In This Issue:

Lone Tree Overpass – Butler Intersection
Final Housing Plan
Citizen Bond Committee
E-Qual Online Signature Collection for Election Candidates
Open Call for Candidate Questions
Looking for Volunteers for F3’s Election Committee
McMillan Mesa Community Celebration April 9
Contribute to F3 on AZ Gives Day April 5-6

Council directed staff to explore the option of a second turn lane at the north and south legs of the intersection, as well as an option for a bike/pedestrian bridge from the north to the south.

Staff will return to Council to present their findings at a future Council meeting. F3 will keep you informed about when this intersection will next be discussed by Council.

Council approved and adopted the Final 10 year Housing Plan on February 15. F3 provided extensive comments on the draft plan and many of our suggestions were incorporated into the final plan.

F3 supports the Final Housing Plan but we recognize that a plan is only as good as its implementation. We’re pleased that stringent evaluation and reporting elements are included in the Housing Plan and we have encouraged clear, detailed, and transparent commun-ication to the public on an annual basis to ensure implementation of the Plan’s initiatives and strategies.

Citizen Bond Committee
A Citizen Bond Advisory Committee was formed in late 2021 by the City Manager. The Committee is tasked with advising the Mayor and City Council on potential ballot measures for the November 2022 election. General obligations bonds are a debt financing tool for funding large, one-time expenditures.

• F3’s Executive Director is serving on the Committee which has been meeting weekly since January.
• Composed of just over 20 community members, the Committee has heard details from City staff on proposed projects to be included on the 2022 ballot.
• Proposals include: Infrastructure such as Public Safety (both fire and police), Wastewater, Storm Water, Housing, and Climate Action.
• The Committee’s goal is to sift through the information and determine which projects to recommend to Council.
• The City’s needs, as outlined by staff, far exceed the $75 million that Council has suggested be the limit for the 2022 ballot.
• Look for online surveys and community meetings in the next couple of months as the Committee seeks public input into this process.

E-Qual is easy to use:

• Enter your driver license or voter ID number when you sign on (this is to confirm your voter status)
• Sign petitions for candidates up and down the ballot
• Remember: you can only sign one petition for Mayor and three for City Council candidates, and you must be a resident of Flagstaff to sign in support of City candidates.

We’re looking for specific, targeted questions that distinguish the candidates from each other and tell us what they stand for. Questions can pose real or hypothetical scenarios set in both the past and the future.

Send your questions to info@friendsofflagstaff.org by April 15th.

If interested, contact F3 Executive Director Michele James at MJames@friendsofflagstaff.org

Early giving begins March 15