Yesterday, Alliance Metals officially requested that the county cancel the Supervisors meeting scheduled for January 13th.  This is only a postponement!  The meeting will be rescheduled. Alliance is apparently working on things that they can do in order to answer the communities concerns and to “help the supervisors in their further consideration of these docket…

In an article published December 20th, 2019 in the Parker Pioneer Anna Camacho raised concerns over Alliance Metals’ proposed aluminum recycling smelter in Wenden. Camacho stated that Alliance Metals has not paid their taxes, followed mandated procedures on applications, or paid many of their fees. Here are the issues: Alliance Metals has not paid their…

We have just received information that the Supervisors meeting to consider Alliance Metals application will be on January 13th in Wenden at the Community Center at 3:00 pm. Please all plan on attending!

In a public meeting held on December 17th, Skip Becker of the La Paz County Economic Development Corporation announced “the single largest investment ever in the Town of Parker!” Becker announced a $25 million hemp processing facility to be built by the Calyxar Group in Parker South on property that is already zoned for industry. …

As most of you know, I am encouraging people to write additional letters to the County Supervisors prior to their January 6th meeting opposing the smelter and asking them to vote NO!  I have posted some suggested issues for people to raise with them, to give everyone ideas on what to write.  You can find…

This statement was posted in the Parker Pioneer online edition today in an attempt to reinforce the need to have the January 6th Supervisor meeting held in Wenden to give everyone an equal opportunity to have their voices heard.  An email was sent to all three Supervisors along with this post and also my blog…

Our community continues to speak out against the proposed smelter!  When we submitted the petition to the county prior to the P&Z meeting, we had 407 names.  As of today we have had 579 people sign the petition compared to the petition that Alliance and Rose Law Group put out there…they still have only 31….

Remember, this is not over.  The next meeting to determine the fate of Alliance Metals is Jan. 6, 2020.  We can’t let up on the pressure.  I will be publishing things that we can do in the next few days.  In the mean time, if you haven’t seen the article in the Wickenburg Sun about…

According to the American Institute of Certified Planners one of the principles they aspire to, as part of their overall responsibility to the public is this: “We shall give people the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on the development of plans and programs that may affect them.  Participation should be broad enough to include…

The December 5th P&Z meeting last night was a very exhilarating experience.  It is so good to be a part of a community who is not afraid to stand up for itself in the face of this kind of adversity.  It was awesome. As many of you know, there were about 275 chairs set up…