By: Fred Barcon It’s with utter astonishment that I write yet another editorial. The Tri-City Regional Sanitary Board (TRSD) marches forward with their project, despite proof from neutral third-party engineering firm, Kimley-Horn, that concurs with what I have been pointing out for over 4 years. A third wastewater treatment plant …
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Officials closing Tonto National Forest July 2
Some lakes, forest roads will remain accessible PHOENIX, June 30, 2020 — For Immediate Release. Wildfires have burned more than 224,500 acres this year on the Tonto National Forest. Ongoing extreme fire danger due to dry conditions and hot temperatures following a wet winter that produced an abundance of dry …
Read More »Gila County Assessor responds to questions arising over recent fire events
If your property has been damaged by the Bush fire, Gila County Assessor Joe Williams says his office can help reduce property taxes on those properties. And they can make the process as near painless as possible. “Anytime a property is damaged by fire or other occurrences, we have a …
Read More »Bipartisanship key to an effective pandemic response
By Tom O’Halleran Every day, I hear from Arizonans who are having trouble feeding their families or keeping the lights on at their small business—a complete 180 from two months ago. The coronavirus pandemic has affected every facet of our lives, and Americans are looking to their elected leaders to …
Read More »White Like Me
By: Diane Post At sixteen, I was traumatized in a ghetto in Chicago when I was there on a two-week work-study event with the Presbyterian Church. We twenty white and rural kids from Wisconsin went to the big city to meet and work with Black teenagers as a step toward dissolving …
Read More »Additional $425,000 raised for Small Business Relief Fund
Local First Arizona Announces Additional $425,000 in Donations for Small Business Relief Fund From Rural Partners and Local Banks benefiting Arizona’s smallest businesses without access to capital and shut out of federal aid.Phoenix, AZ — Small businesses across Arizona have lost federal dollars to larger companies in urban areas — that …
Read More »Lane restrictions on US 60 and 70 scheduled to begin May 31
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for overnight lane restrictions and delays on US 60 and US 70 near Globe and Miami starting Sunday, May 31. Crews will be completing pavement preservation work from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night in the following locations: Guest ContributorGuest …
Read More »Tonto National Forest restricts equestrian recreation in Goldfield/Bulldog Area, Lower Salt River
PHOENIX, May 29, 2020 Beginning today at 6:00pm, visitors to the Tonto National Forest will not be allowed to ride or take a horse, mule, burro or donkey into the area where the Salt River Horses currently reside (map included at end of release). On May 21, 2020, Arizona Department …
Read More »Barcon says Board should not move forward with plans for third plant
By: Fred Barcon On May 18, 2020, the Tri-City Regional Sanitary District (TRSD) Board passed a motion to move forward with their plans to build a third wastewater treatment plant. Many of you are familiar with my past editorials, in which I point out several flaws with the TRSD …
Read More »Tonto National Forest to Open Many Recreation Sites By May 15
PHOENIX, May 14, 2020 — Beginning Friday, May 15th, much of the Tonto National Forest’s developed recreation sites will be open for use. This includes all developed sites for the lower Salt River and Saguaro Lake. Most developed sites at Apache, Canyon, and Roosevelt Lakes will also be open. Additional …
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