TOWN OF DEWEY-HUMBOLDT P.O. BOX 69 The Dewey-Humboldt HUMBOLDT, AZ 86329 www.dhaz.gov Newsletter Vol. 12 Issue 4 (928) 632-7362 April 2017 NEWS FROM TOWN HALL By Yvonne Kimball, Town Manager vapai County residents, including D-H res- th th th idents, for no charge on April 13 , 14 , March 14 Special Election re- 15th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd from 8:00 a.m. sults. to 4:00 p.m. A special election was held to refer Accepted items: Household appliances, the question of whether to approve the bagged trash, automotive batteries, resolution for a purchase contract for the unmounted tires (30 max.), furniture, and purchase of property located at 12925 E. yard trimmings. Main Street. The final Official Canvass of Items not accepted: Loose trash, liq- results for the March 14, 2017, Special uids, hazardous materials, cars, NiCad Election were accepted on March 21, batteries and dead animals. IN THIS ISSUE: 2017. This program is for residential use The above mentioned ballot measure only. Commercial loads will not be accept- Activity Center pg 5 or Proposition 441, received a total of 991 ed. American Legion Post 78 pg 5 votes with 341 "YES" votes (37.02%) and For additional information, please April Holidays & Events pg 5 580 "NO" votes (62.98%). contact the Yavapai County Public Works Blood Donors pg 5 The full official report is available on Department at (928) 771-3183. Clean-up Day Events pg 2 the Town’s website: www.dhaz.gov. If you Dewey-Humboldt’s clean-up day de- Coffee With Town Mgr pg 6 have any questions, please contact Judy tails are forthcoming. Please stay tuned. DHHS Mine Tour & BBQ pg 6 Morgan, Town Clerk at 632-7362. Annexation update: DHHS Spring Craft Fair pg 6 Town is participating in joint In June, Council directed Staff to DHHS Yard Sale pg 6 Clean-up Day events in April move forward with proposed annexation of DH Library News pg 4 and May. 33 parcels of land which would be intend- ed to align the northern boundary of the D-H Town Meetings pg 5 While the Town is working on the Town of Dewey-Humboldt. The annexa- Environmental Board pg 3 details of our own clean-up days, we were tion was successfully concluded in De- Food Bank Donation pg 3 invited to participate in two joint events in cember, with a Council vote on an ordi- HES Water Test Results pg 3 Prescott Valley and in Mayer. Yavapai nance. New Community E-board pg 3 County is also participating. The event is The area that was annexed is ap- scheduled for Saturday, May 6, 8:00 a.m. New Members pg 2 proximately three miles wide, continuously to 4:00 p.m. by the waste-water treat- Permits Issued pg 5 adjacent to the existing town limits, and ment plant on East Valley Road. The PV Farmers Market pg 6 two hundred feet in depth, northerly from event flyer is included in the newsletter the existing town limits. (page 2). EGGSTRAVAGANZA Prior to this annexation the 33 prop- There are minimal charges at this The 13th Annual Family erties within the northern town limits area event. However, one of the advantages of Arts Festival and EGGstrava- were split between the Town’s incorpo- this event is that residents are able to get ganza will take place on Satur- rated area and a 200-foot strip of unincor- rid of items such as tires, appliances with day, April 8 on the grounds of porated area of Yavapai County. This Freon, car batteries, and trash that would the Prescott Valley Civic Center. situation often presented severe hardship not be acceptable by the Town of Dewey- The Festival offers free for the owners of those split parcels. The Humboldt cleanup program. Oils or haz- family-oriented, hands-on activi- owners of these parcels received tax bills ardous chemicals are not accepted. It is ties and performances from from the Town and the County each year 10am to 1pm on the Civic Cen- our understanding that they can be dis- and in order to do a land split, lot combi- ter Center grounds and Theater carded at the Grey Wolf Land Fill; please nation, re-zone or any other adjustment to on the Green. contact Grey Wolf facility which is part of their properties, they were compelled to Visit with the Bunny during Waste Management to confirm. WM duplicate the process in the Town and in the EGGstravaganza from 10 phone # is (928)779-6050. the County. until noon and join the free egg The Yavapai County Board of Super- Those property owners in the annex- hunts for kids ages 2 to 10 start- visors, working with the Public Works De- ation area with homes in the 200-foot ing at 11am. partment, is