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Rancho Santa Margarita Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

The City received FEMA grant funding to prepare a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan which will present a strategy for reducing the City's vulnerability to the impacts of natural hazard events. Residents can participate in the process by taking a short survey.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 

The City of Rancho Santa Margarita received Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funding to prepare a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP).  The LHMP presents a strategy for ...

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...

Low-Cost Pet Care Clinic set for January 9th

The monthly clinic held at the Bell Tower Regional Community Center will be changed from the usual first Wednesday in January. First Wednesday clinics will resume in February.

The Healthcare & Emergency Animal Rescue Team (HEART) provides vaccinations, de-worming, microchipping, flea and tick control and, if time allows, nail trims for dogs and cats at the Bell Tower Regional Community Center on the first Wednesday of each ...

Warmth For Winter Donations Sought

HEART has been providing medical care, supplies, training, and other essential services for the past five years for pets owned by people who are experiencing homelessness in Orange County. Thanks to their dedicated staff and the support of generous and ca...

Employee of the Year

Public Works Superintendent selected by peers for annual recognition.

Public Works Superintendent Terry Gregory has been named 2018 Employee of the Year by a vote of his colleagues, who describe him as a kind, dependable and thorough hard-worker. Terry has been with the City since 2017 and quickly became an invaluable membe...

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 ...