PHOENIX, January 3, 2020 — For Immediate Release. Tonto National Forest staff will host two public meetings to discuss the Forest Service’s analysis in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Pinto Valley Mine project. Meetings will take place on: Ø Jan. 7 from 5-7 p.m. at Superior Junior/Senior High School …
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UPDATE: At Last!! Miami May Have Reached Its CAG Survey Goal
UPDATE_Jan 22: “It looks like we did it,” proclaimed Utilities Coordinator Tash Jerrols, saying that the Town of Miami recently received preliminary good news from Central Arizona Governments (CAG). “You’ve gotten far enough to make the income survey work,” CAG’s Community Development Manager Alan Urban said recently. Town council members …
Read More »Miami Police add radar units to curb speeding
Speeding through Miami without getting caught is about to become more difficult. With a grant of $8,563 from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (AZGOHS), the Miami Police Department bought five radars earlier this month. They are currently being installed and every patrol car in the department should have …
Read More »Local Humane Society launches “Trap, Neuter, Release” program for feral cats
Asks for community support; city’s permission to feed feral cats for one year As the saying goes, if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Calling the number of feral cats a “huge problem” in the community, High Desert Humane Society is doing its part to …
Read More »Motor Vehicle announces changes to getting license plates and documents
LICENSE PLATES, TABS AND DOCS NOW COMING THROUGH THE MAIL The new year will usher in a new way for customers to get license plates, registration tabs and many documents such as vehicle titles. Beginning in January, customers will receive these items through the U.S. Mail and will no longer be able …
Read More »Cleaning up the towns: Blight Busters seeks $600,000 regional grant
That’s the idea behind the Copper Corridor Blight Buster Coalition (CCBB), formed by the collaboration of five area communities—Globe, Miami, Kearny, Hayden, and Winkelman—to clean up blighted buildings in the Copper Corridor. Superior Mayor Mila Besich calls blight “an ongoing struggle” for all communities in the Copper Corridor. “It’s across …
Read More »A bridge so far: Gila County yet to receive federal funds for Tonto Creek Bridge, but not for lack of trying
A proposed bridge over Tonto Creek is gaining statewide attention after the tragic drowning of three Valley children Nov. 29 at the Bar-X Crossing. For nearly 20 years, Gila County has applied unsuccessfully for federal funds for the proposed Tonto Creek Bridge, near Tonto Basin. The county learned in November …
Read More »Unlocking$244,000 dollars for Miami: Survey holds the key.
Have you ever complained about the streets, or the blight, or the state of housing…or any other number of infrastructure needs facing Miami? Miami is just one week, and 141 surveys short of receiving nearly a quarter of a million dollars in federal funding from HUD. The deadline for getting …
Read More »National Forest Waives Fees in Celebration of Veterans Day
GLOBE- The Tonto National Forest Supervisor’s Office and all Ranger District offices will close on Monday, November 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. Offices will resume regular business hours November 12. The Tonto National Forest also will waive fees at several day-use recreation sites on November 11, in …
Read More »USDA Forest Service Resumes Select Timber Management Activities in Tonto National Forest
Court approves stipulation modifying the injunction for certain activities in Arizona and New Mexico Today, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona issued an order allowing select timber management activities to resume in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona as well as five national forests in New …
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