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 The American Public Works Association (APWA) awarded Gila County's Wildfire Suppression project the "2007 Project of the Year" award in the Disaster or Emergency Construction/Repair category. Chairman of the Gila County Board of Supervisors Joe Sanchez congratulated the Public Works Department on the award at a board meeting earlier this week. Supervisor Tommie Martin remarked that the project was one of the few projects in the nation to be recognized with an APWA award which was designed, engineered, and constructed solely by a county's public works department.
The department received the award for the Wildfire Suppression project initiated in 2006. The county purchased water dips, pumpkin tanks and military bladders to assist in suppressing wildfires along the Mogollon Rim. The tanks provide firefighters with access to water in areas of the 298,000 acre Tonto Natural Forest which would otherwise be dry. The dip tanks can hold up to 5,000 gallons, while the bladders can hold up to 20,000 gallons.
Officials from the Payson Forest Ranger District credit the 30 sites with allowing firefighters to be successful in their initial attack on a fire during the 2007 fire season.
Pictured above from is Gila County Manager Steve Besich, Chairman of the Board Joe Sanchez, Public Works Assistant Shannon Boyer, and Public Works Director Steve Stratton.
 The Rural Transportation Advocacy Council (RTAC) Board elected Coconino County Supervisor Matt Ryan as the new Chairman of the Council. Ryan was chosen to serve a two-year term at the organization's July 21 meeting.
Supervisor Ryan, who follows Flagstaff Mayor Joe Donaldson as the Chairman, said "Joe did a great job leading the group and we all appreciate his efforts. I look forward to the many challenges and opportunities in working through our transportation issues and collaborating with all the different agencies involved in our ongoing planning efforts."
RTAC is a consortium of the cities, towns, counties, councils of governments and planning organizations of rural Arizona. RTAC was formed to advocate for rural and small metropolitan transportation interests. The council is working towards the development of transportation infrastructure to prepare rural Arizona for the emerging global economy while maintaining a high quality of life for the citizens of Arizona.
Mohave County officials and residents participated in a discussion with the Arizona Town Hall about the state's education system in Kingman on August 6. Chairman of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors Pete Byers attended the meeting and offered his recommendations on how to modify the state's education system in order to retain high-quality teachers. Mohave County Manager Ron Walker, who also serves as the Vice Chair of Administration for Arizona Town Hall, facilitated the meeting.
The Mohave County meeting was part of a post-Town Hall tour conducted as a wrap-up to the the 92nd Town Hall, on the topic "Who Will Teach Our Children?" Town Hall President Tara Jackson began the meeting with a report on the conclusions from the 92nd Town Hall meeting. Representatives from the Kingman Unified School District and Hualapai Elementary School also shared their perspectives before the audience of county officials and the public offered comments.
Recent changes to the State Fire Marshal's rules have led to the introduction of a new program requiring a permit from the Marshal's office before a propane tank can be replaced or moved.
The requirement is in addition to any current "green-tag" programs already in place by ordinance in any political subdivision. Stakeholders are assessing whether the new rules are serving a purpose, given the popular opinion that current regulations at the local level seem to work well at protecting the health and safety of constituents while providing efficient, quality service to consumers. CSA is surveying the counties to determine the status of current county regulatory programs to determine the level of redundancy and any potential unintended consequences that may result from the new rules.
Representatives Barbara McGuire (D-23) and Senators Rebecca Rios (D-23) and Sylvia Allen (R-5) met with various stakeholders in
Property owners are concerned that their responsibility for illegally dumped trash may lead to an inappropriate loss of grazing rights on public lands. Land owners (who are responsible when illegal dumping takes place on their property) may fence their property to discourage illegal dumping, but that same owner may not hinder access to any public land that they lease.
A piece of draft legislation is expected in the next week and will be distributed among interested stakeholders for comments and feedback. CSA will continue to work within the stakeholder group to address the concerns of the property owners while maintaining the efficacy of county operations.
 Take a moment to travel back through time and get a glimpse of areas around the state as they looked in the early 20th Century. For his landmark book, "Arizona: Then and Now", photographer Allen Dutton traveled across the state to recapture archival images from their exact original location. Watch as early century images transform into contemporary photography.Click here to view these amazing images. You can roll your cursor over the Then image to reveal the exact location as it is Now. It's interesting to see the changes that have been made over the years. It's even more interesting to see how some areas remain almost the same.
Visit the CSA Calendar of Events at www.countysupervisors.org/calendar.
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