Integrated Water Master Plan Issues Discussed at CSD Meeting

Nearly two months after the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Board directed resident Jim Farrell to meet with water consultant Lisa Maddaus to review differences between the district’s draft Integrated Water Master Plan and the IWMP Working Group’s findings, Farrell reported that the effort is underway but remains a work in progress. Read More »

RMA Board Reviews Security, Scooter Rule, July 4 Plans

A myriad of topics were discussed during the June 16 Rancho Murieta Association Board meeting, including the future of security services in Rancho Murieta, Fourth of July plans, a proposed stand-up motorized scooter rule, a ramp for the North Gazebo and a new volleyball court at Clementia Park. Read More »

BlowBacks Bring Music, Dancing to Record Women’s Club Luncheon

The Rancho Murieta Women’s Club welcomed 129 attendees to its May 27 luncheon at the Rancho Murieta Country Club, drawing the organization’s largest crowd since the COVID-19 pandemic outside of its annual fashion show. Read More »

Water Vision Group Explains Role at CSD Improvements Meeting

The Rancho Murieta Community Services District Improvements Committee spent nearly an hour on June 10 reviewing the future of the Water Vision Working Group and a newly created matrix intended to organize the district’s growing list of water-related projects and responsibilities. Read More »

Budget, Water Issues Dominate CSD Meeting

Rancho Murieta residents could see higher utility bills and fewer security patrols next year under a proposed Community Services District budget that would increase rates by 31.5% while eliminating two patrol officer positions. Read More »

Ceremonies Honor Veterans and Fallen Service Members

Three Memorial Day weekend events in Rancho Murieta honored fallen service members, supported veterans in need and paid tribute to the American flag. Read More »

RMA Revives Security Committee, Reviews South Gate Renovation Plans

The Rancho Murieta Association Board of Directors on May 19 reactivated its Security Ad Hoc Committee to study whether RMA could eventually assume responsibility for security services within the gates of Rancho Murieta and reviewed conceptual plans for a long-awaited renovation of the South Gate entrance. Read More »

ETC Opens 25th Anniversary Season with Record Kickoff Attendance

More than 400 people attended Entertainment, Theatre & Culture for Rancho Murieta’s annual kickoff event on May 17, helping to launch the organization’s 25th-anniversary concert season and setting the stage for the first concert of the summer on June 20. Read More »

Beep Beep Fun Run Tops Goal, Raises More Than $35,000 for PTA

More than 360 Cosumnes River Elementary School students hit the grass running May 1 as the school’s annual Beep Beep Fun Run raised $35,615 for programs, supplies and activities that benefit students throughout the year. Read More »

Security Logs: May 18-June 4

Following is a summary of activity for the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Security Department for the following dates. Note: these log entries are condensed. For full security log details, go to the CSD website at rmcsd.com. Read More »

District Repairs 35,000-Gallon Sewage Leak

An estimated 35,000 gallons of sewage escaped from a failed sewer connection near Rancho Murieta's Yellow Bridge on May 17, triggering a 15-hour emergency response that cost the Rancho Murieta Community Services District $106,189. Read More »

Water Vision Fight Sparks Accusations of Developer Influence, Secret Meetings

Accusations of secret committees, developer influence, anti-growth politics and even a “horrible memory” flew between directors and audience members on May 27 as a Rancho Murieta Community Services District discussion about the Water Vision Working Group devolved into one of the board’s most contentious exchanges in recent months. Read More »

Developer Threatens Lawsuit Against CSD Over Water Meters

A threatened lawsuit by a Rancho Murieta developer moved into public view after Rancho Murieta Community Services District counsel released a government claim and draft complaint filed by River Canyon Properties LLC, which alleges the district is improperly withholding water meters needed for residential construction. Read More »

Homeless Camp Near Rancho Murieta Raises Concerns

Concerns about a growing homeless encampment near Rancho Murieta surfaced during Sacramento County Supervisor Rosario Rodriguez’s first community meeting in Rancho Murieta on May 4, after Rodriguez discussed a new county ordinance allowing authorities to clear illegal camping on both public and private property. Read More »

Summerfest Spray Park Opens

Perfect weather and high spirits mark opening day at the Summerfest Spray Park in Riverview Park on May 16. Read More »

Gere Pushes New Tank Site

A sharp debate over the location of Rancho Murieta’s proposed emergency water storage tank and a broad review of next year’s capital improvement projects dominated the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Improvements Committee meeting on May 6. Read More »

