Murrieta employees move into a city hall on Beckman Court. Murrieta starts its own police department. City leaders say they like the local control that their own police force provides compared to contracting with the county sheriff's department. The city approves a general plan, a guide for future development of the town. About 50 general plan meetings over two years result in the city agreeing to a target population of about 104,000.
Work starts on two flood channels intended to remedy the persistent flooding.
1998 City of Murrieta establishes its own public library.