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During the May 14 meeting of the Winslow City Council, Community Development Director, Paul Ferris provided a report that included information about residential development. “We have seven new residential structures under construction at this time. It clearly indicates that Winslow is recovering in a major way. Commercial projects include electrical vehicle charging stations in the Walmart parking lot and La Posada’s addition of guest rooms in their basement area.”
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Farris continued, “City staff along with ECoNA (Economic Collaboration of Northern Arizona) continue to correspond with a prospect who intends to locate a forest products plant in the area that would potentially employee 300 people and involve more than $100 million in capital investment if the company is awarded the next forest restoration initiative contract, tentatively scheduled for award by the U.S. Forest Service the latter half of 2019.” No further information about the company was available from Farris who said, “There is still much to learn and discuss there.”
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A presentation was also given by the Raise the Bar class from Winslow High School. The program acts as a 30-minute twice weekly intervention for students whether they are struggling in their studies or need further challenges. This particular group, led by Librarian Molly Jackson were part of a capstone project as freshman. The students developed a plan to engage Winslow citizens into a city-wide cleanup. Aydon DeSpain, 15, said, “We believe the cleanliness of Winslow is a part of how we view the city and the pride that we hold in it.”
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Other students present for the discussion were Kaitlin Clark, Tristan Carrell and Jackson Cox. The group asked for city support for a June 1 cleanup day. “We would need gloves and bags and dumpsters provided by the city,” DeSpain said. “And we would like to get the word around town that we are planning to do this, so they can join in.”
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Mayor McCauley expressed his support for the event and asked city staff to put it on the agenda for the May 28 City Council Meeting. He said, “I would like to see a bit of monetary or supply donations come from the city.”
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In other business, the council:
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* Proclaimed May 19-25 as Emergency Medical Services Week. “Emergency medical services teams are ready to provide life saving care to those in need 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”
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* Proclaimed May 5-11 as Municipal Clerk’s Week. “The Winslow City Clerk, Suzy Wetzel, is responsible to keep all permanent records of the city including but not limited to ordinances, resolutions, contracts, deeds, maps and other important records and to support the city council.”
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* Approved purchasing agreements with Courtesy Chevrolet and AZ Wastewater Industries, Inc., for the purchase of a high-pressure sewer cleaner truck for the wastewater treatment plant. The total amount of the purchase is $148,769 and will be reimbursed by the WIFA (Water Infrastructure Finance Authority) loan granted to the city in September of 2018, through a drawdown.
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* Approved a resolution supporting the establishment of a scheduled commuter bus route between the cities of Winslow and Flagstaff. According to the motion, in an effort to establish a partnership between Winslow and the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority, an updated resolution of support from the city was necessary.
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The next meeting of the Winslow City Council will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, in the council chambers, located at 115 E. Second St.
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