What is land subsidence? NOAA defines it this way: Land subsidence is a gradual settling or sudden sinking of the Earth’s surface. ADWR states: “Land subsidence in the basins of Arizona is generally due to compaction of the alluvium caused by lowering of the water table. As the water table declines, pores in the alluvium…
Planning and Zoning Meeting
This meeting is now currently scheduled to be held on December 5th. The time and location have not yet been determined. We will keep you posted. Please visit our Important Meetings page for updates.
Floods and That Sinking Feeling-Part 1
Wenden, 2010 So what happens when the floods come? The most recent ‘100 year’ floods to hit our area, 2000, 2010 and 2014 were devastating, as you all know. The levels were amazing. In the flood of 2000, the wash crested at 8.82 feet. In 2010, it crested at 6.85 and in 2014 it crested…
Where is Irwin?
In Alliance Metals latest charge, they have been advertising and have posted on their website, asking people in the County to reach out to Duce Minor and D.L. Wilson, Supervisors in Districts 2 and 1, to support their investment in jobs and tax revenue for La Paz County. The only problem is, where is Irwin? They…
30 Days Makes the Difference
Tomorrow marks a milestone. As of tomorrow, it is thirty days until November 7th and it is the official date of the next Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. If the amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and the rezoning request is to appear on the November 7th meeting agenda, then it will have to be posted…
Busy Weekend
Before I talk a bit about this weekend, I would like to restate once again that we are not against the smelter coming to La Paz County, we are just against it being in the location the company has chosen. Because of a Facebook exchange that occured this weekend, it seems that when you talk…
Alliance has been disingenuous
Every now and then I go to Alliance’s Facebook page just to see what they are saying. I must say that it does offend me when they try and sound like good neighbors that care about our community by trying to high jack events that occur both here, in Quartzite and Parker. They do it…
Community Meeting
I want to thank everyone who attended the meeting last night. You were a pleasure to speak with and you provided some excellent insight and questions. It is always fortunate to have an opportunity to discuss facts concerning an issue that is so important to our community. Of those who were at the meeting, there…
Is it $10 million or $30 million, Make up your mind.
I find it interesting that Alliance is changing the amount of their investment, at least on paper. On August 22, 2019 in the Arizona Republic Thomas Galvin, their attorney said Alliance would be investing $10 million. As citizens discontent escalated and they got more push back they wanted to talk about the amount of tax…
Alliance seems to ignore the fact that there are three Supervisors in the County
Alliance seems to have shifted their strategy in an interesting way. Tactically, they used to talk about the County Supervisors approving this project for jobs and taxes. The latest banner ad they just put up says “Will La Paz County Miss Out On New Jobs? Encourage Supervisor Duce Minor to support Alliance Metals USA $30…
NO SMELTER HERE 