hosting a community cleanup strip, could not vote in Town elections as Check out the petting zoo, in Mayer. The event will be at the Mayer their physical residence was outside of the help Little Bo Peep find her Yard (next to the Mayer Transfer Station), sheep, and enjoy Freedom Sta- Town’s incorporated limits. The Town 11130 S. Antelope Creek Rd., 1/4 Mile tion’s (fee required) inflatable began to have property owners inquiring south of Mayer, and will be open to Ya- play land. about do- ANNEXATION continued on page 2 2 The Dewey-Humboldt Newsletter ANNEXATION continued from page 1 ing bers to the Planning Advisory Com- The Open Space and Trails (OSAT) land splits and combinations of some mission, bringing the membership Committee is a “standing citizens” com- of these parcels and it seems that they to the Council approved level of sev- mittee comprised of five executive mem- were experiencing extreme difficulty in en. Each member, when their term bers and any number of associate mem- accomplishing that process. expires will be considered for a new bers. Executive members vote on matters To alleviate the problem posed four year term. The three new mem- before the OSAT and constitute a quor- by this situation, the Town decided to bers are: um, must be residents of the town, are undertake the annexation of the 200- Penney Hubbard 4/17 - 12/18 appointed by the Council, and serve two- foot strip into the incorporated Town. Lori Crofutt 3/17 - 12/20 year terms; while associate members are In order to accomplish the annex- appointed by the executive members ation, petitions needed to be signed by Karen Brooks 3/17 - 12/18 (subject to Council veto), need not be res- a minimum of 51 percent of the own- The other four members are: idents, and serve for an indefinite dura- ers of property in the annexation area, Chair Victor Hambrick 12/14 – 12/18 tion. OSAT members are subject to reap- as well as 51 percent of the property Vice Chair Jeff Siereveld 1/17 - 12/20 pointment without limit. It was established valuation in the area. The Town re- Luiz Chavez 1/17 - 12/20 to further the implementation of the Dew- ceived signed petitions from almost 70 ey-Humboldt Open Space and Trails Mas- Rich Schauwecker 12/15 - 12/18 percent of the property owners, repre- ter Plan. NEW MEMBERS continued to page 3 senting almost 78 percent of the valu- ation in the annexation area. The result of the annexation is not the end of the story for many of the property owners. The Town, in an attempt to be helpful, mailed each of the property owners in the annexation area Lot Combination forms that they could file with the County if they wished to com- bine their parcels into one. The com- pletion of this final step will mean that the property owners who combine their parcels will receive only one tax bill during the 2018 tax season. Planning and Zoning Com- mission and Open Space and Trails Committee receive new members The Town of Dewey-Humboldt is empowered by state law to establish a Planning Commission setting forth the organization, number of members, terms of office and method of appoint- ment and removal, to be provided by local ordinance. Each municipal plan- ning commission shall have at least five members, with the following pow- ers and duties as prescribed by state statute: 9-461.01. Planning agency; powers and duties. The Planning Commission shall: 1. Develop and maintain a general plan; 2. Develop such specific plans as may be necessary to implement the general plan; 3. Periodically review the capital improvement program of the municipality; 4. Perform such other planning functions as the legislative body may provide. On February 21, 2017, the Town Council of the Town of Dewey- Humboldt appointed three new mem- The Dewey-Humboldt Newsletter 3 NEW MEMBERS continued from page 2 The fountain in the courtyard near due to the limited amount of water the At the March 21st Council meeting main building 1001 tested out at 21 individuals are likely to drink from Council appointed 2 new members to parts per billion. school water sources each day. the OSAT and reappointed the 2 cur- The Arizona Department of Envi- Recommended Immediate Actions: rent Executive members for 2-year ronmental Quality’s (ADEQ) Drinking If one or both samples are be- terms, bringing its membership up to 4 Water Section is in communication tween 15 and 50 ppb, flush all drink- Executive Members, leaving one re- with the school district about immedi- ing water sources in the building for 1 maining vacancy to be filled.