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Sheriff seeks budget boost

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County sheriff Doug Schuster has asked for a funding boost while the board of supervisors anticipates adopting a spending plan for the next fiscal year on Aug. 2. Schuster told supervisors Monday that some progress has been made in the last couple of years as the department has worked to raise pay and reduce compression issues. But Schuster said more upward salary adjustments are needed to attract and retain personnel, particularly entry level deputy and detention positions. Schuster told supervisors he loses sleep at night over the low level of pay for jail staff. He said position vacancies trigger mandatory…

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Development fees adopted for Kingman

KINGMAN – Formal and final adoption of development fees came at Tuesday’s Kingman City council meeting. The 5-2 vote was expected as council members Keith Walker and Cherish Sammeli expressed a mix of reservation and opposition through various junctures in the process that will see the fees implemented in early October. Vice Mayor Ken Watkins said the adopted fees will generate about half the revenue than the original proposal. He said the compromise appears workable. Council member Sue Ann Mello noted that a previous Kingman Council rescinded development fees about a decade ago. She said the city can do the same…

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Development fees adopted for Kingman

KINGMAN – Formal and final adoption of development fees came at Tuesday’s Kingman City council meeting. The 5-2 vote was expected as council members Keith Walker and Cherish Sammeli expressed a mix of reservation and opposition through various junctures in the process that will see the fees implemented in early October. Vice Mayor Ken Watkins said the adopted fees will generate about half the revenue than the original proposal. He said the compromise appears workable. Council member Sue Ann Mello noted that a previous Kingman Council rescinded development fees about a decade ago. She said the city can do the same…

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State legislators to brief Republican Women on legislation

KINGMAN – State Senator Sonny Borrelli as well as State Representatives Leo Biasiucci and Regina Cobb are scheduled to speak at the regular meeting of Kingman Republican Women (KRW) on Monday, August 2. The legislators were originally scheduled to appear in June; however, they were  delayed due to the legislature being in session and approval of the State budget. Arizona election laws are a top concern of KRW and the legislators will provide information on laws that were passed by the legislature that will make Arizona elections more secure as well as the latest information on the AZ Senate GOP’s…

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Mohave County Democratic Party welcomes the Independent Redistricting Commission to Lake Havasu City

MOHAVE COUNTY  – On July 28 at 5 p.m., the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is scheduled to hold its first public hearing in. The Mohave County Democratic Party is excited to welcome the Commission to Mohave County and encourages all residents to take part in this exciting, once-in-a-decade democratic process. Main Location: Lake Havasu Civic Center, 2360 McCulloch Blvd. North, Lake Havasu City; Satellite Location: Suddenlink Community Center, 2380 Suddenlink Way, Bullhead City; Satellite Location: Kingman Board Meeting Room, 3033 MacDonald Ave., Kingman. States must redraw their congressional and legislative maps every ten years. The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC)…

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Mohave County Democratic Party welcomes the Independent Redistricting Commission to Lake Havasu City

MOHAVE COUNTY  – On July 28 at 5 p.m., the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is scheduled to hold its first public hearing in. The Mohave County Democratic Party is excited to welcome the Commission to Mohave County and encourages all residents to take part in this exciting, once-in-a-decade democratic process. Main Location: Lake Havasu Civic Center, 2360 McCulloch Blvd. North, Lake Havasu City; Satellite Location: Suddenlink Community Center, 2380 Suddenlink Way, Bullhead City; Satellite Location: Kingman Board Meeting Room, 3033 MacDonald Ave., Kingman. States must redraw their congressional and legislative maps every ten years. The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC)…

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