Rio Rancho, New Mexico
"The City of Vision"
One of the fastest growing communities in the nation, Rio Rancho is located 12 miles Northwest of Albuquerque. Founded in the early 1960s, the city started off as a real estate project called "Rio Rancho Estates." Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the population grew and more land was purchased. Rio Rancho was incorporated in the early 1980s. Now covering about 75 square miles, Rio Rancho is home to almost 60,000 people.
Quality of life is among the best for cities of its size! Technology has been the leading industry; Intel started a $2 billion expansion on their local plant in 2000, the second largest industrial expansion in the world! The Rio Rancho school system has a new high school, and the community is loaded with parks and recreation areas.
Like Albuquerque, Corrales and the rest of the greater metro area, Rio Rancho is within a day's drive of most destinations in New Mexico: Pueblos, nature reserves, ski areas, recreational lakes, and numerous state and federal parks and monuments.
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Radon >Detecting Elevated Radon Levels
Radon gas is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that can pose a serious health risk if it becomes trapped under your house. Radon typically enters the home via underground crawl spaces, sump pumps, gaps in the basement and even the water supply. It can pollute your indoor air with its toxic vapors, and is held responsible for more than 20,000 lung-disease-related deaths every year. Radon is assumed to be present in millions of American homes.
How do you detect the presence of radon gas, and how can you reduce its presence and influence if it is found in your home? First, have your home tested by a professional. Many contractors are licensed or certified by state and/or local agencies. They will conduct diagnostic testing to determine if radon gas is at acceptable levels. If levels are dangerous, the contractor can install a radon reduction system. Ask the contractor for references documenting the results of past work in other homes. Make sure the company checks the house after the system is installed, to verify that it is reducing the radon levels.
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Legend has it that when Brigham Young first saw this city in 1847, he exclaimed: "This is the place!"
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Salt Lake City, Utah. |
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