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Byline: Elaine D. Briseno Journal Staff Writer
FLASHBACK
* Rio Rancho's inaugural mayor helped instill a sense of self-sufficiency in fledgling town
When William Howden became the first mayor of Rio Rancho in February 1981, the city had just 10,200 residents.
Its first police department had a chief and eight officers, Howden carried city records in the trunk of his car and the state had to lend the city money so it could get going.