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April 15, 2010
Coconino County
Raymond
County
Park
Improvement Project Underway
Residents
of Kachina Village & Mountainaire can expect improvements in
Raymond
County
Park
. Coconino County Board of Supervisors recently awarded the
construction contract for Raymond County Park Improvements Project to a
local firm, Loven Contracting Inc.
The
project consists of the following new amenities and improvements:
·
New amenities, including
a restroom building, picnic ramadas, a swing set, additional playground
equipment, a new basketball court, paved access from Kachina Trail Road,
paved parking lots, new picnic tables and barbecue grills, drinking
fountains, and trash receptacles
·
Improvements to the
existing ball field include a skinned aggregate surface, new fencing and
terrace seating
·
Sidewalks within the
park and around the area for improved access (
ADA
)
·
Landscaping improvements
and site lighting
Coconino
County Parks & Recreation Construction Manager, Mike Conner, stated
“We have gone through an extensive stakeholder and public input
process to develop the conceptual plan for the improvements to be made
at
Raymond
County
Park
“. Surveys and planning meetings showed strong public support for
making improvements that retain the rural character of the community
while providing amenities necessary for the area residents.
Kachina
Village
has a growing population of young families who will benefit from the
parks and recreation facilities.
The
anticipated project construction timeline is from May to October 2010.
Park area will be closed during this period. Residents are also
advised of traffic impact affecting Kachina Trail that will occur in
May.
The
total project cost of $1.2M is funded by the Coconino Parks & Open
Space Program, a 2002
voter-approved sales tax dedicated to development of parks &
acquisition of open space in
Coconino
County
. This is the same program that funded the acquisition of the adjacent
meadow, known as Pumphouse Greenway, to preserve open space at the
center of
Kachina
Village
. Pumphouse
Greenway is a natural, year round wetland and riparian area in the
headlands of
Oak Creek
in
Pumphouse
Wash
at the center of
Kachina
Village
.
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For
more information, please contact Regina
Salas at (928) 679-8027 (office) rsalas@coconino.az.gov
(email)
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April 12, 2010
Coconino County
News Release
County Re-Addressing Project Set to Begin in Kachina
Village, Forest Highlands and Mountainaire
Flagstaff
, AZ. – In February 2004, Coconino County adopted
the Street Naming and Standard Addressing Ordinance. The purpose of the
ordinance is to create a uniform and standard addressing system for the
unincorporated areas of the County.
Over the past several years, County officials have
embarked on an aggressive plan to build a corrected address database in
accordance with the addressing ordinance. Proper addressing qualifies
unincorporated areas to take advantage of the Statewide Enhanced 911 system,
meaning that, when a citizen calls 911, their location automatically displays
in the dispatch center. Emergency services are able to accurately locate
citizens in a timely manner, without having prior knowledge of a specific area.
The re-addressing project is being implemented on a
community by community basis. The next phase of the project will cover
Kachina Village, Forest Highlands and Mountainaire.
Coconino County will host two community outreach meetings
to facilitate this change process and answer any questions or concerns from
community members. Representatives from emergency services agencies,
emergency 911 dispatch, and County Geographic Information Systems will be
available to respond to questions and concerns about the project.
E-911 Addressing Public Information Meetings
Monday, April 19 & Wednesday, April 21
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Highlands Fire Station # 21
568 Kona Trail, in Kachina Village
For more information, call Coconino County GIS Addressing
Specialist Steve Salazar at (928) 679-679-8872; toll-free (877) 679-7120.
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September 11, 2009
USDA Forest Service
Coconino National Forest
Logging operations
beginning near Mountainaire and Mormon Lake
Flagstaff,
AZ – Logging operations on the Saginaw and Mormon Lake Basin projects
are scheduled to begin this fall and could continue for the next several years.
Duration of operations will depend on how quickly the contractors are able to
complete their projects.
Logging
in both areas will be noticeable to residents and visitors.
The public is
urged to use caution while in the vicinity of these two projects, as heavy
equipment will be present.
Operations
have begun on the Saginaw Project, part of the Mountainaire Healthy
Forest Restoration Act Project. The
cutting area is located south and
west of the community of Mountainaire, and haul routes will include Forest Road
700 and FR 700H accessing the I-17 Kelly Canyon Exit.
Activity
on the Mormon Lake Basin Project will take place southwest of Mormon
Lake Village and is expected to begin this month.
Contractors will be
using FR 90 (Mormon Lake Road) and FR 219 to access the project area.
Operations are part of the Mormon Lake Basin Fuel Reduction Project.
Maps
of the project areas will be available on the website at www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/conditions.
For other information, contact the Peaks
Ranger Station at 928-526-0866.
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Mountainaire Forest Restoration Project
The Mormon Lake Ranger District has initiated
the process to improve forest conditions around Mountainaire.
The Mountainaire HFRA Project (Healthy Forest
Restoration Act) is the Coconino National Forest’s fourth major forest
restoration project planned in collaboration with the Greater Flagstaff Forests
Partnership.
Approximately two dozen agencies, groups and
stakeholders were involved in the process to lay the groundwork for the
project’s design.
The project encompasses 16,569 acres in a swath
around the community of Mountainaire.
The Mormon Lake Ranger District is
simultaneously asking for public comment on a second project called the
Mountainaire Community Trails Project. This effort is an initial approach to
designate a set of recreation trails around the Mountainaire community.
Read
more on the Mountainaire projects.
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Standard Street Names and Numbering
Mountainaire will see house numbering
changes.
Some Coconino County subdivisions have strange house numbering
schemes... and several street names sound the same when spoken.
If you live in such an area, this means you can get a free pizza
because the delivery driver can't find your house in 30 minutes.
Of course emergency personnel have the same problem.
The County Supervisors has authorized an
effort to fix the problem and prepare for implementation of an enhanced 911
emergency response system.
This fix will take the form of a county-wide
numbering system.... so your two or three digit house number could
concievably become five or six.
It is my understanding that Mountainaire and Kachina Village
could see some renumbering within the next couple of years..
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Road maintenance
An asphalt and oil-binder dust control
surface application has been completed.
It is working well... and looks good.
Mountainaire residents are very pleased.
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