Carol Broeder
January 6, 2020
Government, Living
After the Town of Miami sewer project repairs continued through the 2019 holidays, the Sullivan Street portion is scheduled for completion in about 10 days, Engineer Tech Josh Derhammer said Friday. Then, it’s onto Plaza Avenue for a few days. “Paving in those areas will be completed shortly thereafter,” he …
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Carol Broeder
December 30, 2019
Announcements, Government, Living
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 …
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Carol Broeder
December 29, 2019
Announcements, Government, Police
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 …
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Carol Broeder
September 10, 2019
Arts & Entertainment
Sullivan Street in Miami was jam-packed Saturday as the site of two main events, when the annual building tour took flight with the fourth annual Wings of Hope car show. One offered a glimpse into Miami’s past with a self-guided walking tour of historic downtown buildings. The other was a …
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Carol Broeder
August 23, 2019
Announcements, Government
The Town of Miami recently extended the deadline for residents to complete a survey that might help the town get money to pave its streets as well as other projects. Residents now have until Friday, Aug. 30 to complete and return the one-page income survey. To date, the town received …
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David Abbott
August 15, 2019
Education
“We’re not asking them to come and save rural education, we’re asking them to let us save it ourselves,” says Miami High School Principal Glen Lineberry. “Which means we need some help, affirmative help, and sometimes we just need them to get out of the way.” In lieu of action …
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Carol Broeder
August 9, 2019
Announcements, Government, Uncategorized
By Carol Broeder and David Abbott Miami residents will soon have to pay a little bit more for each flush, as an increase in sewer rates will take effect Wednesday, Aug. 21. The increase is a condition of the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (USDA-RUS) funding for …
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Carol Broeder
August 2, 2019
Culture, Government
By Carol Broeder and David Abbott The proposed Cobre Valley Regional Aquatic Center (CVRAC) just might help foster better communication among family, friends and neighbors, improve the overall health of residents in the Globe-Miami area and make it more attractive to businesses that want to set up shop locally. …
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globemiami
July 13, 2019
Government, The Visitors View
“Recycling at its best.” That’s what Patty Bringhurst calls the project lining the gateway to Miami with painted pots, which are really not pots at all. Rather, they are manhole collars that had been sitting the Town of Miami’s Public Works’ Yard for 10 or 15 years now. Town staff …
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Carol Broeder
July 12, 2019
Breaking News, Business
Anyone driving along the snaky portion of Highway 60 between Claypool and Miami recently may have seen the work underway at the BHP bridge. Known as the Miami Entrance Bridge Erosion Control Project, it was started by BHP to control the deterioration of bridge scour as well as natural erosion …
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