July 1st, 2009
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Doney Park Neighborhood Watch Meeting Schedule for July 2nd
Flagstaff, AZ – Coconino County Sheriff Bill Pribil and District 4 Supervisor Mandy Metzger would like to invite residents of the Doney Park community to attend the monthly Neighborhood Watch meeting on Thursday July 2, 2009. The meeting will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Cromer School, 7150 N. Koch Field Road.
Coconino County [...]
Forest Service Expects Early Arrivals at Campsites
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Forest Service expects camping areas in northern Arizona to fill up rapidly as the July Fourth weekend approaches.
Most campsites in the Kaibab and Coconino National Forest are on a first-come, first-served basis.
As always, the Forest Service asks campers to leave the campsite the way you found it. Pack up all [...]
Budget Vetoes Leave Ariz.’s Fiscal Woes Unresolved
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer avoided a shutdown of state government Wednesday by signing a budget bill from the Legislature, but her vetoes of other spending proposals leave the state’s fiscal woes unresolved.
Hours after the Legislature adjourned its regular session, the governor called a special session to begin Monday to focus on the [...]
Arizona Department of Public Safety Urges Public to Avoid Stopping or Slowing on Freeways to View Fireworks
DPS advises people hoping to view fireworks displays to arrive at the events as early as possible. Motorists should also plan on taking alternate routes should freeway ramps close due to traffic congestion.
The fireworks displays across the Valley will be visible from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 4th. The [...]
Ariz. Senate Doors Locked to Keep Vetoes Out
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate’s front doors were briefly locked Wednesday morning at the order of a majority staff official who indicated the move was intended to prevent Gov. Jan Brewer’s office from delivering vetoes of legislation.
Lobbyists trying to leave through those doors at about 7 a.m. after watching part of a floor session [...]
Ariz. Senate Approves Bill Legalizing Fireworks
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona senators have approved a proposal to legalize some fireworks.
The Senate’s 17-10 vote early Wednesday sends the measure already approved by the House to Gov. Jan Brewer. She can sign or veto it or allow it to become law without her signature.
Supporters of the industry-backed bill say the types of fireworks that [...]
Arizona’s State Parks Back Open Today
Campers will be the happiest people in the state today to hear that the Arizona State Parks department are re-opening State Parks immediately. Because state employees were authorized to report to work this morning, all the park rangers will take down closed park signs at the gates to the State Parks and the public is [...]
In the Eleventh Hour Ariz. House OKs Budget Bills, Omits Tax Measures
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House late Tuesday night approved nine bills to implement most of a compromise budget negotiated with Gov. Jan Brewer but omitted two controversial tax proposals, including a sales tax increase that Brewer has insisted on.
The Senate followed by giving the same Republican-drafted bills preliminary approval as lawmakers approached the midnight [...]
