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In sunny Arizona, a relocated gas plant ignites questions over who profits and who pays
MOHAVE VALLEY – At the corner of King Street and Aquarius Drive, on a dilapidated structure used for farmworker housing, a piece of a particle-board sign patches up a hole in one window where an air conditioning unit likely used to be. What’s left spells out the words “Energy Efficient.” This building nestled...
Don't want a methane plant nearby? Tough. This is Arizona, and you have no say
Since 1971, the Arizona Corporation Commission’s Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee has reviewed large new methane gas facilities to ensure those projects meet environmental standards. Thanks to a recent decision by the Corporation Commission, these reviews have now been severely limited. Electric utilities could now build large methane gas facilities in your neighborhood...
Mohave County political candidates answer community questions at Havasu election forum
LAKE HAVASU CITY — Lake Havasu City residents had the opportunity to hear from those running for local elected positions Wednesday evening. The Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce, Today’s News-Herald and KNTR radio station sponsored an election forum. The event was held at the Lake Havasu High School Performing Arts Center with Brandon Bowers, editor of Today’s News-Herald, and Paul Lavoie with KNTR radio station.
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative/Mohave Electric Cooperative postpone meeting to discuss proposed Mohave Valley facility
MOHAVE COUNTY – Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO/MEC) has requested that their applications for an amendment to the Mohave County General Plan be postponed. The issue involves the company’s application going from a Suburban Residential Area land use designation to an Urban Development Area land use designation and a Rezone from an A-R (Agricultural Residential) zone to an M-X (Heavy Manufacturing) zone for a portion of Assessor’s Parcel No. 225-09-052. It would allow for a natural gas-powered electric generation facility in the Mohave Valley vicinity. The postponement moves the item from the July 1, 2024, Board of Supervisors meeting to the August 19, 2024 Board of Supervisors meeting.
Public invited to observe ballot tabulation equipment testing
KINGMAN – A test of the ballot tabulation equipment and programs for the July 30 Mohave County Primary Election will take place on June 27 at 9 a.m. by the Mohave County Elections Department. A separate test will also be conducted by the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office at 2:35 p.m. on that date. The location of the tests is the Mohave County Election Department, 700 W. Beale, Kingman. It will be open to the press and the public.
Early voting opens Wednesday, June 3 for Mohave County
MOHAVE COUNTY – Thousands of Mohave County residents can be expected to take advantage of the early voting window that opens next Wednesday, July 3. The majority of the county’s registered voters have been casting ballots early for years, as was evident in the local 2020 primary election.
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