District 2 Supervisor Liz Archuelta update for Oct. 26 — Flagstaff Snowpark L.L.C. Snow-Making Proposal

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Coconino County

Board of Supervisors

ELIZABETH “LIZ” ARCHULETA

Supervisor, District 2

larchuleta@coconino.az.gov

Phone: (928) 679-7162

October 26, 2018

District 2 Update

Flagstaff Snowpark L.L.C. Snow-Making Proposal

On October 30, at 4 p.m. the Board of Supervisors will decide on a proposal to make snow for snow-play at Fort Tuthill County Park. Flagstaff Snowpark, L.L.C. came before the Board of Supervisors requesting the ability to make snow for snow-play with potable water. If you are interested, you may attend this special session or if you would like to give input, please contact me atlarchuleta@coconino.az.gov.

Northern Arizona Federal Land Managers Invite Public

to 4th Community Conversation

Federal land managers with the Forest Service, National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management invite the public to attend a community conversation next week as part of an ongoing effort to connect with the public and hear first-hand what people value about their public lands.

In partnership with the Museum of Northern Arizona, this event will be held in Flagstaff in the Branigar-Chase Auditorium at the Museum of Northern Arizona from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, November 1. Seating is limited to 60-70 people at this free community event, so please register online here if you plan on attending.

Federal land managers will ask participants what they want the managers to know as it relates to the topic of Strengthening, Inspiring, and Promoting Diversity on Our Public Lands in this fourth series of community conversations.

Attendees can participate in table conversations with the land managers, and an open mic will be provided to each table for a report-out on what was discussed.

The following federal land managers will be in attendance and look forward to interacting with the public:

Coconino National Forest Acting Deputy Supervisor Aaron Mayville,
Kaibab National Forest Supervisor Heather Provencio,
Flagstaff Area National Monuments Superintendent Kayci Cook Collins,
Grand Canyon National Park Deputy Superintendent Brian Drapeaux, and
BLM Phoenix District Manager Leon Thomas.

The public is invited to attend this special event and share their thoughts on what they value about public lands now and into the future.

County Contributes to “The Big Game”

Last weekend staff from Coconino County Parks & Recreation and Public Works successfully transported 30 bleacher sections to Coconino High School for their 50th anniversary football game with Flagstaff High School, which is set to take place this Friday, Oct. 26. From these efforts, the school will have additional seating for over 1,200 fans, a much-needed effort for “The Big Game” between these two rival football groups.

Want to attend The Big Game? Gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the game begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26 at Cromer Stadium, Coconino High School.

Dia De Los Muertos

El dia de los muertos is a celebration to honor the dead by creating altars and traditional dishes. This year, WF Killip Elementary School will be hosting a dia de los muertos celebration on Saturday, November 3rd from 4-7 PM. There will be activities for everyone to partipate in, culture, fundraising, food, and music!

WF Killip Elementary School Gymnasium

2300 E. 6th Ave

Flagstaff, AZ 86005

Course on Family Law

We invite you to this free legal chat on November 9th at 12PM in Spanish to find out about the steps to take in cases of divorce, legal separation or custody by signing up here.

Le invitamos a esta charla jurídica gratuita en Noviembre 9 a las 12PM en español para informarse de los pasos a tomar en casos de divorcio, separación legal o custodia al registrarse aquí.

Public Survey for the Flagstaff Trails Initiative

The purpose of the Flagstaff Trails Initiative (FTI) is to develop and implement a collaborative strategy to improve the quality, connectivity, and community support for a recreational trail system in the Flagstaff region. The FTI is currently developing a strategy that will outline an initiative that identifies a system to jointly raise funds that go towards trail projects, creates a collaborative strategy for trails around Flagstaff for trail implementation and maintenance, plans and executes trail related conservation and restoration projects, and coordinates trail education events. They need your input to help develop a strategy that reflects the community’s values associated with our trail system. This survey will take 10-15 minutes to complete and allow you to tell them about:

Your relationship with the Flagstaff trail network.
What trail issues you are most concerned about.
What you perceive to be the biggest challenges of the Flagstaff trail system.
How trails are assets and effect your livelihood.
Opportunities that can enhance Flagstaff’s trails.

To complete the survey please click here .

Prescribed burns scheduled for next week

Fire managers will be conducting prescribed burns and slash pile burns near Flagstaff and southwest of Clints Well throughout next week as weather conditions dry out.

Flagstaff Area

On Monday, fire managers are planning to conduct a 3-acre prescribed burn near Badersville. Smoke will be evident to the surrounding community and travelers along U.S. Highway 180 in the Badersville area and is expected to disperse toward the northeast. Smoke may settle in low lying areas during the evening hours. The prescribed burn is being conducted in cooperation with the Fort Valley Experimental Forest north of Flagstaff. If conditions allow, fire managers are also planning to conduct up to 500 acres of prescribed burns in the area northeast of Badersville next week sometime.

Clints Well Area

Fire managers near Clints Well plan to burn slash piles on Monday located about 5 miles southwest of Clints Well off state Route 87. The pile burns and smoke will be visible to motorists on Route 260 in the area, and smoke may settle during evening hours and impact low lying areas near the burn sites.

The public and media can get notifications of prescribed burns or any other activity happening on the Coconino National Forest by following their Twitter atwww.twitter.com/CoconinoNF.