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Dear Editor, Surprises can be deadly. A devastating

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Spend September with the LHC Chamber

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Come on board with Lake Havasu’s Chamber of Commerce this September!  The AM Exchange gives businesses a chance to educate other businesses on the benefits of their brands.  This is a networking meeting that lasts less than one hour so that employees can resume their normal work schedule.  The AM Exchange meeting will be taking place on Friday, Sept. 8 at 7 a.m. at the Acacia Medical Spa, 1951 Mesquite Ave. When members of the chamber RSVP, this will qualify them for an advertising package at the value of $100..  You can register and RSVP by calling…

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Johnson and Gould to host virtual ACC Public Comment Session on Unisource rate hike

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Supervisors Buster Johnson and Ron Gould would like to inform the public of an upcoming Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) public comment listening session that has been scheduled at the Mohave County Library in Lake Havasu City on September 11 from 5 to 7 p.m.  Johnson and Gould’s office have been working with the Corporation Commission this past week to find a way for those in the Lake Havasu City community concerned about the upcoming 14% Unisource rate hike to voice their opinions to the ACC.  “We really wanted to get the Commissioners here in person,…

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Johnson and Gould to host virtual ACC Public Comment Session on Unisource rate hike

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Supervisors Buster Johnson and Ron Gould would like to inform the public of an upcoming Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) public comment listening session that has been scheduled at the Mohave County Library in Lake Havasu City on September 11 from 5 to 7 p.m.  Johnson and Gould’s office have been working with the Corporation Commission this past week to find a way for those in the Lake Havasu City community concerned about the upcoming 14% Unisource rate hike to voice their opinions to the ACC.  “We really wanted to get the Commissioners here in person,…

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MCC and Air Control Home Services partner on workforce pathway 

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College and Air Control Home Services have entered into a historic partnership to help teach students skills needed for the future workforce.   The College and Air Control Home Services, out of Lake Havasu, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Tuesday that states both will work together with the goal of providing a skilled workforce eligible for employment with Air Control Home Services. The College signed a similar deal with NUCOR Steel-Kingman earlier this year.   Jason Gee, Dean of Career and Technical Education said the MOU is just the beginning of what will become an inseparable…

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County’s Corner

As your Mohave County Treasurer, I am excited to bring you news from my office: news about the Board of Supervisors Tax Deed Sale auctions, investments, and other news I am sure you will find very interesting. Board of Supervisors Tax Deed Sale auctions, 2019 – 2023: * 6,861 parcels sold at auction and returned to the tax roll. * $6.7M in revenue generated for Mohave County. * $1.8M in redemption payments received to bring accounts to “current” status. Board of Supervisors Tax Deed Sale auction, 2023: * 788 parcels were sent to auction. * 689 parcels (87%) were sold….

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Entrata: Northern county community envisioned

MOHAVE COUNTY – A Las Vegas businessman who has been purchasing property in Mohave County since 2005 is moving forward with proposed development of a master-planned community about 25 miles south of Hoover Dam and the southern Nevada border. County officials are processing requests for the Entrata project envisioned by Al Barbarich. “’Entrata’ is the Italian word for entrance and we see this as an entrance into Arizona,” Barbarich said. “It’s the first private land that you come to entering Arizona from Nevada.” The County Planning and Zoning Commission in Oct. will consider the major plan amendment and associated multiple…

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