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Brent C Esplin named director for Reclamation’s Upper Colorado Region

WASHINGTON – Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman named Brent C Esplin director of the Upper Colorado Region. Esplin has more than 20 years of Reclamation experience. He will officially assume his duties as regional director on July 21, 2019. “Brent has been a key leader in western water and power for more than two decades,” said Commissioner Burman. “That experience will be crucial in the Upper Colorado Region as we wrestle with complex issues like ongoing drought and develop innovative approaches to secure and protect life-sustaining water resources.” As regional director for Upper Colorado, Esplin will lead more than…

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City upgrades Acoma Boulevard and Saratoga Avenue intersection

To enhance traffic safety and flow at the intersection of Acoma Boulevard and Saratoga Avenue, Lake Havasu City is installing new stop signs on July 24, making the intersection into a 3-Way (Multi-Way) Stop Controlled Intersection. Temporary warning signs will also be in place to allow motorists to acquaint themselves with the change in this area on the first day that the signs are fully operational. As always, the public is requested to use caution and obey all traffic signs when traveling through construction zones. Contact: Maintenance Services Division, 928-855-3377

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Fatality on Highway 68

The Arizona Department of Public Safety has released the name of the pedestrian who was fatally injured when struck by a vehicle in Golden Valley. Officers responded at 9:33 p.m. Monday to the highway 68 incident at mile marker 25.7 DPS Trooper Jonathan Montes said George Carson, 34, Golden Valley was dead at the scene of the accident. He said Carson was struck by a 2015 silver Honda hatchback whose driver was not injured. Montes said DPS is investigating how it is that Carson came to be in the roadway when struck.

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Bullhead City Council asks voters to approve funding for EPCOR water system

Bullhead City – The Bullhead City Council voted unanimously July 16, to ask voters to decide whether the city should issue debt to acquire EPCOR’s water system. The move follows many months of complaints from Bullhead City residents about EPCOR’s rate increases and which resulted in the city’s intervention into EPCOR’s recent rate increase case before the Arizona Corporation Commission. In March 2019, the city launched a thorough investigation to determine the value of EPCOR’s water system. The city’s consultants visited the EPCOR facilities and water infrastructure, went through extensive publicly available records about EPCOR and determined the estimated market…

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Tri-City Council agenda for July 31

The Tri-City Council will be meeting July 31, at 10 a.m. at the Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse on 3663 Bullhead Parkway in Bullhead City. The agenda of the meeting is the call to order, Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, annual appointment of chairperson, call to the public, comments from special guests, approval of the minutes from the April 17, 2019 TCC meeting, updates from Mohave County Supervisors, discussion on legislative issues, update from the Arizona Department of Transportation, Economic Development Report/introduce Tami Ursenbach, Director, discussion on Arizona Town Hall in Lake Havasu City, discussion on homeless issues, update on the…

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The 2019 Splash Bash is Saturday!

Bullhead City – Come join the City of Bullhead City in celebrating the end of summer while splashing into the new school year. Splash Bash takes place on Saturday, July 20 starting at 3:30 p.m., located at Ken Fovargue Park.  There is something for everyone including three huge waterslides, a water filled bounce house, and a tropical slip n slide located on our south softball field. The event will also host a free swim day at the Bullhead City pool with three time frames to ensure everyone gets to enjoy the pool! Splash Bash will also include a sprinkler row, soaker…

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