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Local man worked with CCC 75 years ago |
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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By Gail Hearne - Gazette Contributor  Seventy-five years ago, the United States was struggling through the Great Depression. To bolster the nation’s economy, then President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as part of the “New Deal.”
Beginning in March 1933, the CCC put thousands of single unemployed men between the ages of 18 and 25 to work on outdoor projects designed to develop and conserve America’s forests, parks, streams and infrastructure, including roads, fences, buildings and telephone lines. |
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Deal for Blue Ridge water signed by council |
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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By Jim Keyworth - Gazette Editor
A 34-year effort came to an end Tuesday afternoon when the Payson Town Council, meeting in special session, authorized Mayor Bob Edwards to execute an agreement with Salt River Project (SRP) that should eventually bring Blue River Reservoir water to Payson. |
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Deal for Blue Ridge water signed by council |
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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By Jim Keyworth - Gazette Editor
A 34-year effort came to an end Tuesday afternoon when the Payson Town Council, meeting in special session, authorized Mayor Bob Edwards to execute an agreement with Salt River Project (SRP) that should eventually bring Blue River Reservoir water to Payson. “This is a historic day for Payson,” Edwards said when he opened the meeting. Then it was Water Superintendent Buzz Walker’s turn to take center stage. Walker has been working on securing water from Blue Ridge, now known as C.C. Cragin, since 1974. |
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Hall resigns; calls PSWID board ‘unethical’ |
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
By B.J. Bollier - Gazette Correspondent
Accusing her fellow board members of “doing some things that might be considered illegal, if not definitely unethical,” Barbara Hall resigned from the Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District (PSWID) Board Thursday evening. Hall’s resignation came at the end of a special meeting where the budget was expected to be the prime topic. |
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Airport roundabout approved by council |
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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By Jim Keyworth - Gazette Editor
The Payson Town Council gave its unanimous approval Thursday for the town’s second roundabout—at the intersection of Arizona Highway 87 and Airport/Airline roads. Randy Blake of the Arizona Department of Transportation told the council that a new federal study shows that roundabouts are 90 percent safer than other types of intersections. In fact, Blake said he would not recommend a roundabout for the intersection if he were not convinced that it was a safer alternative to a conventional signal. Tom Loeffler, chairman of the towns Surface Transportation Advisory Committee agreed. |
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Mesa del first community to face water restrictions |
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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By Jim Keyworth - Gazette Editor
Mesa del Caballo was placed on Stage 2 water conservation restrictions Monday until further notice, the first Rim Country community to experience restrictions this year. Under Stage 2 restrictions, voluntary conservation measures should be employed by customers to reduce water consumption by 10 percent. In addition, outside watering on weekends and holidays should be curtailed. Outside watering may occur during weekday periods on even days of the month for even numbered lots, and odd numbered days of the month for odd numbered lots. |
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