As part of the Snowflake Town Council meeting on Nov. 6, a request was made by Snowflake residents, Gerry and Joyce Brewer, to have .27 acres of property at the corner of 11th Street South and South First Street West quit claimed back to them was unanimously approved by the council.
In 1998, the Brewers recorded a subdivision of their land with the county, but due to an error the Town of Snowflake was named as the owner.
Town Manager Brian Richards said, “Gerry Brewer came to me and asked that we quit claim this property back to he and his wife. In my research and that of the staff, nothing was found in any of the records that states this should have been given to the town.”
Councilman Byron Lewis noted, “This was an honest mistake made that we have a chance to correct.” Councilman Hunter Lewis brought up concerns regarding the right-of-way for the town since the property became part of the streets and is located at a corner intersection.
Richards said, “There is plenty of room for any right-of-way even if we deed this back to the Brewers. The property basically became part of the street which wasn’t the intention of the subdivider.”
The council also unanimously approved the purchase of two wheel loaders for the upcoming flood mitigation projects, which will include the Northern Solution. Richards said, “With these upcoming projects, we need some equipment to be able to dig and create the series of channels needed.”
The Town of Taylor has agreed to sell Snowflake a used 1993 John Deere 544G wheel loader with a 1.5 cubic yard bucket for $32,000. “It has 6,600 hours, works good and will do what we need for our flood projects. The grants for the projects will pay for at least half of the cost of the equipment needed,” noted Richards.
Richards said that Taylor Town Manager Gus Lundberg had also found Snowflake a new 2018 Caterpillar 242D Skid Steer Loader that can be used in the flood projects, as well as trail development and public works. The cost for this loader is approximately $41,000, which includes numerous attachments and will be purchased through Empire Machinery.
Richards complimented Lundberg on his ability to find deals for not only Snowflake but Holbrook as well. “I call him an American Picker,” said Richards. “Gus is pretty adept at finding great deals on this stuff.”
In other business, the council:
* Approved the October check register for total expenditures of $279,812.
* Approved amendment of resolution 2018-05.
* Approved the Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Phoenix for the purchase of a software program that interfaces with the Arizona Department of Revenue’s data set on sales tax payments and businesses. The program costs $1,500 up front with $275 annual maintenance cost.
* Approved a contract award for the Snowflake Police Station parking lot to Hatch Industries, who was the lowest bidder at $34,327. The three other bidders were McCauley Construction, Inc. for $46,563, Perkins Cinders for $63,708; and D.W. Lusk Contracting, LLC for $76,686.
* Tabled the discussion with Sandy Ballard regarding the council involvement in the “Christmas Spectacular” until the next meeting.
