BULLHEAD CITY – Several ongoing issues were updated during the February 4 Bullhead City Council meeting. City Manager Toby Cotter said a local contractor next month will begin work on the Arizona approach to a second bridge that will stretch across the Colorado River to the southern Nevada community of Laughlin.
Cotter said recent remarks by the Clark County Commissioner representing Laughlin are cause for cautious optimism that Nevada will remain committed to the project. Cotter said groundbreaking could occur by early next year.
Cotter said municipal acquisition of Epcor water company assets in Bullhead City will be contemplated during the February 18 Council meeting. Bullhead City voters have already approved a takeover and a financial assessment of the value of the company continues.
Cotter said an asset appraisal will help the city decide how much to offer to purchase the water company. He said Epcor refusal to sell could put the city in the position of using condemnation and legal proceedings to achieve the takeover.
Cotter said he’ll ask the Council to consider municipal recycling during a March workshop. He said eliminating municipal recycling will be one option on the table.
Cotter said many communities are reducing or eliminating government recycling involvement because the materials don’t fetch enough on the market. He said many cities continuing recycling programs are forced to raise basic sanitation rates to subsidize the loss.
- Dave Hawkins
