Category: Business

BULLHEAD CITY – The Cost-of-Living Index (COLI) Annual Average Data report for the second quarter of 2019 was just released and Bullhead City is once again the most affordable city in Arizona and one of the most affordable cities in the nation. Bullhead City was reported again as the most affordable city in Arizona with an overall composite index of 91.1 percent. This report represents the average prices submitted by the participating 255 urban areas nationwide. A city’s composite index is made up of six components; grocery items, housing, utilities, transportation, health care and miscellaneous goods and services. The cost-of-living…

KINGMAN – More than a dozen people staged a peaceful demonstration before Monday’s Mohave County Board of Supervisors meeting in Kingman, drawing public attention to their view that Planning and Zoning Commission member Lajuana Gillette recently posted insensitive comments on her Facebook page. They held signs and placards as they positioned along a sidewalk area at the entrance to the county complex downtown. Several of them attended the meeting and addressed Board members during the Call to The Public. They repeated their allegation that Gillette’s comments about the browning of America represents racism and they continued to call for sanction,…

LAKE HAVASU – Arizona State Parks and Trails and Havasu Riviera Marina, LLC have signed the consent agreement, a term of the original contract, to move the Havasu Riviera State Park project forward. “This is a groundbreaking agreement that is truly one of a kind for the State of Arizona,” said Arizona State Parks and Trails Executive Director Bob Broscheid. “With the signing, we are now able to move forward into the next phase of this project, which is so important to State Parks and to Lake Havasu City.” Havasu Riviera Marina, LLC will be responsible for the development of…

Intends to retire April 30, 2020 KINGMAN – The City of Kingman’s top cop intends to wrap up a four decades-long law enforcement career next spring. Police Chief Bob Devries has circled April 30, 2020 on his retirement calendar. “I turn 62 and it’s time,” Devries said. “We’ll have had some significant accomplishments into the coming year” Devries is primarily referring to the ongoing effort to achieve national accreditation for the department. He said that should happen September 11, if all continues to go well. Devries and his family moved to Kingman from Holland, Michigan in May of 2003 and…

KINGMAN – A large parcel of property provides interesting development opportunity in downtown Kingman once it’s sold by the state of Arizona. The 1.5-acre parcel occupies about a half a block on Beale Street, between 5th and 6th streets. It’s the site of a former grocery story that currently houses dozens of Department of Economic Security and Department of Child Services employees. They’ll be relocated once their new office is completed on Airway Avenue. The cream colored Beale Street building totals 19,538 sq. ft. The property features two large parking lots. Megan Rose, the Assistant Director for statewide communications for the Arizona…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Embattled Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commissioner Lajuana Gillette addressed her critics Wednesday. A number of citizens have complained about what they contend to be insensitive, if not racist, social media posts authored by the Lake Havasu City resident. They pleaded with the Board of Supervisors on August 5 to reprimand, suspend or oust Gillette from the zoning commission position, expressing concern that her perceived prejudice impedes her ability to carry out her public duties given views she expressed on Facebook. They repeated their criticisms and concerns during the Call to the Public portion of the P…