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Globe Council makes historic visit to Washington DC to lobby support for long-term planning

In the weeks leading up to final approval of its updated Strategic Action Plan (SAP), members of Globe City Council and administration sojourned to Washington DC to attend the National League of Cities gathering and to meet with elected representatives and agencies as they sought additional funding for a number …

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Community pool daily use to be free for the first year, Council decides at May 23 meeting

Members of the Globe City Council: Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton (District 4), and Council members Freddy Rios (District 1), Mike Pastor (District 2), Jesse Leetham (District 3), Mariano Gonzalez (District 5), and Fernando Shipley (District 6). All members were in attendance at this meeting except Councilman Leetham …

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Prevention is key to upcoming fire season

As fire season draws near, the Globe Ranger District is bracing for whatever the summer brings after a relatively quiet year since Telegraph rained fire and brimstone—followed by monsoon flooding—on the Globe-Miami region. Thanks to the short lull and increased federal funding, regional agencies have been completing necessary work to …

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Globe to benefit from Bipartisan Bill to Spur Water Technology Investments

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) and Rep. John Duarte (CA-13) today introduced the bipartisan Water Infrastructure Modernization Act. The bill creates federal grant programs to increase investments and use of smart water technologies. “We need to attack our Western water crisis on multiple fronts. That means utilizing innovative …

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Strategic Action Plan presented at Council’s April 25 meeting

Members of the Globe City Council: Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton (District 4), and Council members Freddy Rios (District 1), Mike Pastor (District 2), Jesse Leetham (District 3), Mariano Gonzalez (District 5), and Fernando Shipley (District 6). All members were in attendance at this meeting except Mayor Gameros …

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Council approves Hill Street School loan at busy April 25 meeting

Members of the Globe City Council: Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton (District 4), and Council members Freddy Rios (District 1), Mike Pastor (District 2), Jesse Leetham (District 3), Mariano Gonzalez (District 5), and Fernando Shipley (District 6). All members were in attendance at this meeting except Councilman Leetham. …

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USDA Forest Service begins prescribed fire operations for cross-boundary restoration project with San Carlos Apache Reservation

PHOENIX, April 13, 2023 — The Tonto National Forest and San Carlos Apache Tribe will begin a 1,174-acre cross-boundary prescribed fire operation at the Timber Camp Recreation Area and Group Campgrounds beginning Saturday, April 15-29, 2023, for the Highway Tanks Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA) fuel reduction project. For the safety …

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Loose dogs in Globe lead to questions about jurisdiction

Social media in Globe has recently exploded with stories of loose dogs threatening or attacking animals or people in public places or behind fences, but questions about jurisdiction and which government agency holds responsibility for the problem have led to a stalemate in enforcement. “We don’t deal with it: We …

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