BULLHEAD CITY – At the Dec. 17 Bullhead City’s City Council meeting an $88,000 odor control system was approved for purchase. The EG-8.2T Duage Biotrickling Odor Control System will be installed near Lakeside Dr., to help with odor caused by sewer waste. Signage was also discussed to discourage the public from encouraging panhandlers in the Bullhead City area. Passive panhandling has been ruled by state and federal courts to be protected free speech. Cities cannot prohibit panhandling on sidewalks unless there are safety concerns or trespassing violations City Manager Toby Cotter presented videos that portrayed the effects of installing signage…

Mohave County residents will embrace a reduction in the Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) at the stroke of midnight on December 31. A 20-year quarter-cent sales tax increment implemented by the Board of Supervisors in 1999 will sunset before dawn of the New Year. Financial Services Director Coral Loyd said the quarter-cent tax generated almost $122 million by October of this year and that the 20-year total through December is projected at $123 million. The revenue has always been earmarked for capital improvement projects. While remaining revenue from the sunsetting tax is dedicated to the current Mohave County Courthouse, previous funds…