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Spring Community Living Magazine

Check out the latest edition of our Community Living Magazine! Class registration begins Tuesday, February 19th and Summer Camp registration begins Monday, April 1st.

The Community Services Department strives to offer the residents of Rancho Santa Margarita the highest quality recreation classes, special events, senior services, facility accommodations, and customer service. We are committed to facilitating activities ...

Support Services for Veterans

4 the Fallen presents 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Tijeras Creek Golf Club

4 the Fallen invites the community's participation at their 3^rd Annual Orange County Golf Tournament at Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita. Registration is now open for golfers and sponsors, and the organization is seeking sponsors big or s...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...