ETC Grants Support Arts Programs at Three Schools

Entertainment Theatre & Culture for Rancho Murieta (ETC) continued its support of arts education on May 13 by presenting $1,000 grants to three local schools to help fund theater productions, costumes, equipment and other arts-related needs. Read More »

Garden Club’s Plant Sale Extravaganza Blooms

The annual River Valley Garden Club Plant Sale Extravaganza drew a steady stream of shoppers to the Rancho Murieta Association parking lot on May 9, with organizers calling the fundraiser a major success for both the club and the community. Read More »

Security Operation Faces Financial Crunch

Rancho Murieta Community Services District officials warned during a May 6 Security Committee meeting that the district’s security operation is facing a major financial crunch, with members considering nighttime gate automation, reduced staffing and the need for community input on the future of security services. Read More »

Golf Scores: Niners ‘Play for the Roses’

The Rancho Murieta Country Club (RMCC) Nine Hole Golf Club opened its annual Invitational Golf Tournament with the Amador Rodeo Queen, Cooper Cheetham, riding her beautiful horse down the center of 64 carts, kicking off the Play for the Roses Invitational. Read More »

Security Logs: May 1-May 12

Following is a summary of activity for the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Security Department for the following dates. Note: these log entries are condensed. For full security log details, go to the CSD website at rmcsd.com. Read More »

SUV Crashes into Rancho Murieta North Gate

A white SUV crashed into the Rancho Murieta North Gate late May 17, overturning after striking the gate structure and causing major damage to the entry area, according to Rancho Murieta Community Services District security logs and information provided by the California Highway Patrol. Read More »

Two Teens Killed, Three Injured in Fiery Scott Road Crash

Two teenagers were killed and three others critically injured early Sunday morning after a solo-vehicle crash and fire on Scott Road north of Latrobe Road near Rancho Murieta, according to the California Highway Patrol and Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. Read More »

Rodriguez Outlines County Challenges

Sacramento County Supervisor Rosario Rodriguez used her first community meeting in Rancho Murieta on May 4 to outline countywide challenges ranging from homelessness and illegal fireworks to budget pressures tied to federal funding cuts. Read More »

Supervisor Rodriguez Honors Rod Hart

Sacramento County Supervisor Rosario Rodriguez honored retiring former Rancho Murieta Association General Manager Rod Hart during her first community meeting in Rancho Murieta on May 4, while Hart – despite officially retiring days earlier – used the occasion to outline major projects and concerns facing the community. Read More »

Supervisor Rodriguez Announces Scott Road Paving Plan

Supervisor Rosario Rodriguez used her first community meeting in Rancho Murieta on May 5 to deliver what she called a “surprise” announcement: Sacramento County will now repave the full length of Scott Road between the area north of Boys Ranch Road and Latrobe Road, completing a long-sought project for Rancho Murieta residents. Read More »

One Injured in Jackson Road Accident

A collision involving a Tesla and a Mercedes injured one person on May 8 on Jackson Highway between Van Vleck and Michigan Bar Road, according to preliminary information. The crash initially was reported as a head-on collision. Read More »

Pickleball Club Hosts Demo Day, Fashion Show

The Rancho Murieta Pickleball Club hosts a Demo Day, gift basket raffle and fashion show fundraiser May 2 at the Stonehouse pickleball courts, where players try out paddles supplied by Courtside Tennis and Pickleball and enjoy a day of community activities. Read More »

Hart Honored with Humor, Gratitude at Stonehouse Plaza Farewell

About 80 Rancho Murieta Association members, board members, employees and family members gathered May 1 at Stonehouse Plaza to mark Rod Hart’s final day on the job, a sendoff that mixed heartfelt praise with inside jokes, gifts and reflections on a 45-year career shaping Rancho Murieta. Read More »

Mai Vang’s Bid for Congress

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Scouts Shred Unwanted Paperwork

Six Scouts and five adults with Rancho Murieta Troop 633 process more than 1,500 boxes of paper during a community shredding event in the Rancho Murieta Association parking lot on May 2. Read More »

Learning at Wildfire Preparedness Day

Families – especially young children – turn out for big fire trucks and tractors and promotional handouts during the annual Wildfire Community Preparedness Day hosted May 2 by Sacramento County and the Rancho Murieta Regional Fire Safe Council in the Tractor Supply parking lot. Read More »