District 2 Supervisor Liz Archuleta — A Note from Supervisor Archuleta

Greetings District 2 Residents,

As we begin the new week, it’s important to acknowledge the current state of our country and our world.

We are currently living amid a global pandemic and a civil rights movement. Both things have impacted our community as we continue to learn and adapt to COVID-19, while simultaneously acknowledging and addressing the rampant racial injustice that has established itself in the foundation of our country. As we continue to move through this year, and adapt to our “new normal,” I want to stress that Coconino County is a place for ALL people to thrive, to be accepted, and to be embraced for the diversity they bring to our community. We at the County are committed to ensuring the safety, health, and acceptance of ALL residents, and we will continue to work on your behalf to ensure that our work reflects and meets the needs of our community.

As you may have seen in the news today, the United States Supreme Court ruled today that the LGBTQ+ community cannot be discriminated against in the workplace based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. This is a major milestone. As we continue the work towards bettering our community and advocating for equal rights for all, let’s celebrate this moment and members of our community who will be positively impacted by this decision.

Our work towards equality is never done and we must continue to fight for every one of our community members so that we can continue to build a robust and equitable world for future generations.

As we continue this work, please do so with an open heart, an open mind, and continue to advocate for change in Coconino County, and our greater world.

In community,

Liz Archuleta,

Chair of the Board of Supervisors and

Supervisor of District 2

“It takes no compromise to give people their rights…it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression.”

-Harvey Milk

Coconino County Sheriff’s Office along with the United States Forest Service Personnel began evacuations of the Jacob Lake Area, to include the Jacob Lake Inn and Campgrounds to the north and south of the Inn at the Junction of Hwy 89a and Hwy 67, after Forest Service officials deemed the Mangum Fire had reached a point where it became a threat to residents and Visitor safety.

As fire efforts continue more information will be made available. For any questions regarding the Mangum Fire please contact the USFS at 602-345-0469. For information regarding the evacuation efforts please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 928-226-5089.

These figures are updated and will be shared every morning at 10:00 am in order tocoincide with the Arizona Department of Health Services release of data. We will continue sharing these figures in our daily newsletter.

Here is the information as of 06/15/2020:

The Coconino County Health and Human Services has issued a new weekly report entitled COVID-19 Coconino County Weekly Update.

The report, which includes a COVID-19 situation summary, key takeaways, demographic and geographic information, hospitalizations and testing data related to Coconino County residents, is updated each Wednesday morning at 10 a.m.

AZDHS just updated their COVID-19 website which now includes race and ethnicity on confirmed cases, location of confirmed cases by zip code, ages & gender of related deaths, and number of hospital beds & ICU beds available.

If you have not yet filled out the 2020 Census, please do so!

By filling out the census, you are ensuring that our community is counted and can receive the necessary resources we need to keep our community safe, healthy, and thriving!

Other important things to keep in mind:

You have the option of completing the questionnaire by phone.

To begin, call 844-330-2020 for English or 844-468-2020 for Spanish.

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