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CR&R addresses recent waste collection delays

Keep an eye out in your April trash bill for this letter from CR&R

Please click on the image to view a letter from CR&R regarding recent waste collection delays in Rancho Santa Margarita.

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Passport Acceptance Facility Experiencing Extremely High Demand

Passport appointments are booked approximately one month out at this time due to high demand.

Passport appointments are booked approximately one month out at this time due to high demand. We apologize for any inconvenience.   

Other local facilities include:

USPS Santa Margarita Retail Store

Mission Viejo Library

Lake Forest City Cle...

City Council Approves Splash Pad Project

It’s Official - Splash Pad coming to Central Park!

The Rancho Santa Margarita City Council approved a design contract award for the first -ever splash pad recreation feature in the city at its regular meeting on January 23, 2019.

David Volz Design Landscape Architects, Inc. will submit designs for City Cou...

Income Tax Preparation Assistance

If your household income was less than $60,000 in 2018, you may be eligible to file your taxes for free. Assistance is available by appointment in Rancho Santa Margarita.

The VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program is now into its 5^th year in the City of Rancho Santa Margarita. Tax preparation is done for lower-income individuals (threshold $60,000) under the auspices of the United Way of Orange County and the Inter...

City Council selects Holloway to serve as Mayor, McGirr as Mayor Pro Tempore

The City Council on Wednesday, December 12th elected Jerry Holloway to serve as Mayor and Brad McGirr to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore.

Rancho Santa Margarita voters re-elected Council Members Jerry Holloway and Brad McGirr, and elected former Planning Commissioner Anne Figueroa to office on November 6, 2018. They took the Oath of Office at the meeting of December 12, 2018.

Mayor Holloway ...

Christopoulos elected to Chair Planning Commission, McQuaid to serve as Vice Chair

At its regular meeting of January 2, 2019, the Rancho Santa Margarita Planning Commission welcomed Blaine J. Nelson and Kristen Camuglia to the dias. They join John Christopoulos, Jim Eakin, and Mark McQuaid to perform commission duties in 2019. The Plann...