting is in order. Hear all the speakers, vet the issue, and come to a resolution of issue. Perhaps the City should have just acted sooner to protect our little ones. Citizens should be heard and not just on election days.
