District 2 Supervisor Liz Archuleta — Small Business Relief Grant Program Opens Today!

The Flagstaff Downtown Business Alliance (FDBA) is pleased to announce a new Small Business Grant Relief Program to help small businesses as they continue to face the financial impact related to COVID-19. The first round of this program has contributions totaling $30,000, provided by the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County and Northern Arizona University.

The Small Business Grant Relief program offers $1,000-$3,000 grants to businesses located in the City of Flagstaff (with some grants funded by Coconino County going to businesses in the broader Coconino County area), employing fewer than 10 people needing immediate assistance on operational expenses such as payroll, rent payment, utilities, compliance with COVID-19 regulations, etc. The focus will be on small, independently-owned and family-owned businesses.

Applications will be available beginning at 12pm on Monday, October 12, 2020 on the FDBA’s website – https://downtownflagstaff.org/about/relief-grant-program, and are due no later than 12pm on Friday, October 16.  The total amount raised is $30,000, and since grants are open to businesses citywide, funds will go quickly. We encourage downtown businesses to apply as soon as possible!! As additional funding partners are secured, additional applications will be accepted.

For additional questions, please reach out to Terry Madeksza:

The Coconino County Recorder’s office has mailed 65,300 early ballots to registered voters for the upcoming November 3 General Election. Early voters that are on the Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL) and have not received their ballots by Tuesday, October 13 should call the Elections Office at 928-679-7860 or 800-793-6181 to make sure there is not a problem with their voter registration status or mailing address.

Registered voters that are not on the PEVL may request an early ballot be mailed to them by calling the Elections Office, sending a written request to Coconino County Elections Office, 110 E. Cherry Avenue, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, or submitting an on-line request at www.coconino.az.gov/elections and clicking on “Early Ballot Request.” The deadline to request an early ballot by mail is October 23.

In-person early voting started on October 7 at several locations across the county. In-person early voting is available through Friday, October 30. Check the times and locations on the Elections webpage. Some locations are only available by appointment because of the COVID pandemic.

 In-person early voting is not available at the downtown Flagstaff Elections Office at 110 E Cherry Ave. Instead there are two other locations in Flagstaff – the Eastside Flagstaff Elections Office in the Flagstaff Mall, next to Dillard’s Department Store and the Drive Thru Service window at 2304 N 3rd Street, enter the driveway off of 6th Avenue. Check the Elections website for dates and hours these locations are open. The hours may change depending on the COVID pandemic.

The Coconino County Elections Office webpage contains lots of early voting information. This includes the following:

For more information, call the Elections Office at 928-679-7860 or toll-free at 800-793-6181 or go to www.coconino.az.gov/elections .

There is still time to complete the 2020 Census.

The Census Bureau has received a slight extension for the 2020 Census and will complete their counting efforts on October 31.

Coconino County urges all residents to complete the Census which can be done in less than 10 minutes. The Census can be completed in a variety of ways, including online at https://my2020census.gov/ or by calling 1-844-330-2020.

 The current self-response rate in Coconino County is 46.2% as of today, while the rest of Arizona is at 63.2%.

Information as of 10/12/2020:

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

The report is updated weekly and includes a COVID-19 situation summary, key takeaways, demographic and geographic information, hospitalizations and testing data related to Coconino County residents.

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.

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