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LAND AREA
The Village of Corrales encompasses
an area of 11.2 square miles
POPULATION
8,502 (2015 estimate, U.S. Census)

EDUCATION
Albuquerque Public School District

GOVERNMENT
Mayor and six-member council, elected to
four-year staggered terms. The Village of
Corrales Council meets the second and fourth
Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m., except
during the summer and in the months of Novem- The Village of Corrales is a small, treasured oasis bordered on the east
ber and December. Meetings are held in the by the Rio Grande . To the south is the City of Albuquerque while to
Village of Corrales Council Chambers/Municipal the west and north is the City of Rio Rancho.
Court Building at 4322 Corrales Road. Prehistoric sites indicate the Corrales Valley was occupied as early as
500 A.D. when the ancestors of the present-day Indian Pueblos
VILLAGE COUNCIL derived sustenance from the fertile valley. Subsequent populations,
including Hispanic, European and American families, settled here to
District 1: Ennio Garcia-Miera raise grapes, apples, and livestock. Today, Corrales is distinguished by
District 2: George L. Wright its broad green pastures and orchards, its rich historic and artistic
District 3: Philip Gasteyer character, the sounds and scents of roosters, cows, horses and sheep.
District 4: David Dornburg
A step into Corrales is a step into another time and place where the
District 5: Jim Fahey stresses of 21st-century life give way to the grace and pace of an
District 6: Pat Clauser earlier era.
Mayor: Scott A. Kominiak
Who to Call
VILLAGE CLERK
The Village Clerk supervises the day-to-day
administrative functions of the Village
office, attending Village council meetings, Animal Control ..................................................................... (505) 898-7501
maintaining public records and archives, Community Library ............................................................ (505) 897-0733
and administration of all municipal
elections. Fire Department .................................................................. (505) 898-7501

PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT Municipal Court ................................................................... (505) 897-0503
The Planning and Zoning (P & Z) depart- Parks & Recreation .............................................................. (505) 899-8900
ment manages applications for all zoning Planning & Zoning .............................................................. (505) 897-0502
actions: subdivisions, site development
plans (commercial), variances, special use Police Department .............................................................. (505) 898-7585
permits, home occupation permits , and
zone map amendments. Village Clerk ........................................................................... (505) 897-0502

Village of Corrales
4324 Corrales Road Corrales, NM 87048
505.897.0502 FAX: 505.897.7217
www.corrales-nm.org

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