Category: Business

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Supervisors passed a resolution Thursday urging the U.S. Department of Interior to reject a recommendation to approve transfer of 4th priority Colorado River water from western Arizona for use in the exploding Phoenix suburb of Queen Creek. A similar resolution was approved Tuesday by the Mohave County Water Authority. Bullhead City council member Mark Clark this week said he was bewildered that Arizona Department of Water Resources Director (ADWR) Tom Buschatzke is recommending approval when Western Arizona counties, cities, and so many citizens expressed overwhelming opposition during a series of public input hearings held last…

KINGMAN – The contractor JDI will be closing Emerson Avenue between Harrison Street and Van Buren St. for utility work Friday, September 18, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For any questions or concerns, please call Doug Poole at (928)716-5418. Up-to-date street closures will be located on the City of Kingman’s engineering website page of interactive Maps through the city’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS): https://www.cityofkingman.gov/government/departments/engineering/gis

Comment period begins Sept. 18; public hearing to be held on Oct. 16 PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation will open an additional comment period for the revised 2021-2025 Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program on Friday, Sept. 18. The additional comment period will extend through Tuesday, Oct. 27. The State Transportation Board will receive the newly revised Tentative Program during its monthly meeting on Sept. 18. Earlier this year, ADOT conducted its traditional process for the annual update to the Five-Year Program and held a public comment period and two public hearings. The 2021-2025 Five-Year Program was scheduled…

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Council has approved municipal intervention in the Bermuda Water company rate case pending before the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) in Phoenix. The city will seek standing in the matter scheduled for formal hearing early next year. “They have proposed a 24% increase for south Bullhead City residents and those outside the city limits,” city manager Toby Cotter said late last month. He said Bermuda wants to increase monthly bills of average customers from $26.62 to $32.99, an annual increase of more than $76. “I think it is imperative that the Bullhead City Council and/or…